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Jean MAX

winemaker Maxime Barrot
Region: Beaujolais
Town: Charnay
Surface area: 4.3ha (last year of trading in 2024)
Annual production: 10500 bottles approx.

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We tell you about his work

Maxime Barrot comes from the village of Charnay (in the land of the Golden Stones, in Beaujolais).

Before meeting him, we first got to know Maxime's wines during a tasting at Yvon and Jules Métras. Indeed, during his journey and experiences, Maxime Barrot joined the Métras team for a while in 2019. A nice endorsement, you'll admit!

Before that, Maxime was immersed for a long time in the wine-growing atmosphere of his region. Then, during a trip to Chile, he met Roberto Henriquez, a "pupil" of Antoine Luyt, himself a pupil of the late Marcel Lapierre (Morgon, Beaujolais). The foundations are laid: rigour, listening, feeling. This meeting is a trigger and allows the young Barrot to take one (...) and to take the plunge.


He worked for 18 months at the Bret Brothers (Winery de la Soufrandière, Burgundy) where he learned about the technical aspects of winemaking and biodynamic practices. In 2020, he worked and perfected his knowledge at the Métras(Jules and Yvon) where there were numerous exchanges on the notion of the great Gamay terroirs and, of course, on the quality and rigor of old-fashioned winemaking (in the artisanal and noble sense of the term).

Still in 2020, Maxime Barrot cultivates his first vines. The first juices come out in 2021. This will be his 4th vintage. A year of transition in which he feels winemaker. Since 2024, he has been cultivating 4.3 hectares of southern Beaujolais terroirs.

It has its roots in Lachassagne, and also cultivates the villages of Charnay and Rivolet.
2024 will be the last year of trading, with the ambition of promoting the villages of Saint Germain and Sainte Paule, rich and little-known terroirs.

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