The 2018 Côte de Brouilly Brûlhier offers up a generous bouquet of cherries, blackberries and dark chocolate, followed by a medium to full-bodied, succulent and enveloping palate that's deep and concentrated, its... Read More
100% Gamay. From the oldest vines,which are from 80 years on up, on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron-like mineral manganese. Tardive does not mean that the harvest is late, as is commonly... Read More
This wine stands out in its confident, bright, and herbal complexity. It ferments via cold carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts in concrete. Domaine Charnay produces only this one cuvée, but that is enough for us!... Read More
The wines from Fleurie are so very aptly named and the wines always have a super floral note to them. Chignard is a 4th generation winemaking family with very old school ideas about what Beaujolais should taste and feel so they... Read More
The Anna Asmaquer Beaujolais is an old vines blend with profound minerality, a bright wild berry nose, and possesses typique Beaujolais finesse. This dry, fresh wine has notes of watermelon, strawberry, and tart cherry. Great... Read More
Domaine de la Prébende produces a deeply mineral Beaujolais from a predominantly clay and limestone terroir, a rarity in a region dominated by granite soils. The Anna Asmaquer Beaujolais is an old vines blend with profound... Read More
Like many winemakers of the new generation of Beaujolais, Raphael Saint-Cyr is upgrading his domaine on every level, from farming organically to expanding the export of his wine. His Pet Nat Rosé is totally savory, thirst-quenching... Read More
The 2021 vintage of Gamay is vibrant, high-toned, and incredibly bright. In the glass, the wine’s beautiful purple core fans out to a magenta-hued rim, leading to lifted aromas of black cherry, red fruit, and peony. Crunchy... Read More
Foillard is an incredible traditional producer making stunning wines, this village wine being no exception. He uses whole cluster fermentation in concrete tank. The fruit comes from parcels located in Villié-Morgon, Lancié,... Read More
Georges Descombes Brouilly Vieilles Vignes is sensational value for a Beaujolais Cru, made by a master of Beaujolais. The nose opens with violet florals, strawberry and slightly herbal notes, while light, refreshing acidity and... Read More
P'tit Max comes from Breton's oldest (we're talking 130 years old) Morgon vines and is his most serious wine of all. You'll find no chemical additions in Breton's vineyards or winery. The wine is aged for ten... Read More
P'tit Max comes from Breton's oldest (we're talking 130 years old) Morgon vines and is his most serious wine of all. You'll find no chemical additions in Breton's vineyards or winery. The wine is aged for ten... Read More
I am no scientist, but something about the chemical properties of carbonically fermented Gamay from ancient vines in granite soils, bottled unfiltered with barely any sulfur, causes the stuff to evaporate from the bottle at an... Read More
Domaine de la Charmoise has been in the Marionnet family since 1850—here, wines are made naturally not to follow trends, but because that’s simply how wine was always made! This Gamay is lively and fresh, with juicy... Read More
From a cool site in the Santa Lucia Highlands, this bright and fresh Gamay weighs in at just 12.2% ABV. Fermented 90% whole-cluster, the wine is wonderfully aromatic and vibrant, with notes of red fruit, rose hips, and wild herbs.... Read More
Charly Thévenet and his father, Jean Paul, now bottle a range of five different wines in their cellars in Villié-Morgon, although this old-vine (70 years!) Morgon bottling—for many years the only wine the family... Read More
The Moulin-à-Vent “Champs de Coeur” is a new bottling from Louis Boillot, which he describes as being “planted with very, very old vines.” This is more completely black fruity in personality than... Read More
2014 was the first vintage produced of Brussellions, an old-vine parcel rooted in red granite. It’s rare we get to taste wine at its absolute peak of evolution but this is it. Lighter in color, the aromatics were fantastic,... Read More
This brilliant garnet wine is bright and fresh, with ripe, supple crushed strawberry flavors underscored by zesty nuances of peppercorns, gentle tannins and a clean acidity, finishing on a succulent, refreshing note.
Jean-Sebastien Marionnet makes incredible wines at his domaine and is now making this vibrant Gamay from sourced fruit from the Touraine. The fruit was hand-harvested and the liveliness of this red wine can be attributed to the... Read More