Sensational Red Wine Values
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Today’s video is something really special, the topic is Cru Beaujolais, some of the most exciting and best-value wines anywhere in today’s wine world. Included will be an interview with Jonathan Pey, a longtime CA winemaker, now connected to some of the best wines of Beaujolais. This video will include a discussion about the region, what to look for when you’re out wine shopping, along with a tasting of a couple benchmark examples.
The region of Beaujolais is in eastern France, a bit south of the town of Macon and north of Lyon. It’s a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The region is planted to 98% Gamay, a relative grape variety to Pinot Noir. The wines tend to be light to medium-bodied, with high acidity and low to moderate levels of tannin, the best examples show incredible range and purity of fruit character. The southern part of the Beaujolais region is quite flat, it produces vast amounts of generic or basic Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages. Further north is home to the Cru Beaujolais where the terrain changes with greater elevation, hillier, with increased granite-based soils, often with older vines, sometimes 50+ years old. Here, much of the vineyard work is done by hand. This is the place for a treasure trove of sensational wines, mostly priced in the $20 to $40 range.
Jon, thank you for sharing your expertise on this video! Link to wines from Jonathan Pey.
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Cru Beaujolais to search out, along with the approximate retail cost in USD:
2022 Jonathan Pey Morgon "Bellevue" $34 per bottle, very limited 1.5L also available.
2023 Jonathan Pey Fleurie (available soon)
2022 Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly $30
2022 Domaine Anita Fleurie Poncie $26
2022 Domaine Anita Domaine Anita Morgon Chateau-Gaillard $30
2022 Domaine Anita Moulin-a-Vent Les Caves 'Tres Vieille Vigne' $30
2022 Domaine Diochon Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes $30
2022 Domaine Michel Chignard Fleurie Les Moriers $26
2022 Jean Foillard Morgon "Cote du Py" $45
2022 Château de Javernand Vieilles Vignes Chiroubles $25
2022 Nicole Chanrion Cote-de-Brouilly "Domaine de la Voute des Crozes $25
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Thanks, Bob!
Thank you. 🍷
Great video. Definitely now will seek out these cru Beaujolais wines
Hi Kenneth, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I popped a ‘22 Morgon a couple of days ago. Very good.👍
Awesome video, very informative.
I feel like Beaujolais is becoming the opposite of Burgundy for me, where I'm almost constantly pleasantly surprised with the quality of wine your money gets you.
Thanks! Loads of treasures with Cru Beaujolais. 🍷
Just last week I had to go to Lyon for work... so last minute decided to bring my wife along to check out Beaujolais! We visited Chateau des Bachelards, Chateau de Poncie, and Chateau du Moulin-a-vent. What a beautiful area up there, and really interesting, enjoyable wines. We brought back/shipped 6 bottles from each. We grow grapes at home, and the most interesting thing to me was the way they train their vines in a "goblet" style. Those are the shortest vines I've ever seen!
Outstanding! It’s a wonderful place. Very difficult vineyard work. It’s good you have a nice supply of Cru Beaujolais!
I enjoyed a 2020 Domaine Chignard a few months ago. Thanks to this video, I'm looking forward to trying more from the Beaujolais Crus.
Chignard is always a good source. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. 🍷
As ive gotten older, ive really come to love beaujolais for the reasons mentioned in the beginning: balance, nuance, etc. I used to think it wasn't ageable (basically drink immediately on release or pour out) but ive had some great aged examples and really enjoy them. Glad to see some of my favorite names included!
It’s the same for me. Looking for wines with a fresher, brighter character. Thanks for commenting. 🍷
Bob, really fantastic interview. My entrance into the wine world was a Cru Beaujolais,, Clos de la Roilette back in the early 80's. I haven't stopped since then, Kudos!
Hi Jack, thanks for the message. Cru Beaujolais, got to love it! 🍷
Great interview. Nice to see such positivity about beaujolais. I’m a great fan. Love Thivin and also the Moulins by Thibault Liger Belair. Great wines at great prices
Thank you. Plenty to be positive about with Cru Beaujolais. Value for the $!
Fascinating, Id buy that mans wine if I could! I love the Crus and try hard to resist grabbing a bottle out of the ”cellar” right now!
Hi Peter, wonderful wines! Time for you to grab a bottle of Cru Beaujolais! 🍷
@@bobpaulinskimasterofwine mate I couldn’t resist despite it being past my bedtime. Got a 2022 Chiroubles. Not very structured and not for aging but quite wonderful, very full and juicy with a vibrant red and black fruit expression, quite nuanced too with those earthy mineral notes. Gonna get me a headache in the morning? 🍷
@@peterburlin8198So, tell me, did it give you a headache?
@@bobpaulinskimasterofwine Nah it didn’t. I showed at least some self discipline and only had half a bottle! ☺️
@@peterburlin8198 Well done!
Great!:)
Would love to see an episode on the timorasso grape and what they’re doing with that in piedmont :)
Thank you! That would be an interesting episode. I need to think about that one.
