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Obora
Chénas · Beaujolais · France
Obora is the Beaujolais project of Angela Quiblier and Hugo Foizel, based in the cru of Chénas since 2021. The two met while studying oenology in Dijon and later worked together at Domaine des Jeunes Pousses before founding their own estate. Hugo was born in the Aube, in Champagne’s Côte des Bar, with formative spells at Domaine de Terrebrune, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, and Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé. Angela, from the Jura, came to wine through Stéphane Tissot and trained with Lalou Bize-Leroy at Domaine Leroy, at the Hospices de Beaune, and with Thibault Liger-Belair.
“The name Obora joins Aube, Beaujolais, and Jura.”
The name Obora joins their birthplaces with the place they chose to settle — Aube, Beaujolais, and Jura. They farm organically on a few hectares across Chénas and Juliénas, where Gamay grows on granite, alluvial, and sandy soils, alongside whites such as Chardonnay and Viognier. Grapes are hand-harvested and often vinified as whole clusters after a cool night, with gentle semi-carbonic maceration and light extraction; ageing follows in enamel steel or barrel. The wines are neither fined nor filtered — fine, energetic Gamays that favour precision over power.
