Electron Libre

Gamay from three hectares of 100-year-old vines planted 500 meters above sea level around his home in Beaujeu. The vines are left to grow wild and are neither pruned nor plowed. Romuald Valot Originally from Burgundy, Romauld Valot has spent the last decade forging a new path in the remote hills of the Beaujolais. Born into a family of vignerons, he spent decades working for classic producers in Burgundy and was left disenchanted by the number of chemicals used in the vineyards and the tricks being played in the cellar. In 2013 he bought a small cottage, cuverie, and three hectares of vines in the hills above Beaujeu, way out in Beaujolais’ west. The vines are planted over granite and are a hundred years old. At five hundred meters above sea level, they are amongst the very highest in the region but most importantly, they are a world away from most in the area, allowing Romauld to be alone with nature. He has since acquired a further eight hectares of vines elsewhere in the region an