Terres Dorees
Terres Dorres is located in Charnay, a village in Southern Beaujolais just north of Lyon, in a beautiful area known as the "Terres Dorées" or Region of Golden Stones. Jean-Paul Brun is the owner and winemaker at this 60+ hectare family estate and has attracted the praise of experts and consumers alike for the wonderfully fruity and delicate wines he produces. Brun works to make "old-style" Beaujolais and his vinification differs from the prevailing practices in the region. He believes that the charm of Gamay's fruit is best expressed by the grapes' indigenous yeasts, rather than by adding industrial yeast. His Beaujolais is made to be pleasurable ― light, fruity and delicious ― not an artificially inflated wine that shines at tasting competitions.