Arnaud is suave and charming human being, who rests in the village of Pierreclos in southern Macon. His life is spent hunting down growers who are too small or too busy to commercialise their wines and works with them to bring their wines to market. The proviso being that they work biodynamically, allow him to guide a little in the style of wine, and do not sell the wines under their own label. In return he pays the best price and pays on time. As you can imagine, there are growers beating his door down. So, it is a sort of Micro Negoc, where the Negoc gets involved in all aspects of the wine growing and making. Luckily for us Arnauds tastes are aligned with ours, and in his wines, we have found examples of Beaujolais and cru wines that hark back to the good old days: light fresh, unegotistical, moreishly drinkable and, frankly, smile inducing. Andgood value, as this region should be. The Beaujolais Blanc is from granitic soils next to St Veran; the Beaujolais Village is from Saint Etienne des Oullieres (where sandy schist and quartzites rule), The Fleurie is La Madonne fruit, and the Chiroubles, one of the finest I have tasted, is harvest from vines located in the much vaunted Col de Truges (this is the highest part of the AoC renowned for being high altitude!).