Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet - Beaujolais Blanc "Terrain Rouge" 2023
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet - Beaujolais Blanc "Terrain Rouge" 2023
Green apple skin, citrus blossom and gentian, dry and sharp-edged.
- Snappy
- Green
- Mineral
- Bright
- Type
- White
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Place
- Beaujolais, France
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How it tastes
In the glass
A Beaujolais Blanc with real character — bright, energetic, and built on granite rather than clay.
Profile
Nose
Fresh green apple skin, citrus blossom, a whisper of gentian and mineral freshness. Bright and precise — nothing heavy or oaky.
Palate
Light-bodied, snappy acidity, pure fruit expression. The granite soils give the wine a stony, mineral edge that lifts the whole structure. Direct and honest, completely without pretension.
Finish
Clean, dry, with a fine mineral persistence. Very drinkable.
“A Beaujolais Blanc from Chardonnay planted in 2015 in Régnié, whole-cluster pressed and aged in tank.”
How to serve
Getting the best out of it
How to pair it
This is a fresh white
Match intensity: light food, light wine. Let the acidity do the job a squeeze of lemon would do.
Match
Flavours that echo the wine.
- Green vegetables and herbs (peas, courgettes, pesto)
- Grilled or steamed white fish
- Shellfish
- Fresh goat cheese
Contrast
Opposites that make each other better.
- Fried fish and seafood (fritto misto, calamari)
- Creamy fresh cheese (burrata, stracciatella)
Careful with
Combinations that flatten the wine.
- Red meat
- Smoky barbecue
- Chilli-hot dishes
Terroir & winemaking
From the vineyard to the bottle
Terrain Rouge is Charly's Chardonnay — planted in 2015 on granite soils in Régnié, a relatively new addition to the Thévenet range.
- Vines
- Chardonnay planted in 2015 on granite soils in Régnié. Biodynamic (non-certified). 0.5 hectares.
- Soils
- Granite — young vines, but the soil gives the wine its distinctive mineral snap.
- Farming
- Biodynamic practices (non-certified). Hand harvested.
- Cellar
- Whole-cluster pressing, natural fermentation, aged in tank. Light, minimal intervention approach consistent with the rest of the range.
- Additions
- Minimal sulphur. No fining.
Where it's from · Beaujolais, France
RÉGNIÉ
Régnié is the most recently recognized Beaujolais cru (officially designated in 1988), located in the northern section of the region, often referred to as Beaujolais “Villages and Crus” territory. The landscape is dominated by rolling granite hills, forests, and steep vineyard parcels.
The winemaker · Régnié, Beaujolais, France
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet
Granite-driven Beaujolais wines expressing Gamay with freshness, structure, and clarity.
Domaine Thévenet works within the historic framework of Beaujolais while focusing on precision and site expression. Régnié, once overlooked among the ten Beaujolais crus, has in recent decades revealed its capacity for structure and aging potential when farmed and vinified with care.
"Gamay is not light by nature — it is precise when grown on the right soils."
- Style
- Classical Gamay shaped by granite soils, combining fruit purity with structural clarity
- Vineyard
- Hillside parcels on decomposed granite in Régnié and surrounding crus
- Farming
- Sustainable viticulture with careful manual harvest and parcel selection
- Winemaking
- Semi-carbonic fermentation, moderate extraction, aging in neutral vessels
- Signature
- Granite-driven Gamay balancing aromatic lift, freshness, and fine tannin
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Good to know
Questions we get a lot
Is this a natural wine?
All our wines come from small growers who farm organically or biodynamically and keep intervention in the cellar to a minimum: native yeasts, little or no added sulphites. Every producer has their own approach; the details are in “From the vineyard to the bottle” above.
Why is it a bit cloudy, or is there sediment?
Many of our wines are bottled unfiltered. A light haze or some sediment is natural and harmless: stand the bottle upright for a few hours and pour gently.
How long does it keep once open?
It depends on the wine (see “Once open” above). As a rule: cork back in and keep it in the fridge, reds included.
When will my order arrive?
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Can I pick up in Berlin?
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