{"title":"Jules Metras","description":"\u003cp\u003eYvon Metras has long been Beaujolais' elusive man of mystery. To French winemakers (and drinkers) he is, along with neighbors Lapierre and Foillard, one of the \"fathers of natural wine\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, other than a brief stint with Kermit Lynch, he all but refused to export his wines to the US. Some say that's because he didn't want to be bothered by the paperwork. Others say it was more political. We don't know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also don't know all that much about Metras’ methods. There's some overlap with Foillard and the gang, of course — old vines harvested healthy and ripe, and patient, semi-carbonic fermentation. There are minimal chemical interventions and fastidious monitoring, like watching the fermentation's progress under a microscope. But only Yvon knows the exact techniques that yield wines of such depth and finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't even know who is doing what in the vines or in the cellar these days. Yvon will, apparently, retire soon. His son Jules has been working with him for a decade and bottles some wine under his own label. Jules' wines are delicious and have a lot in common with Yvon's. But how much overlap is there in farming and winemaking? We don't know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we do know is that the wines of both père and fils are extraordinary, and among the most sought-after in Beaujolais.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/jules-metras.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}