The producer
Chamonard farms in Morgon using natural methods and has done so for longer than the term 'natural wine' has existed. Their wines are regularly cited by some of the most respected voices in wine — Kermit Lynch, WineBerserkers, Overnoy himself — as benchmark examples of what Gamay can achieve when left largely alone in the right place.
The energy
Garden primary — Chamonard's Morgon carries the earthy, alive, verdant character of great naturally-farmed Beaujolais. The wine smells like a wet forest floor in the best possible way. Dusk secondary — bottle age has added depth and a darker, more brooding layer to this 2015. It drinks more like a serious Burgundy than its appellation might suggest.