Julien Sunier
Morgon Gamay
Morgon, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
2017 | Gamay
1500ml
2023 independence Day Party 🇺🇲 with several members of our Tastevin crew and extended friends.🍷 Proof that our palates are wider than Burgundy. Notes may be light, scores will be honest.
2017 | Gamay
1500ml
2023 independence Day Party 🇺🇲 with several members of our Tastevin crew and extended friends.🍷 Proof that our palates are wider than Burgundy. Notes may be light, scores will be honest.
A little funkiness in this Morgon... blood orange grapefruit bite, rhubarb, and big-time Brett. If you like this style, this one has an amount of wet wool that doesn’t completely overpower the fruit. And after 90 minutes, some notes have blown off, but we are left with a little wet cardboard... so, corked. YMMV. Second bottle: same verdict. Avoid this wine.
A little funkiness in this Morgon... blood orange grapefruit bite, rhubarb, and big-time Brett. If you like this style, this one has an amount of wet wool that doesn’t completely overpower the fruit. And after 90 minutes, some notes have blown off, but we are left with a little wet cardboard... so, corked. YMMV. Second bottle: same verdict. Avoid this wine.
Jun 2nd, 2020
Bananas and barnyard. Carbonic but structured.
Bananas and barnyard. Carbonic but structured.
1 person found it helpfulNov 20th, 2019
So pleasant drinking this on a fall afternoon with friends! A little fuller-bodied than I anticipated but it otherwise had classic Beaujolais characteristics of juicy, overripe fruit. So glad I’ve gotten more into Gamay!!
So pleasant drinking this on a fall afternoon with friends! A little fuller-bodied than I anticipated but it otherwise had classic Beaujolais characteristics of juicy, overripe fruit. So glad I’ve gotten more into Gamay!!
1 person found it helpfulOct 28th, 2019
First dinner out in three months, perfect on a beautiful June evening.
First dinner out in three months, perfect on a beautiful June evening.
Jun 15th, 2020
A nice addition to the Cru Beaujolais lineup. Not quite at the level of some of the stalwarts but would definitely buy again.
A nice addition to the Cru Beaujolais lineup. Not quite at the level of some of the stalwarts but would definitely buy again.
May 11th, 2020
Medium bodied but more taste than your typical French wine, nice with food
Medium bodied but more taste than your typical French wine, nice with food
Apr 22nd, 2019
Wow! Lot more tannic than I was expecting for Beaujolais, but the 2017 harvest was apparently low yield, extremely ripe. This wine is savory; dried lavender and sage on the nose. Black pepper, and red ripe af strawberry preserves on the palate. The carbonic, angular structure gives a deep sultry finish and mineral snap that’s uncommon (at least in the limited experience I’ve had with his wines). I’m a big fan of this unusual profile and vintage. Most likely I will get another bottle to lay down and try again in a few years.
Wow! Lot more tannic than I was expecting for Beaujolais, but the 2017 harvest was apparently low yield, extremely ripe. This wine is savory; dried lavender and sage on the nose. Black pepper, and red ripe af strawberry preserves on the palate. The carbonic, angular structure gives a deep sultry finish and mineral snap that’s uncommon (at least in the limited experience I’ve had with his wines). I’m a big fan of this unusual profile and vintage. Most likely I will get another bottle to lay down and try again in a few years.
Jan 27th, 2019