Domaine des Marrans

 

Region: Bourgogne, Beaujolais

 

Place: Fleurie

Domaine des Marrans is a family domaine situated in Fleurie in the heart of  the Beaujolais crus villages. Jean-Jacques Melinand took over the estate from his father in 1970 and ran it with his wife, Liliane. In 2008, their son, Mathieu, joined the domain after studying oenology and working in the antipodes. Mathieu has been taking increasing responsibility for the wine making and for the 2009 vintage took sole responsibility.  When asked if he had any problems with the vintage, Mathieu replied, that he was really lucky because grapes were perfect and that it was impossible to make a bad wine.

The vineyard is spread over 19 hectares and 6 appellations. The harvest is manual and wine making traditional.