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Beaujolais · Beaujolais · France
Sylvere Trichard, a young winemaker, lives in the small hamlet of Blacé, a village in Beaujolais. In 2012, after an internship at Domaine Belluard and working at Domaine Lapalu, he took over 4 hectares of his uncle's vines. Since 1998, the vineyards, previously known as Domaine de Fully, had been farmed organically and biodynamically. In 2018, Sylvere reinstated biodynamic practices. His wines undergo semi-carbonic maceration and are primarily aged in concrete vats or large wooden casks. When possible, the wines are bottled without fining, filtration, or added SO2.
“The estate, now covering 6 hectares, is split into two sections.”
One area has silt and loam soil and gently slopes towards a small stream, while the other part, located in the village zone, features sand and granite soils. The vines range from 20 to 80 years old. In addition, Sylvère has been diligently fostering biodiversity on the family farm. In 2020, he planted an orchard and trees between the rows of vines. These trees will also provide much-needed shade for the vines as temperatures continue to rise each summer.
