Domaine Lapierre - Marcel Lapierre

Camille and Mathieu Lapierre

The pioneer of natural wine in France and abroad: Marcel Lapierre. He revolutionised healthy winegrowing and passed his passion for natural wine on to his children, Camille and Mathieu Lapierre. This emblematic Morgon estate is still perfectly run and makes healthy natural wines. A must!

Bouteille de Morgon Cuvée Camille 2024 du Domaine Lapierre, vin rouge naturel du Beaujolais

€34,50

Morgon cuvée Camille 2024 - Domaine Lapierre

Beaujolais

Vin rouge

The wines of Domaine Lapierre

The story of Domaine Marcel Lapierre

Domaine Marcel Lapierre is an absolute reference in natural wine, known worldwide. It all began in 1973 when Marcel Lapierre, third generation, took over the family estate in Villié-Morgon. At first he made wine the way he had been taught at school, with chemicals, chaptalisation and sulphur, but soon noticed his wines lacked the flavour of his father's and grandfather's.
In the early 1980s he got close to Jules Chauvet, a négociant, oenologist and researcher considered the father of natural wine. Together they worked on carbonic maceration, microbiology and natural yeasts to make additive-free wines from perfectly healthy grapes.
Marcel then gathered other winegrowers around him: Jean-Paul Thévenet, Guy Breton, Jean Foillard, Georges Descombes, Yvon Métras, Jean-Claude Chanudet… Together they launched a real revolution and restored Beaujolais' image, at a time when mass-produced Beaujolais reigned.
Marcel passed away just after the 2010 harvest, leaving a historic legacy. His children have taken over: Mathieu Lapierre, back in 2004 after a career as a chef, notably at Le Bristol, made wine for six years alongside his father; Camille Lapierre, back in 2013 after working as a sommelier, now runs almost all the vinification, with her own sensitivity and the legacy of fine, straight, honest wines.

The cuvées of Domaine Lapierre

The estate works Gamay in the Morgon appellation, plus a Beaujolais cuvée from bought-in grapes.
The Morgon comes from the estate's old vines, partly on the Côte du Py. The Camille cuvée, a tribute to the grandfather, comes from the Roche du Py, on granite soils: a wine of incredible elegance and finesse with a captivating perfume. The Marcel Lapierre cuvée, a tribute to Marcel, is only made in great years.
Domaine Lapierre's wines are dense, elegant and fine, with pure fruit and plenty of juiciness. They're a joy to drink young but can also age and gain complexity. Several cuvées come in magnum and jeroboam.
At Epi-curieux.com we're lucky to offer wines from the year's last bottling and the sulphur-free Morgon in 75 cl. To discover or rediscover for lovers of natural wine and history!