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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 86 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by IlliniWine on 12/1/2023 & rated 91 points: Aromas of cherries and raspberries. Medium body with medium acidity and tannins. A little tertiary elements on the palate but still Primarily fruit driven. The surprising amount of sediment. Would recommend a decant before pouring. (1101 views) | | | Tasted by Thefatbastard on 11/4/2023: Superbe arômes de fraise et d'épices douces. En bouche de la fraise encore, nette et précise, belle acidité qui s'étire sur une finale fruité et épicé. Superbe! (1188 views) | | | Tasted by Rich S on 9/28/2023 & rated 92 points: Decanted for sediment. Mostly consistent with previous bottle. Really firing on all cylinders. Juicy, crunchy tart red raspberries and cherries on the nose and palate along with some earthy, stemmy, spicy notes as well. Medium+ acidity, medium- tannin and body. Mouthwatering finish. Fantastic bottle of wine. (1210 views) | | | Tasted by R.H. on 8/28/2023: Drinking nicely now (1325 views) | | | Tasted by D_RICH on 8/11/2023 flawed bottle: Corked bottle. (1185 views) | | | Tasted by Sacha 745 on 8/5/2023: INSANE!!!! (1071 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 4/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Consistent with notes 2+years ago, only this is more accessible and has blossomed into a lovely wine. There is a distinctive quenching quality to this wine, with the tart/sweet elements intermingling with the savory notes. Incredibly rustic, unrefined, and complex, this still has thick tannins and should get better. Drink 2024-2032. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 93. (1525 views) | | | Tasted by grizzlywine on 3/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Oh man. Violet, cranberry, blueberry compote, suggestions of white pepper and woody bay leaf. Juicy, high acidity, soft tannins falling away on the finish. Palate follows the nose, finishing very long on resonating red fruit and flowers. World class. (1417 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 10/7/2022: I don't drink a lot of Beaujolais, and this might have been the best I have had. Excellent balance of fruit, energy and complexity. I remember also liking the Cote du Py from Foillard in the past. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by David_K on 8/11/2022 & rated 93 points: Still a dark and meaty Corcelette, but is really turning a corner. More lively, more dynamic, just more interesting than a couple of years ago. Structured. Really good, long way to go, but I like where this is headed. (1903 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 8/10/2022 & rated 90 points: Un style de Bojo assez Bourguignon, frais, fin, élégant, acidité assez élevée, du fruit rouge en quantité, très bien.
Very nice Burgundian style Bojo, acidity a little high, fresh, elegant, gorgeous fruit, very nice. (2022 views) | | | Tasted by grizzlywine on 1/1/2022 & rated 93 points: Cranberry, raspberry, and violet bouquet. Medium+ acidity, medium- tannins. Lively and tart red fruit precede a mineral cascade and soft, long finish. More open than my last bottle of this vintage. Drinking well and good progression ahead. (2487 views) | | | Tasted by Twowinechicks on 12/1/2021 & rated 92 points: I had forgotten I still had any of the Foillard Morgon wines, and what a treat! A bit of volatile acidity at first, but that blew off quickly. Silky, red fruit, dances on the tongue, lip-smackingly delicious. (2531 views) | | | Tasted by grizzlywine on 10/31/2021 & rated 92 points: Medium purple. Violet, rose, red and purple fruit, and black earth. Medium acid, surprisingly grippy tannins. Bright red fruit cased in dark minerals. Florals arrive and more minerals repeat on the finish.
Feels unresolved at the moment. Will hold for a year or two before revisiting. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 10/11/2021 & rated 90 points: Du fruit rouge et encore du fruit, au nez comme en bouche, fraises et épices douces, un côté floral aussi avec une belle acidité et des tannins assez souples et agréables, belle finale, rien de super complexe mais frais et se boit tout seul avec ce style un peu plus Bourguignon. 89-90
A lot of fruit on the nose and palate, strawberries and soft spices, some floral hints too, nice acidity and soft tannins with good texture, the finish is nice, nothing super complex but fresh and drinks easy with that Burgundian style a little more then a pure Bojo vinification style. (2718 views) | | | Tasted by MatLot on 9/30/2021 & rated 91 points: good value 92 in 2 years maybe very nice lovely one (2290 views) | | | Tasted by Bredablick2 on 9/12/2021 & rated 91 points: Lite tunn men öppnat sig lite efter en halvtimme typ, lättdrucket och typiskt gamay… man känner nog den höga alkoholen (1896 views) | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 8/17/2021 & rated 93 points: Red cherries and berries, some floral notes, grapefruit, and candy on the nose. Nice acidity and structure with raspberries, red cherries, and pomegranate on the palate. Nice finish. I enjoyed this more than the 2017 3.14 from a few weeks ago. Lovely wine, will only get better over the next decade. (2310 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 8/13/2021 & rated 92 points: Foillard's 2017 Morgon Cuvée Corcelette is delicious, sappy and bright, with mineral-inflected strawberry and cherry with violet accents. Juicy on the palate with good acidity and fine minerality. Not a blockbuster vintage but classic and quite good for drinking over the next few years. (2128 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 8/7/2021: This is another very lovely bottle; the nose is still super primary with ripe red berry fruits, a bit of anise/spice, floral notes, and some minerality. The palate has lovely juicy and crunchy fruit, good energy and freshness, good depth, and a lovely mineral driven finish. Quite enjoyable. Would like to continue to follow this cuvee further. (2015 views) | | | Tasted by phil the agony on 6/23/2021 & rated 91 points: Aucune note prise (2178 views) | | | Tasted by jrick on 5/29/2021 & rated 91 points: Even though there is the slightest hint of sweet heat, a little licorice showcasing the 14%, the overall feel is till of cool, gravelly fruit in a velvet case. Raspberry, violet, granite, baking soda. Very chuggable. (2145 views) | | | Tasted by The Guzz on 5/5/2021 & rated 92 points: This is really good. Very open and expressive. In my opinion not showing the 14%. What a difference a couple years makes. Great value (2363 views) | | | Tasted by Marc C on 4/19/2021 & rated 92 points: Aromatique sur un mélange de fruit, de fleur et de nettes senteurs plus sauvages/sanguines qui le distingue du Côte de Py 2017.
