winery

Anne-Sophie Dubois

Beaujolais, France

Philosophy

Gravity-fed cellar with minimal intervention; indigenous yeast fermentation, whole-bunch and carbonic maceration techniques employed selectively; aging in cement cuves and neutral old oak barrels, never new wood; unfined and unfiltered bottling. A philosophy rooted in Burgundian discipline applied to Gamay's silk and finesse.

Reputation

Anne-Sophie Dubois arrived in Fleurie at age twenty-five in 2007, inheriting eight hectares purchased by her Champagne-grower parents a decade prior. Raised in the chalk and cellars of Sézanne, she sought the granite amphitheatre of Les Labourons—a high-altitude site that others had once deemed too cool—and committed herself to an elegant, Burgundian reading of Gamay.

AllocationAnne-Sophie took over the domaine in 2007 after three years of soil preparation; first vintage released 2010. Currently vinifies only ~2.5 hectares herself, selling remainder to cooperative. Organic certified 2018 (AB designation). No Japanese importer confirmed. Production volume remains proprietary (2021 vintage ~15 hl/ha, notably low due to frost). UK presence via The Winery UK retailer confirmed. All cuvée labels designed by Anne-Sophie herself (artist background). Clepsydre renamed to Les Labourons in 2017 vintage. Minor parcel of Moulin-à-Vent also owned (frequently hailed). Family still owns 3 hectares in Champagne (Sézanne, cooperative-sold). Signature wines are all from estate fruit, per 'récoltant' status. | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): "Thatcher's Wine (California/Bay Area)"

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