Everything we know about Charly Thevenet’s wine for now has been posted here! Charly Thevenet makes outstanding Cru Beaujolais. Like his Papa, Jean-Paul, he makes a very limited quantity of just one wine from one Appellation, in his case, Regnié. Fruit, finesse, freshness, complexity are all present.
Appellation: Régnié. Cuvée: Grains et Granit. Colour: Red. Grapes: Gamay. About: Charly puts everything into making just one wine from very old vines in Régnié, Beaujolais’s newest, and least well-known Cru. It’s a wine that will turn heads and pre-conceptions. For it has all the structure of Cru Bourgogne with silky tannins and vibrant freshness, … Continue reading Charly Thevenet Régnié Grains et Granit
Who: Charly Thevenet What: Régnié, Beaujolais Where: Villié-Morgon, Rhône-Alpes When: 2007 The Story Charly Thevenet is the son of Jean-Paul, who himself started making natural wine in the 1980’s as a friend of, and motivated by, Marcel Lapierre, along with Jean Foillard and Guy Breton. Charly worked with his father and also with Lapierre, before … Continue reading Charly Thevenet