La bouche est musclée sur un bel équilibre entre densité et fraîcheur.
Belle texture soyeuse, bref l'équilibre est redoutable ! Très belle finale, éclatante.
A nouveau un très bon moment, décidément j'aime beaucoup les 17 de Foillard ! (2424 views) | | | Tasted by mercurius on 3/30/2021: Damn delicious! One of most mineral wines I've ever had--but still full of fruit and green field/cut grass aromas. Rather light on tannin and pretty soft already so I really wouldn't age this for much longer. So many interesting primary and secondary flavors that I'm not sure if the tertiary development would be advantageous? (2455 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Beaujolais: If You Want Value - You’ve Got It (Oct 2019) (10/1/2019)
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| Jean Foillard Producer Website (Importer)GamayPlant RobezCuvée Corcelette On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Beaujolais Vins du Beaujolais (L’Union des Vignerons du Beaujolais)
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Wine Scholar Guild Vintage Chart & Ratings
# 2009 Vintage Notes:
"There will be a lot of absolutely delicious Beaujolais to try in 2009, as it is indeed a very good, atypically ripe and opulent vintage for Beaujolais. As others here have mentioned, the Louis-Dressner and Kermit Lynch portfolios cover many of the very best estates (with an honorable mention for importer Weygandt-Metzler), and just choosing from their strip labels is a very good jumping off point. As a quick primer, the three best Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages producers that I regularly cross paths with are the aformentioned Jean-Paul Brun and his Domaine Terres Dorées, Pierre Chermette of Domaine du Vissoux and Domaine Dupeuble from the Kermit Lynch's portfolio. I also find the Beaujolais-Villages from Joseph Drouhin consistently excellent and very classic in style and like all of this firm's Beaujolais, a completely underrated source for very top drawer Crus and B-Villages.
Amongst the Cru Beaujolais, it is important to keep in mind(again as folks have mentioned already) that certain villages tend to produce much more structured wines, and this will be very evident in a powerful vintage like 2009. In general terms, the wines from Moulin-a-Vent, Morgon and Cote de Brouilly are going to demand a bit of bottle age to really start to drink well in 2009, and these may not be the best growers to focus on when tasting through the vintage to draw your own conclusions. But in these appellations, if you keep in mind that what you are tasting is likely going to need five years of bottle age to really blossom from these crus, you cannot go wrong with Kermit Lynch's "Gang of Five" producers- Thevenet, Lapierre, Foillard, Breton are four of the five- as well as Georges Descombes and Louis et Claude Desvignes from Louis-Dressner. I also like very much the Morgons made by Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin for the big houses, and Jean-Paul Brun also makes a very good example of Morgon.
In Moulin-a-Vent, Louis Jadot's Chateau des Jacques makes a very good range- though always structured when young- and Bernard Diochon is excellent year in and year out. Pierre Chermette also makes superb Moulin-a-Vent and the Drouhin version is consistently exceptional. In Cote de Brouilly, the two most exciting producers are Nicole Chanrion and Chateau Thivin (both represented by Kermit Lynch). The Chanrion is usually very accessible out of the blocks for this very stony terroir (it is an extinct volcano), while the Chateau Thivin bottlings demand time and are usually tight and structured when young. Better to try the delicious straight Brouilly from Chateau Thivin if you want to drink one of their wines out of the blocks, as that never demands patience and is lovely.
