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Beaujolais in a minute
- The grapes
- Gamay
- What it tastes like
- Raspberry, cherry and a touch of pepper; light and lively, lovely slightly chilled.
Good to know
Nouveau, released each November, gave the region a cheap name. The ten crus, such as Morgon and Fleurie, are serious wines.
On the label
A cru is named after its village, with no mention of Beaujolais on the front.
What the land costs
The dearest vineyards here are in Moulin-à-Vent: ≈$89,544–≈$123,123 a hectare (2024). Zone by zone
The business side
Beaujolais spent decades living off Nouveau and suffered for it. Its ten crus, Morgon, Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent among them, make serious reds from old Gamay bush vines on granite, and Burgundy domaines priced out of the Côte d’Or have bought land there. The official 2024 table puts a hectare in Moulin-à-Vent at about €100,000 and ordinary Beaujolais at €12,000, against €900,000 for a Côte d’Or village vineyard.
Economics in brief
SAFER’s 2024 table gives Moulin-à-Vent €100,000 a hectare (range €80,000–110,000), Fleurie €85,000 and Morgon €75,000, while plain Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages sit at €12,000 (€4,000–20,000), among the cheapest appellation vineyard in France. The gap between the crus and the rest is the story: cru prices have risen as the Côte d’Or’s have become unreachable, and the region’s vineyard area has shrunk by about a third since the 1990s as uneconomic plots were pulled up.
Facts and figures
The numbers behind the region: land, grapes, yields and costs
| Input | Range | Unit | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land — what a hectare of vineyard sells for | ||||
| Vineyard land, Beaujolais and Beaujolais-VillagesDominant price €12,000/ha in 2024, among the cheapest appellation vineyard in France | 4,000–20,000 | EUR/ha | 2024 | SAFER 2024 |
| Vineyard land, Moulin-à-VentDominant price €100,000/ha in 2024; Fleurie €85,000 (€50,000–125,000), Morgon €75,000… | 80,000–110,000 | EUR/ha | 2024 | SAFER 2024 |
Where the inputs come from
Sources
- Valeur vénale des vignes en 2024 (the official SAFER table, reproduced), Fidecorex, 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.