All Posts Tagged With: "Beaujolais"

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Jean-Paul Thévenet’s Primordial Cru

Jean-Paul Thévenet Morgon 2007 “Vieilles Vignes.”  Imagine the great slope of eastern French wines running from Burgundy down along the river systems of the Saône and the Rhône into the steep, dry hills of the south.  From north to south, the style and flavor change from the highly mannered, clarion fruit of the pinot noir, [...]

11Aug2009 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
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Marcel Lapierre’s ‘06 Morgon – A Holiday Dinner in a Glass

The ’06 Lapierre Morgon is a holiday dinner in a glass. It has the aromatics of a fruitcake – candied dates, plum, raspberry, spice and a bit of black cherry. It’s a rich, well-balanced wine that will be at home with just about any meal you plan for the holidays. Give it a whirl, and [...]

24Nov2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Cru Beaujolais – You Too Will Be Converted!

I love to toss a bottle of Beaujolais into a crowd of hard-core wine drinkers. The reaction is always a mix of total disdain and knowing approval. The disdain comes from those whose only contact with the wines of Beaujolais is the plonky Nouveau. Approval comes from those who know the secret: Cru Beaujolais is [...]

24Nov2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued