Jean-Marc Burgaud

Les Charmes Morgon Gamay

9.17 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Morgon, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Gamay
Chicken, Game, Turkey, Duck, Goose
Top Notes For
Jordan Wardlaw

Smoky minerals, black cherry, orange peel, violets, spice cake, licorice- just a few notes. There’s a lot going on here and it’s intensely satisfying. Grainy tannins, very lengthy finish. Just a superb young Morgon with effortless style and composure whose best years are still well ahead.

Smoky minerals, black cherry, orange peel, violets, spice cake, licorice- just a few notes. There’s a lot going on here and it’s intensely satisfying. Grainy tannins, very lengthy finish. Just a superb young Morgon with effortless style and composure whose best years are still well ahead.

Apr 20th, 2019
Benjamin Shirk

McCarthy & Schiering, $20

Slight smokiness and very sour cherry on the nose. Slightly tart cherry and touch of smoke with lots of spice. Finishes with a soft spring water minerality on the finish that I've come to recognize often in Beaujolais, along with both an anise-like sweetness and a harsh bitter note resembling citrus peel, kind of like how an amaro is both sweet and bitter. Also had much higher tannins and longer finish than I've seen in the couple Gamays I've had. Loved the complexity and had everything I love in a Beaujolais, but that bitter citrus peel was a little distracting for me, still excellent. Also random observation: This wine had the most sediment I've ever seen.

McCarthy & Schiering, $20

Slight smokiness and very sour cherry on the nose. Slightly tart cherry and touch of smoke with lots of spice. Finishes with a soft spring water minerality on the finish that I've come to recognize often in Beaujolais, along with both an anise-like sweetness and a harsh bitter note resembling citrus peel, kind of like how an amaro is both sweet and bitter. Also had much higher tannins and longer finish than I've seen in the couple Gamays I've had. Loved the complexity and had everything I love in a Beaujolais, but that bitter citrus peel was a little distracting for me, still excellent. Also random observation: This wine had the most sediment I've ever seen.

Sep 22nd, 2021
Charles Mires

Excellent but a bit one dimensional. Probably the laggard amount his Crus. Still probably as good as the best others offer.

Excellent but a bit one dimensional. Probably the laggard amount his Crus. Still probably as good as the best others offer.

May 8th, 2021
Mike Lev

Trying to dig this.

Trying to dig this.

May 10th, 2019
Johnno Harris

Johnno had this 3 years ago

Johnno had this 3 years ago

Sep 24th, 2021
Justin Farrar

Justin had this 4 years ago

Justin had this 4 years ago

Jul 27th, 2020
Peter

Peter had this 5 years ago

Peter had this 5 years ago

Nov 7th, 2019