Marcel Lapierre, Cuvee Camille, 2023

Ripe Fruits, Herbaceous, Complex

Beaujolais / Red / Gamay / Organic

Cuvée Camille is a deep, concentrated wine from 80-year-old vines rooted in Côte du Py’s unique blue schist soils. It bursts with ripe fruit, wild herbs, and warm spices, delivering richness, complexity and charm. A fresh, salivating bitterness adds balance and vibrancy to the long, refined finish. Enjoy now or cellar for 10+ years

Notes on the producer

The name Marcel Lapierre has become legendary and is held sacrosanct in natural wine circles. Marcel’s father founded the domaine and was one of the first to bottle his own wine in the area, already showing a pioneering spirit.Marcel took over in 1973 and in 1981 under the influence of researcher and chemist Jules Chauvet, he and the infamous gang (including Jean-Claude ‘Le Chat’ Chanudet) eschewed the ubiquitous chemicals, went back to traditional and artisanal methods and first spoke out for natural wine triggering a revolution still underway. The name Marcel Lapierre has become legendary and is held sacrosanct in natural wine circles. Marcel’s father founded the domaine and was one of the first to bottle his own wine in the area, already showing a pioneering spirit.

Following Marcel’s passing in 2010, Mathieu and Camille have carried forward their father’s outsized legacy with determination, dedication and passion. The wines from this iconic domaine keep getting better reaching an extra level of finesse unseen before.