In the less structured Cru villages, wines I particularly like are the aformentioned Clos de la Roilette in Fleurie (they are the Chateau Yquem of the village- though their vines are right on the Moulin-a-Vent border and the wine used to be sold as Moulin-a-Vent before the AOC went into effect, so they are a bit more structured than most Fleuries), Cedric Chignard, Jean-Paul Brun and Pierre Chermette are all very, very good sources. Domaine Diochon in Moulin-a-Vent also makes a good Fleurie, as does Joseph Drouhin. In general these will be more floral, open and sappy bottles of Beaujolais out of the blocks and they will be delicious from the get-go.
In St. Amour, Domaine des Billards makes absolutely brilliant wines and is one of my favorite producers in all of Beaujolais. In Julienas, Michel Tete is the star producer, but I also like the Drouhin bottling from here very well indeed. There are many more outstanding bottlings to be found scattered thorughout the crus and I am sure that I am forgetting several worthy estates, but this at least will give you a good "to do" list to get started with the vintage. The only '09s I have tasted thus far are the Joseph Drouhin wines, which I tasted through in Beaune in March, and they are deep, sappy and beautifully soil-driven. If all the other top estates have made wines in this style, then this is indeed going to be a very special vintage for the region. But with the wines from Morgon and Moulin-a-Vent, you may do better trying a few bottles from either the 2006 or 2007 vintage if you can find them well-stored, as these are less structured vintages and both are beginning to really drink well from these villages." - John Gilman
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"The 2014 vintage in Beaujolais is absolutely terrific and probably, along with 2011, the best vintage in the region since 2005. The region has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the last few years, with an absolutely phenomenal vintage in 2011 (particularly for those of us who like to age our Beaujolais for several years prior to serving), one of the most difficult growing seasons in recent memory in 2012, a good, solid classic vintage in 2013, and now, again, another truly outstanding vintage in 2014." - John Gilman
"2014 [...] vintage is a return to the mineral-cracked freshness and explosive low-alcohol red fruit the cru level wines of this region are famous for but have lacked since 2010/2011 (without the potentially hard/green/diffuse/underripe character found in many 2012/2013's)." - Jon Rimmerman
"the 2014s exhibit lively berry and floral character punctuated by zesty minerality. The wines are concentrated yet not heavy, and show good structure without coming off as outsized. Many producers I visited in June described the wines as a hybrid of the 2010s and 2011s, combining the structure of the earlier vintage and the fruit intensity of the latter. As such, the 2014s, as a group, are hugely appealing right now but I have no doubt that they will reward another three to five years of aging. Many of the brawniest 2014s have the material to see them through a decade or more of life but by that point they’ll have little resemblance to most peoples’ notion of Beaujolais, so I’d advise drinking almost all of the ‘14s before they hit their tenth birthday." - Josh Raynolds
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Vinification will not be straightforward and the 2015 vintage will be a reflection of the quality of the winemaker." - Jean Loron
"the wines have the potential to age and evolve beautifully" - Michael Apstein
# 2016 Vintage Notes:
"a harvest of soft, amply fruity wines, though without the depth and density of the outstanding 2015 harvest." - Wine Scholar Guild
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Trade body InterBeaujolais has said the 2018 harvest in the region will “go down in history as a legendary vintage” alongside the likes of 2017, 2015 and 2009." - Rupert Millar
#2018 Vintage Notes:
"The heatwave of July and August led growers to anticipate rich, high-alcohol wines akin to the excellent, but atypical, 2015s. However, probably due to the reserves of groundwater accumulated prior to June 20th, the 2018s are, as a rule, fresher, with slightly higher acidity and considerably lower alcohol than their counterparts from 2015. There is, nonetheless, an appealing fleshiness or rondeur to many 2018s, which suggests they won’t keep for as long as the more mineral 2017s – which are really hitting their stride now – but makes them highly seductive from the word go.
Another interesting theme, which we encountered in wines from various domaines across different crus, is a Cabernet Franc-like leafy character towards the back of the palate, which contributes an extra degree of freshness and buvabilité." Will Heslop Morgon The vineyards on weinlagen-info
With 1100 ha of vines, Morgon is the second largest Cru after Brouilly, producing wines that are only marginally less powerful than those of Moulin-à-Vent. Certainly Morgon’s are the firmest in the region, with a bouquet of great purity and compact Gamay fruit. Morgon needs more time than other Crus before it can be broached - normally 2-3 years for its most serious exponents – and develop its rich, savoury flavours which lead to a Pinot Noir-like maturity. The ‘Classico’ heart of the Morgon region is the Mont du Py, just south of the commune of Villié-Morgon. The finest wines almost exclusively come from its Côte de Py slope, whose aspect and rich schistous soil contribute to greater ripeness, and yield wines that are denser than anywhere else in the appellation. As you would expect from a region of this size the character and quality of Morgon can vary considerably, but the best are as good, and as sturdy and long-lived, as any other Beaujolais you will find. Recommended Producers: François Calot, Maurice Gaget, Louis-Claude Desvignes.
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