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Beaujolais

Beaujolais is the Côte d’Or’s big, boisterous neighbor to the south. At 34 miles in length and nine miles across, it is twice the size of Rhode Island. Though it is technically a part of Burgundy, Beaujolais’ wines are quite different from the northern Burgundies. A big reason is that 99% of the grapes grown in Beaujolais are Gamay, a relative of Pinot Noir but with a lighter skin, less tannin, and lower acidity. Gamay is easier to grow and ripens before Pinot Noir, and though it is often dismissed by wine connoisseurs, it can make outstanding wines. Beaujolais is also distinctive in that most winemakers there use a process called carbonic maceration, which means that grapes are not crushed but dumped into large vats where the weight of the grapes eventually crushes those at the bottom. Unbroken grapes begin fermenting inside their skins, helping give the wines of this region their intensely perfumed, fruity character. There are numerous appellations within Beaujolais, but the most prestigious are the ten Cru Beaujolais. Each of those ten Crus has its own village or vineyard appellation. Beaujolais’ reputation suffered in the late 20th century when French wine marketers created a demand for Beaujolais Nouveau, two-month old wine made from the recent harvest and released the third weekend in November. The wines are thin and meant to be drunk immediately, and though made from Gamay, they have little else in common with the more serious Beaujolais wines.

2016 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuvee Tardive

1.5ltr

WA  93+    

2019 Pierre-Marie Chermette Domaine du Vissoux Moulin a Vent Les Trois Roches

VN  93   
2 available
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2019 Pierre-Marie Chermette Domaine du Vissoux Moulin a Vent Les Trois Roches

Light label condition issue

VN  93   
2 available
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2020 Pierre-Marie Chermette Domaine du Vissoux Moulin a Vent Les Trois Roches

WE  92   

2010 Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun) Morgon

WA  90+    
CT  90.4   
JR  16.5   

2009 Domaine du Pavillon De Chavannes Côte De Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades

VN  91   
WA  90   
4 available
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2011 Domaine du Pavillon De Chavannes Côte De Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades

VN  92   
6 available
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2014 Domaine du Pavillon De Chavannes Côte De Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades

VN  92   
4 available
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2015 Domaine du Pavillon De Chavannes Côte De Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades

VN  93   
BH  91   
2 available
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2016 Domaine du Pavillon De Chavannes Côte De Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades

VN  93   

2020 Georges Descombes Régnié

VN  90   
12 available
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2008 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Py Reserve

WA  91   
3 available
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2010 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Py Reserve

WA  91-92   
3 available
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2022 Lafarge-Vial Fleurie

BH  92   
5 available
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2022 Lafarge-Vial Fleurie

Lightly depressed cork

BH  92   

2015 Domaine Lucien Lardy Moulin-à-Vent Les Thorins

WE  93   
WA  92   
VN  91   
2 available
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2009 Dominique Piron Morgon Côte du Py

WE  92   
JR  16+    

2015 Dominique Piron Morgon Côte du Py

WE  94   
WS  91   
JR  17   

2010 Domaine Gravallon-Lathuiliere Morgon Cuvee Premium

JR  16   
2 available
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