Domaine Thillardon
Paul-Henri Thillardon first settled in Chénas in 2008, and because it was one of the overlooked appellations in the Beaujolais, he was able to find great vineyards that no one else wanted. Additionally, there were no well-known producers in the appellation, so it was a bit of a blank slate. Having jokingly established his “homestead farm” in the “wild west” of Chénas, Paul-Henri was soon joined by his brother, Charles, and sister, Aude, and now the Thillardon clan is fully entrenched in Chénas. Today, the family farms 14 hectares in Chénas and Moulin-à-Vent and is committed to sound environmental practices like replanting hedges around their vineyards to protect biodiversity, as well as keeping a variety of animals on the farm just behind the winery.
The Thillardons were ...