Domaine des Michelons

Established in the heart of the Beaujolais Crus since 1993, Domaine des Michelons is a family estate covering 10 hectares in the Moulin-à-vent and Chénas appellations. Patrick Boulay runs this small, south-facing estate on the slopes of the Chénas appellation with his wife Véronique, the daughter of a Juliénas winemaker.
Since 2019, the estate has held HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale) certification, which recognizes its agroecological approach and the efforts made to move towards more responsible production in harmony with nature.

Our story

Beaujolais when you grow up it is difficult to leave it, we both have been trained in the hard school of vine work. Our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents... lived and worked in this little corner of Beaujolais. We produce great terroir wines of great finesse from a single grape variety, Gamay. The terroir is a major factor: the Moulin-à-vent is planted on predominantly granitic hillside plots with low yields. Chénas, on a clayey soil, gives a lighter wine with red fruit aromas. We vinify the great classics, resulting from a semi-carbonic maceration called "Beaujolais vinification" which gives our wines a freshness carried by the terroir.