producer profile

<p>Damien Coquelet bottled his first&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1109">vintage</glossary><span>,</span></span></span> 2007, at just 20 years old! The step-son of&nbsp;<a href="http://louisdressner.com/producers/Descombes/">Georges Descombes</a>, Damien has worked alongside him since early childhood. Learning everything from Descombes in the vines and shared <glossary title="254">cellar</glossary> has instilled the same values in Damien&#39;s work ethic: <glossary title="746">organic</glossary> <span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1103">viticulture</glossary><span>,</span></span></span>&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="520">hand harvesting</glossary><span>,</span></span></span>&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="538">native yeasts</glossary><span>,</span></span></span> zero intervention in the <glossary title="254">cellar</glossary> and little if any <glossary title="993">sulfur</glossary> at&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="185">bottling</glossary><span>.</span></span></span></p> <p>Damien currently works nine&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="523">hectares</glossary><span>,</span></span></span> 2.5 of which he owns. The breakdown is as follows:<br /> <br /> -One <glossary title="523">hectare</glossary> of <glossary title="151">Beaujolais</glossary><br /> <br /> -Two <glossary title="523">hectares</glossary> of <glossary title="153">Beaujolais-Villages</glossary><br /> <br /> -Two <glossary title="523">hectares</glossary> of <glossary title="289">Chiroubles</glossary><br /> <br /> -Four <glossary title="523">hectares</glossary> of <glossary title="685">Morgon</glossary><glossary title="350"> C&ocirc;te-du-Py&nbsp;</glossary><br /> <br /> The&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="153">Beaujolais-Villages</glossary><span>,</span></span></span> <glossary title="685">Morgon</glossary> and <glossary title="289">Chiroubles</glossary> are usually <glossary title="185">bottled</glossary> the January following the <glossary title="1109">vintage,&nbsp;</glossary>while an <glossary title="740">old-vine</glossary> <glossary title="685">Morgon</glossary> and <glossary title="289">Chiroubles</glossary> are&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="142">barrel</glossary><span>-</span></span></span><glossary title="74">aged</glossary> and released 18 months after&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="521">harvest</glossary><span>.</span></span></span></p>