Vanessa D

9.1

Light ruby color. Garnet secondary hues. Hazy. Fresh bing cherries and strawberries on the nose alongside ripe watermelon, bubblegum, ginger, and delicate lily and lilac notes. A bouquet of sweet aromas in the nose. Medium acidity on the palate. Nice structure. Very light body. 2017 vintage. 12.5% ABV. Gamay. #fleurie #crudubeaujolais #domainedelagrandcour #carbonicmaceration #gamay #gamayzing — 5 months ago

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Chip Hughes

9.4

Brooding, corpulent blue and black things. Tannic, but the tannins are well integrated. Avoids the monolithic qualities that detract from a few 2015s. #brun #cotedebrouilly #gamay #beaujolais — 2 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Inch perfect, and faithful to the appellation. Lots of that “blue” Brouilly thing. Fresh, lower alcohols and guzzleworthy. #brouilly #beaujolais #gamay — 2 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.0

Chunky. Sour fruits and granite. Solid; not terribly complex, but you get the feeling it was quite hot and dry here in ‘16. Super effort at getting balance and preserving freshness. #gelin #beaujolaisvillages #gamay — a year ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Sour fruits, cranberries. Real energy and pop. Fine, fruity and transparent: the essence of AOC Beaujolais. Shows how great these wines can be in the hands of a grower confident enough to get out of the way. #chermette #beaujolais #gamay — a year ago

Chip Hughes

9.5

Vinified a la Bourguignon; no carbonic. Elevage in neutral tonneaux. Blueberry, boysenberry, pinot spice. Sappy. This is the type of wine that argues the case that great Beaujolais is truly Burgundy. #louisboillot #moulinavent #gamay #beaujolais — 2 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.5

Shockingly fine. Pure, energetic, fruity and engaging, with the extra intensity and complexity that comes from extremely old vines. This is as riveting in its youth as Brunet’s legendary 2014. Not as big as the ‘15 or ‘16, but way more detailed. One of the greatest young Bojos I’ve ever tasted. #domainederobert #morgon #gamay — a year ago

Chip Hughes

8.8

Blue & black fruits. Monolithic. Kinda bretty/funky, but it’s not over the top. Might just need a few years. #jambon #brouilly #gamay — a year ago

Ryan Wofford

9.2

America’s best #gamay period. — 2 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

Slammable. Sour fruits, rhubarb, pulverized rocks. Pure, focused and clean as a whistle. Old school, in all the best ways. #coquelet #chiroubles #gamay — 2 years ago