Chénas is the smallest Beaujolais appellation in terms of surface area.
Its name is linked to the commune’s ancient oak plantations, cleared by the Gallo-Romans and then by the monastic orders on the orders of Philip V the Long.
Vines grow on rolling hillsides.
Vines have been grown at “Les Darroux” for a very long time.
The Ursuline nuns of Mâcon owned a small estate here, which was sold as national property during the French Revolution.
The vines, which are around sixty years old, are cultivated using the “lutte raisonnée” method.
TERROIR 2% maximum slope North-east exposure