Zapoi Les En Hauts
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, charcuterie board, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, high-altitude slopes of Chiroubles in Beaujolais, Zapoi Les En Hauts is a brilliant testament to Frédéric Cossard's natural winemaking genius. The name Zapoi is a whimsical, rebellious nod to the Russian term for a multi-day period of continuous drinking and revelry—a celebration of life and conviviality. Sourced from the Les En Hauts lieu-dit, where ancient Gamay vines dig deep into decomposed pink granite soils, this cuvée benefits from the cooler microclimate of Chiroubles' highest vineyards. Cossard applies his signature non-interventionist philosophy here: whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts and absolutely no added sulfur. The result is an incredibly pure, energetic expression of Gamay that leaps from the glass with vibrant red fruit, wild floral notes, and a distinct granitic minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1996 by Frédéric Cossard in Saint-Romain, Domaine de Chassorney and the namesake Frédéric Cossard label have emerged as touchstones of Burgundy's natural wine movement. Committed to uncompromising minimal intervention, Cossard practices organic and biodynamic viticulture, vinifying with indigenous yeasts and eschewing fining, filtration, and added sulfur. The estate is distinguished by its innovative aging vessels, balancing seasoned oak barrels with Georgian clay qvevris to preserve absolute varietal purity and terroir transparency. Celebrated for exceptional cuvées across Burgundy, Beaujolais, and the Jura, the domaine crafts radiant expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay such as Bedeau and Bigotes, alongside sought-after amphora-aged and experimental bottlings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gamay