The late Marcel Lapierre was not only a reference-point producer in the cru village of Morgon but an early advocate of natural winemaking. Lapierre had a profound impact on the international perception of the wines of Beaujolais, thanks to the incredibly perfumed reds he produced from old, head-trained Gamay vines. His wines, now produced in the same organic/biodynamic manner by his son, Mathieu, are unlike any other wine produced in the region. Marcel Lapierre took over control of his family Domaine in 1973, but his path changed in 1981 when he became acquainted with Jules Chauvet, who was an incredibly passionate naturalist. Importer Kermit Lynch dubbed Chauvet a “spiritual godfather” to Lapierre, and also coined the term “Gang of Four” to describe the group of producers—Lapierre; Guy Breton; Jean-Paul Thévenet; and Jean Foillard—who heeded Chauvet’s call to return to the old ways of viticulture and vinification.