Color: deep raspberry hue, verging on a ruby core and fading to a pink, watery rim
Nose: roses, maraschino cherries, raspberries, dried strawberries, sumac – the nose is light but a bit heady, perfect for a carbonic gamay
Palate: body is moderate, acidity is moderate, tannins are gentle but a bit punchy, the wine is vibrant and fresh – notes of strawberries and cream play with a background of roses and VA (well integrated and not unpleasant), fading into red apple skins and nectarine skins and wild cherries, before resolving in a finish which is dry and delicate, showing slight VA and notes of wet gravel and some slight forest floor
The wine is, first and foremost, utterly delicious. It masterfully skirts the bounds of playful and serious which define its contemporaries (Lapierre, Chermette, etc). This is the first bottle of Beaujolais I’ve had in maybe a year and I find myself asking, what kept me away?
I often come back to the region for examples of natural wines which are either clean, like Foillard and Lapierre, or utilize significant “natty character” to their advantage, as is the case with producers such as Jean Paul Dubost and Yann Bertrand.
I feel a slight conflict internally upon drinking this. The wine simultaneously makes a great case for me, personally, in steering customers at the shop more towards natural wines, but also makes it increasingly difficult to embrace gimmicky natural bottlings which lack the balance and finesse to offset characteristics commonly seen as faults.
Oh well, the journey of exploring and enjoying wine is rarely linear – more often two steps forward, one step back. To anyone reading, I can highly recommend this bottling and the other wines of this producer.
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Color: deep raspberry hue, verging on a ruby core and fading to a pink, watery rim
Nose: roses, maraschino cherries, raspberries, dried strawberries, sumac – the nose is light but a bit heady, perfect for a carbonic gamay
Palate: body is moderate, acidity is moderate, tannins are gentle but a bit punchy, the wine is vibrant and fresh – notes of strawberries and cream play with a background of roses and VA (well integrated and not unpleasant), fading into red apple skins and nectarine skins and wild cherries, before resolving in a finish which is dry and delicate, showing slight VA and notes of wet gravel and some slight forest floor
The wine is, first and foremost, utterly delicious. It masterfully skirts the bounds of playful and serious which define its contemporaries (Lapierre, Chermette, etc). This is the first bottle of Beaujolais I’ve had in maybe a year and I find myself asking, what kept me away?
I often come back to the region for examples of natural wines which are either clean, like Foillard and Lapierre, or utilize significant “natty character” to their advantage, as is the case with producers such as Jean Paul Dubost and Yann Bertrand.
I feel a slight conflict internally upon drinking this. The wine simultaneously makes a great case for me, personally, in steering customers at the shop more towards natural wines, but also makes it increasingly difficult to embrace gimmicky natural bottlings which lack the balance and finesse to offset characteristics commonly seen as faults.
Oh well, the journey of exploring and enjoying wine is rarely linear – more often two steps forward, one step back. To anyone reading, I can highly recommend this bottling and the other wines of this producer.
A happy November to all, and to all a good night.
Lots of happy times to be had w Beaujolais….