Corney & Barrow 

Marcel Joubert’s pure, earthy Fleurie and Brouilly hale from some of the best terroirs in Beaujolais and are made by one of its most idiosyncratic, passionate producers. Marcel Joubert is the fourth generation to run this tiny family wine estate, whose sun-exposed hillside vineyards (eleven hectares), mineral-rich soils (volcanic granite and schist) and venerable old vines (some are ninety years old!) are capable of catapulting the Beaujolais region’s red Gamay grape from mediocrity to the sublime. While this sounds like alchemy, the quality of Marcel Joubert’s wines has much to do with his uncompromising organic approach in the winery and the vineyard: no fertilisers, pesticides or cultured yeasts; no fining or filtering, no sulphites… while some call him a madman, Marcel Joubert makes wines whose delicacy, soft red fruit and subtle textures are emblematic of a true purist.

Photo: Marcel Joubert