David Large
David Large has all the credentials one would hope for in a winemaker: a family history of winemaking stretching back to 1840, diplomas from the elite schools, and experience working with the greats. Nonetheless, he views becoming a great winemaker to be a process of “unlearning”. His vineyards are located in pockets around Montmelas, a beautiful and mountainous area of the Southwest Beaujolais.
The soil types of David's wines are predominantly granite, clay and the “Pierres Dorées,” a local and unique limestone formation pigmented with iron oxide. His wines also benefit from a volcanic rock base uniquely suited to Gamay vines. His fixation on terroir specificity means that he vinifies and bottles almost every plot separately, resulting in as many as 18 different cuvées. With that many wines from only 5ha of vineyards, you can imagine there’s very little to go around.
