Alain Coudert seems to make terrific wine every year and the 2024 Clos de la Roilette is no exception. A parade of rainy weather early in the year finally gave way to more rainy weather, with a little sunshine. Of...

Georges Descombes makes a tiny quantity of Brouilly Vieilles Vignes - in some years we get none. The wine shows a deep red/black color, with aromas of ripe blackberry and strawberry liqueur, with violet, black pepper and citrus - quite...

Georges Descombes is one of the premiere vignerons in Beaujolais. His winemaking is very traditional; using native yeasts, semi-carbonic maceration, and very little sulfur added at bottling. The 2023 Morgon shows a bright, vivid red/black color with earth, violet and...

Beautiful notes of wild strawberry with layers of spice, the palette is light and fresh with plum and black cherry. A great representation of Beaujolais with a touch of bottle age, drinking great now and will continue to for a...

This is a classic version of the Descombes Morgon VV, showing ripe high-toned black raspberry and tart cherry aromas with plum, violet, citrus, earth and brown spice, really lovely. The elegant black and red fruits continue on the palate, which...

This lieu-dit is a 2 hectare plot of vines that create and amphitheater surrounded by forest creating a very secluded site. East facing vines planted high density with free-standing gobelet vines. The land has been farmed organically for nearly 20...

2020 was the first vintage of "L'Aube à Javernières" and the first Desvignes wine to not be 100% cru Morgon, coming from a parcel of 20 to 30-year-old vines in deep clay soils on the edge of Javernières, just below...

The superb 2023 "Cuvée Mélanie" is from 70 year-old vines on a hillside of volcanic blue schist. This is a bit riper and more forward than the 2022, perhaps the best of the Bouland wines to drink young. "The palate...