2024 Fleurie Indigène, Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot

• Style: Bright, aromatic Gamay
• Taste: Raspberry, cherry, dried rose with mineral spine and lift
• Food: Charcuterie, grilled meats, roasted chicken, mushrooms, pasta
• Occasion: Weeknight or Sunday lunch
• Serve: Lightly chilled, drink now or within five years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Ruby brightness opens to real perfume and structure. Raspberry and cherry run clear with a whisper of dried rose. The palate has lift without harshness; polished tannins and a mineral snap from granite soils give this Gamay backbone without weight. The acidity (4.62g/L) preserves clarity throughout, a consequence of whole-bunch fermentation in concrete and indigenous yeasts.

The Winery — Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot

Grégoire Hoppenot earned 'Discovery of the Year' from Revue des Vins de France in 2021, following two years leading Maison Trénel in Beaujolais. He now leases nine hectares in Fleurie—including prized parcels Les Roches, Les Garants, Les Moriers, Les Garants, Poncié and La Roilette—plus a small plot in Morgon. His approach in both vineyard and cellar is methodical and restrained: organic farming, indigenous yeasts, low sulphur, and ruthless temperature control. The Indigène itself blends two young-vine parcels from sandy, granite-bedrock slopes at 300 metres, yielding a wine at 11% ABV built for immediate drinkability yet capable of evolving over five years.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is the kind of wine that reminds you why Beaujolais matters. It works as easily over charcuterie and cold cuts as alongside grilled red onions or roasted chicken. If you've drifted away from Gamay thinking it was a one-note novelty, this is the bottle to recalibrate with. Lightly chilled, it's perfect for weeknight suppers or Sunday lunch, representing the best of what France's most underrated region is doing right now.