Pardon & Fils, Beaujolais Nouveau 2021, France
Tasting Note: A good, bright Beaujolais Nouveau with a little more concentration and depth than other Beaujolais Nouveaus I’ve tasted from other producers for the 2021 vintage.[Read more]
Jean Claude Debeaune, Domaine de la Chaponne Morgon 2017, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: A Morgon that presents the more serious side of Beaujolais coupled with attractive aromatics.[Read more]
Jean-Paul Brun, Le Ronsay Beaujolais 2019, France
Tasting Note: A complex Beaujolais packed with alluring red-fruit and herbal elements that interplay across your palate in perfect harmony.[Read more]
Domaine Les Hautes Noëlles, Gamay 2019, IGP Val de Loire, France
Tasting Notes: A quaffable gamay that lives up to its vin de pays classification.[Read more]
Jean-Claude DeBeaune, Special Selection Beaujolais-Villages 2019, France
Tasting Note: Beaujolais Villages typically promises to be better than basic Beaujolais, and this gamay delivers on that promise.[Read more]
Jean-Claude Debeaune, Château des Déduits Fleurie 2018, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: A pleasing Fleurie that tends toward the deeper, more-concentrated side of Beaujolais.[Read more]
Domaine des Maisons Neuves, Côte de Brouilly L’Ecluse 2018, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: This Côte de Brouilly presents a concentrated version of gamay with a more substantial tannin structure as is this petite appellation’s signature.[Read more]
Pascal Aufranc, Vignes de 1939 Chénas en Rémont 2016, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: This Chénas reveals the beauty of cru Beaujolais with its depth of flavor combined with brightness of spirit.[Read more]
Domaine de Roche Guillon, Fleurie 2017, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: A Fleurie that expresses the light, playful side of Beaujolais coupled with rich aromatics.[Read more]
Francisque Lapandéry, Côte Roannaise “Vieilles Vignes” Reserve 2017, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A favorite Loire gamay of mine even though it is more restrained in character than the 2016 vintage.[Read more]
