Régnié

Simplified history

The culture of the vine goes back to highest antiquity. In fact the Romains established it in Gaulle, in Beaujolais and in Régnié in particular, as the discovery of the vestiges of a Gallo-Roman villa attests it, pertaining to Réginus, noble Roman who gave his name to the commune.

With the the Middle Ages, the monks developed the culture of it.

At the 18th century, the opening of the channel of Briare allowing the transport of the wine by inland waterway to Paris supported its rise. Since 1936, with the appearance of the concept of Name of Controlled origin, the I.N.A.O. (National institute of the Labels of origin) the great quality of the wines of Régnié recognized which joined in 1988 nine other famous Vintages of the Beaujolais wine.

Description

The Régnié is one of the ten vintages of the vineyard of the Beaujolais which are, of north in the south: Saint-Love, Juliénas, Chénas, Mill-with-Wind, Flowered, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly and Coast of Brouilly.

It is collected on the commune of Régnié-Durette (regrouping of two communes Régnié and Durette in 1974).

A brilliant dress, red cherry with red ruby, very characteristic of the wines of the Beaujolais wine. Régnié is characterized by its aromatic power. Scents of red, typical small fruits of the Gamay. The raspberry, the currant and the blackcurrant dominate a floral key. The taster also meets, sometimes, of the flavors of quite ripe fishing. With melted tannins, régnié is a pulpy wine which lets its perfumes be expressed with generosity. Smoothness and elegance make a female wine of it. This vintage is drunk rather young person. It develops all its aromatic qualities between 3 and 5 years, sometimes beyond according to the year and the vinificator.

The directed slopes of Régnié full south present a good sunning. Altitude varies from 250 m to 500 m on a basement resulting from the disintegration of the granite of Fleurie. These granitic sands and gravels contain a variable proportion of clay.

Name is located at the north of the department of the Rhone, directed in the south vis-a-vis Ardières, an affluent of the Saone. Largely located on the commune of Régnié-Durette, it includes/understands however some pieces on Lantignié.

Creation of name : December 20th, 1988.

Encépagement : the Cépage is the black gamay with white juice. Contrary to the others Believed of the Beaujolais wine, the black Pinot is not tolerated.

Size : short size (out of goblet, range or cord, simple, double or charmet with 3 to 5 let us coursons to 1 or 2 eyes).

Surface in production: name represents 527 ha and the production relates to 28 900 hℓ.

Best performance with the hectare : it is of 58 hℓ/ha.

Internal bonds

Wine of the Beaujolais wine

External bonds

Official site of the vintage Régnié

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