Chiroubles, Beaujolais

Jean Foillard

Eponym' Les Charmes Morgon Gamay 2019

Lots of rich dark cherry, berry fruit & spice that is youthful, primary & needs more time — an hour ago

Domaine Diochon

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Moulin-à-Vent Gamay

Must be the Ahi Tuna that elevated the wine 😛 — 4 days ago

Château des Jacques

Moulin-A-Vent Gamay 2019

ESF
9.1

very pleasant, elegant, all kinds of cherry, raspberry and red currant on nose, some red florals, spice and an herbal note. great varietal typicity w/out carbonics - legit, classic style, has many more years ahead, mild tannins and decent acidity make this versatile for food options — 17 days ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@ESF, I am a fan of this wine, cannot recall if I’ve had the 2019, but often find this cuvée on the discount shelves 4-6 years after the vintage, and it never seems to disappoint. Cheers!

Jean Foillard

Morgon Gamay 2022

Called Grenache. Wet herbs and motor oil. Prune-y. — a month ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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I mixed up gamay and grenache at least three times last year 🫣

Jean Foillard

Beaujolais Villages Gamay 2022

Very well balanced natural chillable red. Higher alcohol, not very bitter but not overly sweet — a month ago

Jean Foillard

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2023

Great birthday wine with my lovely wife! — 22 days ago

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Jean-Claude Lapalu

Vieilles Vignes Brouilly Gamay 2022

Brouilly, to me, is the fruitiest of the crus, and this is fruit in spades. So tangy and fruity. A bit of barnyard funk on the nose adds complexity. Very zingy and fruity in the mouth. Downright tangy!

UPDATE: After a couple hours of air, this is getting funkier and funkier. Clearly a low- or no-sulfite wine. I Vacuvin-ed a bit to see whether it will even be drinkable on night 2. My guess is it won’t be. (Further update: it was still good but it became clear to me that the funkiness was I was getting on night one was actually brett, which was somehow easier for me to identify the next night.)
— a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

I visited Lapalu once when a few of us spent a day tagging along with Eric Texier to his favorite Beaujolais producers!!

Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)

Côte de Brouilly Gamay 2011

This aged Beaujolais is just gorgeous, crushed red berries, minerals, floral, great acidity, long, lingering finish, could easily evolve another 5 years in a cold cellar, truly an outstanding wine from a great Beaujolais vintage!! — a month ago

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