Region: Beaujolais, France
Appellation: Beaujolais
Type/Style: White Wine
Grapes: Chardonnay

Tasting Notes

This 2022 whites from the Jean Max house opens with bright aromas of white-flower blossom, fresh pear and Lemon zest, edged by a hint of chalky minerality. On the palate you’ll find crisp orchard fruit (green apple, light pear), vibrant acidity and a fine textured mid-palate, finishing with a clean, saline-tinged thread and lingering flavour of citrus peel and faint almond skin.

Why It’s Special

• An organic-farmed Chardonnay from the Golden Stone (Pierre Dorées) vineyards of southern Beaujolais, yet made with precision rather than rusticity — giving a white wine with clarity, depth and energy.

• The winemaking is minimal-intervention: native yeasts, old barrels or neutral vessels, no heavy oak flavour — the result is freshness, terroir-expression and drinkability.

• For your boutique clientele who are searching for white wines with character (rather than “just a safe white”), this hits the sweet spot: serious producer, elevated style, but still accessible and ready now.

• A perfect “step up” white: easy enough to enjoy today, but structured and stylish enough to reward a short cellaring if someone wants to hold.

About the Producer

Jean Max is the project of winemaker Maxime Barrot who works in Beaujolais but with a grower/negociant approach rooted in organic and biodynamic philosophy. His vineyards on the golden-stone soils are farmed with care (green manure, no herbicides, minimal intrusion) and in the cellar he emphasises gentle handling, gravity transfers, indigenous yeasts and low sulphur where possible. The result: wines with vitality, site‐identity and purity of fruit.