Beaujolais

Domaine De La Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive)

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Terroir "Champagne" Fleurie Gamay 2015

Leftovers from our 2nd Annual, “Bierock Bonaza: Let’s have some funza with Runza”.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with a slightly purple tinge and a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of lightly stewed, spiced strawberry, ripe fig, and cherry lozenges, red flowers, green herbs, with a touch of leather, and a mix of organic and inorganic rocky earth. Just the faintest hint of mouse. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is also medium+. Delicious. Drink now through 2030.
— 8 days ago

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Jean Foillard

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2022

Yay Gamay! Always a favorite. Excellent. — a month ago

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Jean Foillard

"Cuvée Corcelette" Morgon Gamay 2014

Fruit dominant, not much length. Perhaps a bit exposed, but still very drinkable. — 2 months ago

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Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2023

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2023 (S) pours a deep ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe strawberry, Bing cherry, red and purple flowers, red rope licorice, rocky earth and cool spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. This vintage of Lapierre shows the warmth of the vintage and oozes generosity. In some ways, this reminds me of the 2015 vintage. Drink now through 2033+. — 19 days ago

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Somm David T

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Top three producer.
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@Somm David T They’re up there. Certainly Top 6 for me. Foillard, Metras, Guy Breton, Thivin, Roilette and a few of the new comers are all right up there for me
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I have some vintages of Metras. Honored 5th to the Gang of Four. Need to open one soon. Definitely, on the list.

Jean Foillard

Beaujolais Villages Gamay 2023

Red fruit, cranberry, perfumed spice of slight clove.

Red plum, nice tannin grip on the front palate. Chewy. Gravely. Pretty. Punchy.
— a month ago

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One of the very best Gamay producers.
S.S. Mandani

S.S. Mandani

So good

Jean-Marc Burgaud

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2023

One of my favorite wines I've had recently, the nose is an amazing combination of red fruit, violet, mushrooms and forest floor, all of which transfers to the palate. Fantastic to have with food or to drink on its own and contemplate. Hard to think of a better Beaujolais that I've had than this one — a month ago

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Clos De La Roilette

Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Gamay

Juicy “blue raspberry” fruit. Perennial favorite — 9 days ago

Château Thivin

"Reverdon" Brouilly Gamay 2024

Garnet opaque, light bodied with noticeable acidity, red berries including currants — 18 days ago

Domaine Chignard

"Les Moriers" Fleurie Gamay 2022

This is a fun wine. Big, boisterous nose on this. Loads of granitic earthiness up-front and lots of very ripe dark cherry behind. Terrific whack of pure and rich Beaujolais sappy juiciness hits the palate quickly. It’s a little loose and sexy, which is a very good thing, but its open-knit nature lacks a little of the coiled core that would ensure aging. So I’d drink these sooner rather than later for their guilt-free sensory promiscuity. — a month ago

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Dave

Dave

I think the write up is even more fun than the wine!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, you know, seriously, “I’d drink these sooner rather than later for their guilt-free sensory promiscuity”, substitute a few words and we could be reading about you on some police blotter?!?! 👀🤔🤷🍷🍷🍷😂