2005 Georges Descombes Morgon Vieilles Vignes

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Recently Tasted Beaujolais

  (Morgon “Vieilles Vignes”- Georges Descombes) Login and sign up and see review text.

Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  4/21/2008, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Georges Descombes Morgon Vieilles Vignes) This showed lovely but don't remember much of that one. It was rich, sappy, ripe and very Pinot-esque. Elegant and juicy. Was not real analytical at this point of the night.

• By Lyle Fass
  3/12/2008, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (George Descombes Morgon Vieilles Vignes) This seems like it is finally closing down after being wide open since it landed stateside months ago. Still very ripe and floral and the most Pinot-esque of all the Descombes wines. Check back in five years and I bet this will be in its prime drinking window.

• By Lyle Fass
  11/5/2007, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Georges Descombes Morgon Vieilles Vignes) As soon as I poured this wine I knew it was something special. Deep aromas of berry fruit, earth, mineral and some mint. But then it changed again and became more floral, and then changed again with darker fruit accents, and then changed again . . .you get the point. The palate had the structure of a Grand Cru from Gevrey Chambertin. Thoroughly ripe and juicy with ripe (yes it was that friggin ripe!), sweet and noble tannin this had amazing concentration, purity and character. This was hard to define as complex as it kept changing over and over again and something that is complex is defined as stable. So I guess this was not a complex wine (tongue firmly planted in cheek.) This has the structure to age and improve for 20-25 years I would boldly say. This is one of these rare wine that has actually delivered, and actually gone above and beyond the hype that was strewn upon it. A profound bottle of Beaujolais and easily the best one I have ever had.