Domaine Yohan Lardy Fleurie “Le Vivier” 2023 | Beaujolais

The Wine

“Le Vivier” traditionally refers to a fishpond or spring-fed water source, perfect for a wine with this freshness and flow. Perfumed and lifted, with wild strawberries, rose petals and subtle five spice carried by Fleurie’s signature silky texture. Organically farmed old vines, whole-bunch fermentation and gentle élevage preserve the wine’s really help to enhance the florals and hold onto the mineral tension.

The Producer 

“The Master of Moulin-a-vent” - James Suckling

Vintrepid’s first producer and one dear to our hearts. I worked with Yohan for several years in London and couldn’t believe he was not represented in Australia - and vintrepid was hence born. Yohan bottles micro-cuvees from tiny plots of very old vines in Moulin-a-vent, Fleurie and Chenas.

There is also a simply joyous declassified bottling called “poppy” that more than matches the energetic and effusive nature of the man himself. The vines are worked organically and meticulously with biodiversity meaning that insecticides are not required. Cellarwork is all natural with just a small amount of sulphur at bottling.