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Cru Beaujolais

K&L Wine Merchant - Redwood City

Tasted August 11, 2023 by WineBurrowingWombat with 58 views

Introduction

I was gonna pass on this tasting but I'm glad I didn't. Makes me happy to see there are wines that show like this without a ridiculous price tag.

Flight 1 - Cru Beaujolais (6 notes)

The person pouring decided to change it up and serve the younger ones first. Great call. I think these should be enjoyed younger anyways. They probably will develop fine with a few years but these are quite enjoyable now with some air.

Red

2021 Pierre-Marie Chermette Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent

91 points

Aromas of deep dark red fruits with deep earth and dark red florals. Has a gentle funkiness that blows off quickly, and one that doesn’t intrude.

Dark red cherries on the palate but with an awesome earthiness to dilute any ripeness from the cherries, leaving just a hint of it. Light dusting of graphite, gently spiced aged oak, and a linger of minerals on the finish.

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Red

2021 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly

91 points

Hot (temperature-wise, not alcohol) and damp, slightly musty earth (all in a good way), oak and weeds with a faint note of red berries and subtle gooseberries on the nose. The mustiness blows off with little time and allows the fruits to really flourish.

Palate showed dark and deep cranberry flesh with dark pomegranate juice, mixed with a streak of dark and bitter minerals, and gentle steeped tea and light tree bark on the finish.

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Red

2021 Marcel Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Camille France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

90 points

Interesting aromas of accidentally roasted red berries and earth (almost gives an impression of roasted meats), finding sprigs of dill here, and dried stones.

Gentle attack of spice on the front of the palate, followed by approachable bitter red fruits like cranberries and pomegranate skins. These fruits are floating in a wide, clean pond. Dark and lightly bitter minerals on the mid palate and finishes with a soft trail of red fruits.

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Red

2020 Domaine Lafarge-Vial Chiroubles France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chiroubles

90 points

Aromas of slightly rotten berries in a good way, as if they’ve fallen off a tree or bush and started decaying, fermenting a little and oozing juices. Followed by the wet earth they rest on and nearby stones.

Palate reflects the nose completely and also in a good way but with the addition of bitter minerals and spice on the finish.

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Red

2020 Domaine Lafarge-Vial Fleurie France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie

91 points

Nose showed awesome balance of dark red fruits, dark red flowers and deep earth, with a bit of humid dampness to it.

Flavors of pomegranate pulp and bitter skin, light graphite on the mid to end palate, and fruit continues onto the finish with lightly bitter river minerals.

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Red

2020 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

91 points

I smell a bit of that thick acrylic paint in a good way, white pepper (the kind you would use in rice porridge), whole red berries with bitter skins, dark earth and broken twigs.

Whole cranberries on the palate with its clean fruit flavors and gentle bitterness, a refreshing greenness that’s somehow enjoyable, and gentle minerals on the finish.

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Closing

I've always heard that Beaujolais are some of the most underrated wines in the world, and with this tasting I can see why. These were all incredible for what they are. All of them showed a nice sense of place and a surprising amount of complexity.

Now, I'm not saying these are some of the best wines in the world, although they do prove themselves absolutely worthy to be called some of the better ones in Beaujolais, but if I were to have tasted these blind, I would've guessed Burgundy, and dare I say maybe even a bit more interesting. *runs and finds cover*

Cru Beaujolais

K&L Wine Merchant - Redwood City

Introduction

Flight 1 - Cru Beaujolais (6 notes)

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