La Chaize in the Spotlight in Le Monde La Chaize in the Spotlight in Le Monde

The Château de La Chaize has been featured in the prestigious national daily newspaper Le Monde.
On March 20, 2025, under the headline “The Best Gamay Wines from Beaujolais: Le Monde’s Selection”, journalists Rémi Barroux, Stéphane Davet, Laure Gasparotto and Sébastien Jenvrin tasted more than 120 cuvées from the ten Beaujolais crus.

Among the 45 wines selected, our emblematic Brouilly Lieu-dit “La Chaize” Monopole 2022 stood out with the following comment from the jury: “Forget the light and easy Brouilly. This magnificent single-vineyard cuvée elevates the appellation to gastronomic heights: a garnet robe with purple hues, a seductive nose of black cherry and violet, and on the palate, silky tannins. The finish — complex and delicate, thanks to the thirteen months of ageing — is utterly captivating.”

A few days later, on March 22, Le Monde published a second feature, “La Chaize: 150 Hectares in the Colours of Gamay”, this time highlighting the vision of the estate’s owner Christophe Gruy, who has transformed Château de La Chaize into a model of viticultural renaissance.

The newspaper praises “an endeavour that has elevated the Gamay grape to a gastronomic status,” confirming the estate’s place among the great wines of southern Burgundy and the Beaujolais region.

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