The Domaine Claire Rivier of Régnié of Beaujolais

Discovering the wine region of Régnié

Regnié is an appellation for red wines made from Gamay grapes in the northern Beaujolais, covering land immediately east of the Village of Beaujeu. Regnié wines are among the lightest of the Beaujolais crus. They are fragrant and structured, with refined tannins. The communes of Regnié-Durette and Lantignié were once Part of the more Generic Beaujolais Villages appellation.

Years of lobbying by the region's producers led to confirmation in 1988 that the area was the tenth growth of Beaujolais. The Regnié wine area is the westernmost of the Beaujolais crus, and the Vineyards are on the high slopes of the Beaujolais hills, facing east and South, with views of the Ardières to the south. The Morgon vineyard is to the northwest of Regnié, and the Brouilly vineyard to the south. The Terroir of Regnié is Distinguished by the pink granite soils found on the heights of the Beaujolais hills.