Domaine de la Madone
The chapel of La Madone sits high on the hill that dominates the charming village of Fleurie, and perched on top of the chapel, imperiously surveying the vineyards below, is the statue of La Dame de la Pétoche. The chapel was built in 1866, and local myth has it that in 1870, when the Prussian invasion of France was halted on the adjacent hill, it was she who 'put the wind up them' (pétoche). Today she is worshipped for protecting the vineyards - all 10 of the Beaujolais Crus appellations are visible from her vantage point. You can see the chapel almost as soon as you turn west at Romanèche-Thorins, south of Mâcon.
It is on the southwest-facing slopes of this granite hillside that Jean-Marc Desprès cultivates his vines - indeed, the vines you can see immediately below the chapel all belong to him. The landscape is rugged yet beautiful, and its vertiginous slopes have been tamed to grow the Gamay grape, which here produces one of the most famous wines in the world - Fleurie.
The Desprès family have a gîte at the domaine which is available for rent by Partners.
As a Partner at Domaine de la Madone your allocation of wine is:
Fleurie Vieilles Vignes (red)
4 cases (48 bottles) maximum
Your wine is available in June each year; Partners joining after May 1st in any year will receive their Option the following year.
Domaine de la Madone is an Exclusive AOC Vineyard
A row of vines for 1 year £95
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Vineyard code: XDESP