Beaujolais for the Holidays, 2009 - 2025!
Beaujolais for the Holidays, 2009 - 2025!
Terres Dorées 2025 Beaujolais Nouveau "l'Ancien Vieilles Vignes"
100% Gamay. The Terres Dorées L'Ancien vines are Jean Paul's oldest vines at 40-60 years old. They grow on the sandy clay-limestone hills in his home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais and yield small, thick-skinned berries. The farming...
$18.99
Thevenet, Anthony 2023 Beaujolais-Villages
Anthony Thévenet apprenticed for 7 years with Georges Descombes and 5 years with Jean Foillard - his goal is to create light, fruit-driven wines that capture the essence of the terroir and offer pure enjoyment. His 2023 Beaujolais-Villages is medium-bodied and...
$23.99
Desvignes, Louis-Claude 2023 Morgon "Javernières"
Claude-Emannuelle and Louis-Benoit are the seventh generation of winemakers at Desvignes and the domain was one of the first in Morgon to "estate-bottle" beginning in 1955. "The spirit of our vinification is between the Beaujolais carbonic maceration and a Burgundy...
$31.99
Desvignes, Louis-Claude 2024 Morgon "Cote du Py"
The Desvignes Morgon "Cote de Py" is from 2.2 hectares of parcels on the Côte du Py, which is famous for its roche pourrie or "rotten rock" of manganese-rich, decomposed schist and its structured, long-lived wines. The vines are around...
$41.99
Desvignes, Louis-Claude 2024 Morgon Javernieres "Aux Pierres"
2020 was the first vintage from this new parcel in the historic lieu-dit of Javernières at the foot of the famous Côte du Py hill. "Aux Pierres" comes from this 0.57-hectare plot of 90-year-old vines on a steep, east-facing slope....
$44.99
Chignard 2022 Fleurie "Les Moriers"
The Chignard Fleurie "Les Moriers" is from a parcel of 60- 70 year-old vines, wedged into Moulin-a-Vent, with granite soils rich in manganese. The 2022 is an outstanding wine, quite dense and well-structured, showing black cherry and blackberry aromas with...
$30.99
Chignard 2023 Juliénas "Beauvernay"
This is a lovely Beaujolais from the Chignard family, better known for their Fleurie "Les Moriers." As with much of Juliénas the bedrock of "Beauvernay" is diorite, rather than granite, locally called "roches bleues." It's an interesting terroir of volcanic...
$29.99
Bouland, Daniel 2018 Morgon "Delys" VV 1926
Daniel Bouland's Morgon "Delys Vieilles Vignes 1926" is from a 45 ares parcel in the hamlet of Corcelette, in Morgon. "The 2018 is very pure and sappy and shows no signs of sur maturité on either the nose or palate,...
$44.99
Bouland, Daniel 2019 Morgon "Delys" VV 1926
Daniel Bouland's Morgon "Delys Vieilles Vignes 1926" is from a 45 ares parcel in the hamlet of Corcelette, in Morgon. "The very friable soils in this parcel really allow the roots of the old vines to dig deep and produce great...
$44.99
Bouland, Daniel 2019 Chiroubles Chatenay
"Chatenay" is a small parcel on a steep hillside in Chiroubles, about a kilometer north of Corcelette. The vines are about 40 years-old, on yellow sandstone. "Bouland's 2019 Chiroubles “Chatenay” is a perfect example of how well this cuvée ages,...
$43.99
Bouland, Daniel 2022 Côte de Brouilly "Mélanie"
The superb 2022 "Cuvée Mélanie" is from 70 year-old vines on a hillside of volcanic blue schist. "The 2022 iteration is simply a brilliant young wine, offering up a deep, pure and sappy bouquet of black cherries, pomegranate, a touch...
$36.99
Bouland, Daniel 2022 Morgon Bellevue "Sable"
The Bouland Morgon "Bellevue Sable" is from average 40 to 50 year-old vines in the lieu dit "Bellevue" in the larger vineyard of Corcelette, located in the northwestern sector of Villié-Morgon. " The 2022 version is a young wine with...
$39.99
Bouland, Daniel 2022 Morgon Corcelette "Cailloux" Vignes Vignes
The 2022 Bouland Morgon "Corcelette Cailloux Vieilles Vignes" is from approximately 70 year-old vines on stony soils over granit in Corcelette - a section of Morgon which we normally associate with lighter-bodied wines. "The 2022 Morgon “Corcelette Cailloux” Vieilles Vignes...
$43.99
Descombes, Georges 2023 Morgon
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...
$30.99
Descombes, Georges 2022 Brouilly
Georges Descombes is one of the great producers of natural Beaujolais - the Descombes Brouilly comes from 3.5 hectares on steep slopes. Carbonic maceration with whole clusters then a slow vertical press to finish the fermentation. No additives, a small...
$30.99
Descombes, Georges 2022 Morgon Vieilles Vignes
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...
$44.99
Descombes, Georges 2022 Brouilly Vieilles Vignes
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...
$45.99
Ducroux 2022 'Exspectatia' Vin de France
Christian Ducroux' 5 hectare estate has been certified organic and biodynamic since 1985, and has operated as a nearly self-sufficient farm, producing its own fertilizer and compost, and plowing and harvesting almost entirely without machinery. The vines average over 60...
$22.99
Ducroux 2022 'Patience' Vin de France
'Patience' is a special wine that the Ducrouxs make from the last part of the press, that sees at least one year elevage in 500L barrels, though sometimes longer. Deeper and more tannic than the 'Exspectatia,' it benefits from 5-10...
$22.99
