Domaine de la Ronze is a family-run estate in Régnié-Durette, in the heart of Beaujolais, with roots going back to 1850. Now run by the Bernardo family, Séraphin and his children Cyrille and Karine, the domaine farms 17 hectares of vines with respect for the surrounding environment. Grapes are hand-harvested and vinified traditionally, and the family bottles and sells its entire harvest directly, without going through outside distributors.
Beaujolais sits at the southern edge of Burgundy and is officially classified as part of the broader Burgundy wine region, though its climate and wines are distinct from the rest of it. This bottle carries the Beaujolais Blanc appellation, the designation for the region's white wines, which make up only a small share of production compared to Beaujolais' famous reds. It's made from Chardonnay, grown on the same granite and limestone soils that give the region's Gamay its character, resulting in a wine with more freshness and minerality than richness, closer in spirit to a Mâconnais white than a big, oaky Chardonnay.
The result is a lesser-known style from a well-known region: a bright, food-friendly white from a family that's been farming this same corner of Beaujolais for generations.