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<p>Domaine Chamonard is a multi-generation family estate run, somewhat unintuitively, by the Chanudet family. At the helm for over 50 years, Jean-Claude &quot;Le Chat&quot; Chanudet has humbly been making &quot;Jules Chauvet&quot; style, semi-carbonically fermented Beaujolais for decades. In fact, Beaujolais lover and good friend Eric Texier considers Chanudet, who is meticulous in his lab analyses of his wines, the closest of anyone to work the way Chauvet intended.&nbsp;</p> <p>Retired on paper but still a daily presence in the vines and cellar, Jean-Claude recently passed on the estate to his daughter Jeanne, and together they work a total of 5.5 hectares. The vast majority is in the Morgon&nbsp;cru, where they farm seven parcels spread over three major sectors: Grands Cras, Le Colombien and Chateau Gaillard. The rest of the vines are in the Fleurie lieu-dit La Madone: a very steep hill and amongst the most famous in the cru.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>While each Morgon parcel is vinified individually, the Chanudet intentionally choose to make a single Morgon each vintage, creating a complex blend of their terroirs. Firm believers in selling this cuv&eacute;e when it&#39;s drinking at its best, they release the wines non-chronologically. For example, they have just recently sold out of the 2021 and just now commercialising the 2020. They also intentionally hold back significant quantities to intentionally age and release them many years later, hence our opportunity to offer you the 2015 vintage. The Fleurie, on the other hand, is bottled as La Madone and, due to the style and limited amounts produced, released chronologically.</p>