Wonderful episode. I just happened to buy 4 bottles of the Bellevue Morgan online from Wine Spies. I’m looking forward to opening the first one!!
@@keithkitelinger2624 Hi Keith, what’s the chance of that happening? I’m drinking some tonight, wonderful wine, nicely layered. 🍷
What a great informative discussion. I checked out Jon's website, and it's great. I'm considering getting some of his wine. Cheers, Bob.
Hi, glad to see you liked the video. Of you want some Morgon, don’t delay, there’s not much left. 🍷
It seemed like a familiar name for me. Does he make textbook wine right?
I often had textbook wine and it remembered very good taste and reasonable price for me.
He's new beaujolais also interested. I wish I could get it in korea too.
It is the same person with Textbook. Rock solid wines at a fiat price. Too bad the Cru Beaujolais can’t be found in Korea, but there are plenty of other options.
Thank you!
You're welcome! 🍷
This was great one!
As always the information/advice is top shelf,that has been true since day 1,the interesting thing has been watching the evolution of the quality of the videos..
Very kind words. Much appreciated. I have a support staff of none! I’m doing everything behind the scene. I’ve worked at improving the look and feel of the videos, it’s an ongoing process. Thanks for calling it out. 🍷
Love Cru Beaujolais. I spent a happy day some years ago walking the Beaujolais hills, calling at various wineries.
My '22s won't be broached until 2025. I am currently drinking 2020.
Same for me, love Cru Beaujolais. I have fond memories of the place as well. I don’t have your patience, I’m into the ‘22s. There’s plenty to like. Cheers. 🍷
Yeah…..serious wines coming out of Beaujolais. Have had some from all 10 cru’s. My go to for a Pinot Noir option (like many others), I do like partial carbonic wine making too….so IMHO even non cru, great village levels are great to look for too. Looking forward to trying the 22! Just bought 6 👍😁😁
I agree with you, rock solid Beaujolais Villages can be found. The ‘22s are very good. 🍷
GREAT content Master Bob! I have enjoyed some 15 Brouilly recently, but the bottles were hit-and-miss. I would say that is as far as I want to take a Cru. Awesome work as always!!
David, thanks for the good word on the video. Cru Beaujolais pushing ten years is about the max for aging. Many of the older versions that I’ve tasted start to develop Pinot Noir like character. Interesting wines. Cheers!
@@bobpaulinskimasterofwine Agreed boss! Love the content still catching up - I am binging! Fear not!! Looking forward to a score from you good sir! Until then, if scoring is NOT your thing, heck you are an MW, so who cares what I think/want. Maybe you can devise a concept like PASS/DRINK/BUY/RUN-TO-BUY or the like?? Thanks!
@@DavidRaccahDavid, I’ll start to include a rating system along the lines that you’ve suggested. 🍷
Another excellent video! I learned a lot. Thank you so much.
Hi David, thank you, I’m glad you learned a lot. Cheers. 🍷
I really like these interviews, long or short formatted. I suppose it's a lot of work and not always available, but it's a really nice format. I've loved Beaujolais since I met it through Nouveau, which is one of the first wines that got me into the wine world just because of how different it was from big Ribera del Duero that I was used to. Every year, I buy a bottle of Villages Nouveau from the best producer I can find, and I call a friend for pizza and Beaujolais Nouveau, and that's it for the year. I'm in love with the crus but I'm having a hard time getting my hands on some! I may be looking out to finally try Moulin-à-Vent this year. Cheers!
Juanma, you’re right, not the easiest video to create, but I’ll mix it in from time to time. Your Nouveau comment had me laughing. I buy one bottle each year when it first hits the stores. I love the Crus as well and the wines keep getting better and better. I’m impressed the ‘22s.
Thanks for putting this out. I'd like to see your recommendations in this category. I recently tried a Foillard Morgon Cote du Py and loved it but paid $56.00. Not too high for the great wine it was but do you know of good Gamay for less? Thanks so much!
Check the video description, a good number of suggestions posted there. Diochon would be high on my list. I appreciate your comment.
I remember listening to someone who said gamay can more resemble pinot noir in a cool vintage and grenache in a warmer vintage (maybe 2014 vs 2015 as an example). Not sure if you think along those lines, but do you have a preference between cool / warm vintages in beaujolais?
I agree with that statement. I generally prefer cooler vintages, tend to be more nuanced. 🍷
And Bob, I love the discussion format of the videos you seem to have been shifting to lately.
I’ll do it when I can, but sometimes it’s just not possible. Video interviews will be tried soon as well. Thanks for sharing your opinion.
M & C Lapierre Morgon 2022 thoughts?
Good, solid source, but not one of the top options in my opinion.
@@bobpaulinskimasterofwine thank you, out of curiosity why is it not a top option in your opinion?
@@AA-nh6rh The top wines display more depth, length and nuance. To be clear, it’s a good source, but I don’t put it at the very top tier.
@@bobpaulinskimasterofwine how many years do you think this 2022 vintage could cellar for?
@@AA-nh6rhFive to seven years.