January 28, 2024 - Has perhaps lost a bit of verve, but still kicking. Moderate sediment and a subdued nose are the main signs of age, but on the tongue this wine still has lots of offer. Juicy Bojo goodness coupled with the silky texture of a decade-plus of age. Foillard is one of my favorite producers, and the Cote du Puy is always a pleasure.
December 23, 2023 - Last bottle corked. This was more like it. Light ruby. Fennel and brambly fruit. Medium weight with a soil base and the trademark Foillard silkiness/sappiness. Licorice, mixed black and red fruit, terrific acidity, bitter citrus, light tannins, and a long, very salty finish. Beautiful now but still has some upside potential.
December 10, 2023 - Aged Cru Beaujolais (San Francisco): Red. Both corked and bretty. What a pity since there is beautifully textured wine underneath.
October 22, 2023 - Definitely ready: some earthiness and fruits, better on day 2. Good wine
but not great. 89-90
January 22, 2023 - Drunk on LVT Bday.
Magnum
Very floral and pinot-esque. Light, mineral, red fruits. Earthy.
Lovely.
Not sure it would gain much more to age it any longer even though I'm confident this not going downhill anytime soon.
October 28, 2022 - Erik's. To quote friend WT from a few months back, "Foillard struck gold in '10. Structured, great tension, crowd pleasing fruit." Got an A+ from me.
August 27, 2022 - To my palate, 2010 is a great Cru Beaujolais vintage. Foillard struck gold in '10. Structured, great tension, crowd pleasing fruit.
July 15, 2022 - Beautiful Morgon. Foillard knocked it out of the park with this one. Took about 15 minutes to open up, and then it was fresh and lively, with silky red fruit. Did not seem like a 12-year old wine.
April 6, 2022 - Superbe bouteille. Nez complexe sur la cerise, lamande et les petits fruits rouges. Bouche tendue, belle longueur. Assez bourguignon. Dommage cetait la derniere!
October 19, 2021 - Perhaps I had a poor or tired bottle?- though I bought it on release in Europe and cellared it properly. My bottle this past week was fading and beginning to madeirize, though very pure and elegant fruit once was clearly there.