I believe this wine wasn’t fermented in the common Beaujolais way (i.e. with semi-carbonic maceration), and it’s different, indeed.
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Outstanding Beaujolais Cru: Chateau Grange Cochard Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2015
I often read that Beaujolais Cru ages surprisingly well, but on the contrary I mostly find that they develop relatively quickly – tasting mature and tertiary as a 5 years-old wine. But this isn’t one of those cases.Lovely Beaujolais: Domaine du Mont Verrier Villages 2022
Pierre-Marie Chermette Griottes 2022
Can a Beaujolais Nouveau be still good in the following summer? Surely it can – at least the better ones from serious producers.
Georges Duboeuf Julienas 2020
Definitely not your easy-drinking Beaujolais.Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Brouilly 2020
Beaujolais Cru beauty: Piron & Lameloise Moulin-à-Vent 2017
Brought this bottle to a tasting with friends, and everybody loved it. I’m not always as successful with Beaujolais Cru but this time it really shined. It reminds me to the 2019 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette, by the way. Continue reading
Supermarket wines – Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2022
The 2020 vintage of the the Georges Duboeuf Beajolais Nouveau was on top of the game, close to the very best nouveaus I have ever tasted. But the 2022 edition is a disappointment. Continue reading
Nouveau time: Vylyan Bogyólé 2020
The most well-known Hungarian nouveau style red. I cannot remember a poor release, and the 2022 again delivers.Another great Beaujolais Cru from Dom. Richard Rottiers – Moulin á Vent 2021
The Brouilly 2019 last time was not my favourite wine from Richard Rottiers, but the current Moulin-á-Vent (2021) is again outstanding, the kind of wine which makes me a fan and follower of this top Beaujolais producer.