Dufaitre
Rémi and Laurence (his former wife) Dufaitre began purchasing vines in and around the Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly crus in 2006, he began to work the land organically, and started harvesting the grapes. Rémi started by selling his grapes to the local co-op, all the while monitoring the indigenous yeast population until he felt it was healthy enough to make his own wine. In 2010 he made and bottled his first vintage. When Jean Foillard tasted Rémi’s wine, he immediately sought him out, recognizing the obvious talent that must be behind the wine. Jean has since taken Rémi under his wing, introducing him to his vast and diverse list of Parisian clients. Remi’s wines currently have a very avid following in the bustling Paris natural wine scene as a result of this.
Rémi is a member of the informal group that has evolved from Kermit Lynch’s “gang of four,” the producers in Morgon who studied with natural-wine-pioneer Jules Chauvet (winemaker and biologist), making natural wine (Foillard among them). This group has grown to include younger winemakers like Rémi, who are working in the same spirit. If you find yourself in Villié-Morgon on a Sunday morning or afternoon, take care because this group is likely to envelop you and make you drink Beaujolais all day until the wee hours of the morning!
Rémi makes wines in a classic carbonic style, using whole bunches, which are carefully sorted to avoid broken grapes or rot. He adds some carbon dioxide gas to protect the grapes at the beginning of fermentation and does not use any temperature control. He avoids foot-stomping the grapes unless he sees some volatility starting to creep in. His goal is to have as little juice in the tank as possible. He also performs routine analysis to see how the yeast is performing and whether or not there is any volatility. Remi makes all his wines with the same method, thus we can really see and taste the differences between the sites, with minor differences in the elevage of each cuvée. He tastes each cuvée before bottling and may decide to add between zero and 2 mg of sulfur, depending on how stable he judges the wine to be.
Beaujolais-Villages Blanc — Back to the top
Beaujolais-Villages Blanc tech sheet
Varieties: Chardonnay
Vinification Method: Grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and fermented in a combination of concrete tanks and used wooden barrels. The wine is aged for a few months longer in those vessels after fermentation is complete, and bottled with zero SO2 added.
Tasting Note: This wine has a refined taste reminiscent of much fancier Burgundy, while there is still something that tells you it is not from those famous regions. There is a savory backbone to this wine and it strikes the palate with real force, with a finish that stretches on and on.
Beaujolais Nouveau — Back to the top
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Nouveau is fermented as whole bunches in concrete tanks and bottled quickly to preserve the fresh first taste of the vintage.
Tasting Note: The Nouveau is always a wine that suggests to us the innocence of young teenage love. Innocent nubile fun!
Beaujolais Villages — Back to the top
Beaujolais Villages tech sheet
Age of Vines: 50 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Beaujolais Villages is fermented in concrete tanks and normally bottled in March.
Prémices — Back to the top
Prémices tech sheet
Age of Vines: 50-70 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Prémices a parcel of Beaujolais-Villages vines and the grapes are fermented and aged in concrete tanks, with a very short maceration. This is an easy-drinking light style of wine. The flower bud on the label represents that this wine is the first flowery taste of the new vintage.
Tasting Note: The Prémices is easy drinking and lighter than the Brouilly and Cotes de Brouilly, but it is anything but a simple wine. The lightness and elegance of this wine are balanced with a healthy dose of minerality and complexity that make this one for serious Gamay drinkers.
Brouilly — Back to the top
Age of Vines: 70 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Brouilly is fermented in concrete tank, and bottled usually in April.
Tasting Note: This Brouilly is bursting with flowers, and while the wine is more muscular than his others, it is one of the most finesse-ful and light Brouilly we have ever tasted.
Cote de Brouilly — Back to the top
Age of Vines: 80 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Cote de Brouilly is fermented in concrete tanks and then ages in the same tanks for about 6 months. The wine is generally bottled the same time as the Brouilly.
Tasting Note: The most powerful of Rémi’s wines, the Cote de Brouilly is still balanced with an astonishing amount of finesse, and is perfectly drinkable in it’s youth, but will also blossom into something more special in 5-10 years time.
Julienas — Back to the top 
Age of Vines: 65 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Julienas is fermented in concrete tanks and remains in the same tank for about 6 months of elevage.
Brouilly Boldness — Back to the top
Remi has one parcel amongst his Brouilly vines that is on a very steep plot, so steep that the plow must be attached by a pulled cable to work the vines. These vines here struggle harder than their others in Brouilly, due to a lack of moisture. After working on the plot for several years and realizing they always picked it one week later than everything else, he decided to vinify it separately from the others, and it is bottled only in magnum.
Age of Vines: 70 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: This wine is fermented in concrete tanks and remains in concrete for about 6 months of aging after fermentation is complete. Zero sulfur added.
Beaujolais-Villages Super Rémi — Back to the top
A new Beaujolais-Villages blend, made from more clayey parcels and with shorter maceration than the cuvée Prémices.