Domaine de Prapin

Domaine de Prapin has been a family love story since 1890. The vineyard covers 11 hectares of AOC Coteaux du Lyonnais, a small, confidential appellation in the heart of the Monts du Lyonnais. Since 2012, Lucie and Pierre have been cultivating their vines biodynamically and harvesting by hand.

Our story

Coteaux du Lyonnais is the link between Beaujolais and the Rhône Valley. Our estate is located in Taluyers, and our vines are planted on granite soils. Our AOC grape varieties include Chardonnay and Gamay. For our Vin De France, we use Viognier and Gamaret. Since 2012, in addition to our organic farming approach, we have been practicing Biodynamics. Harvesting is done by hand to respect the grapes. It goes without saying that all our cuvées are vinified with the greatest respect for the grapes and fermented naturally, the only input being sulfite for certain cuvées, but always in very small doses.

In Roman times, legions settled in the Monts du Lyonnais to produce wine. A Gallo-Roman viticultural villa was found 500m from the estate as the crow flies. A mosaic depicting Dionysus and his adoptive father Silene was discovered in 2012.Vines have been grown at Prapin for centuries. Today, we work with our oldest vine, planted in the 20th century. In 2015, we produced our first vintage aged in amphora (a nod to our Roman ancestors). Our proudest achievement: winning the Best Gamay in the World trophy in 2015 for our red Cuvée Antica!