ESTATE JEAN-MICHEL DUPRÉ BEAUJOLAIS, FRANCE
Jean-Michel Dupré started with a farm and vineyard of only 5 acres, left to him by his father. Perched above the village of Beaujeu, in the heart of Beaujolais and its old capital, he converted old farm buildings into a winery and went in search of well-located plots in Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, Morgon and Régnié. The particularity of his vineyard is the age of his vines, some of which are centuries old. His wines have incredible structure and lushness and will continue to age gracefully in the bottle. “All of these years later I am still hard at work tirelessly and with a great vigor thanks to the passion for a job well done, it’s what motivates me every day.”
Jean-Michel Dupré is a member of Terroirs Originels; a collective of independent winemakers from Southern Burgundy in the Cote Beaujolaise and Cote Maconnaise. Above all it is a human story, uniting several artisan winemakers sharing the same passion and a strong ambition to create terroir focused wines. Founded nearly 20 years ago, Terroirs Originels is considered a benchmark in the constellation of independent estates. The winemakers are united in their practice of sustainable farming, the elaboration of fine and complex wines thanks to careful work and patience during the aging process and of making exclusively estate grown wines. All of the wines from Terroirs Originels are 100% estate grown and bottled.