Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot

His years of experience in the wine trade, spent traveling throughout the Beaujolais region, have allowed Grégoire Hoppenot to realize the fundamental importance of great terroirs in producing great wines. As he himself likes to say, “Real estate professionals like to say that location is the only factor that determines a property’s value. It’s the same with wine—origin is fundamental. ” Now a winemaker in Fleurie, Grégoire Hoppenot tends his 9 hectares of vineyards as if they were a garden and is fortunate to benefit from a rich diversity of terroirs: Les Moriers, Les Garants, Poncié, La Roilette, and Les Roches. As for the Morgon plot, it is located in Bellevue (the Corcelette terroir)... Fermentation takes place using native yeasts, and the grapes are vinified whole-cluster. Grégoire Hoppenot is aware of how fortunate he is to work with such exceptional terroirs, and he conveys this in his wines—which are touching in their sincerity and unpretentiousness—while respecting the qualities and limitations of each vintage.