Beaujolais

95 points James Suckling"The deep nose of sour cherries, red beets and wild herbs pulls you into this concentrated and finely nuanced Morgon Cote du Py. Stunning mineral freshness at the very long, firm finish. Excellent aging potential! From six...

Vinous Reverie NotesWinery: We are in the south of the great Burgundy, in the Beaujolais, the Morgon Appellation covers 1100 ha, between Fleurie and Brouilly. The soils are made up with quite decomposed schists and granite named ‘Morgon’...

91 points Wine Enthusiast"This producer based in the village of Lantignié has made a ripe, smoothly textured wine. Full of black fruits rich with juicy acidity and spicy notes, the wine is dense and ready to drink." Vinous Reverie Notes

93 Points Wine Advocate"The 2019 Chiroubles Aux Craz derives from a quite different spot: higher in altitude, south-facing as opposed to east-facing and richer in rock rather than sand. It's the most mineral, ethereal wine in the range, bursting with...

90 Points Wine Advocate One of the more introverted wines in the range is the 2021 Côte de Brouilly, a medium-bodied, lively and somewhat compact effort redolent of plums, cherries, licorice and spices. I suspect it simply needs a bit of time to...

93 points Wine Enthusiast"This ripe, juicy wine offers full blueberry fruits. It has a light structure, aiming more for generous fruits and balanced acidity. Drink now." 93 points James Suckling"Anything but dramatic, this is an elegantly structured and...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe Les Sources d'Agape  estate is located in the town of Saint-Amour-Bellevue , the northernmost of the Beaujolais villages. Like the Clos des moines Clunisiens, the estate consists of an island of 6 hectares of vines in Cru...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe Les Sources d'Agape  estate is located in the town of Saint-Amour-Bellevue , the northernmost of the Beaujolais villages. Like the Clos des moines Clunisiens, the estate consists of an island of 6 hectares of vines in Cru...

Vinous Reverie NotesA native of Regnie, Patrick, as he says of himself, “knows only one village, my village”. Although he was born in 1962, his family has been cultivating vines in Beaujolais since 1670. Under Louis XIV there was no straddle,...

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Bursting with aromas of strawberries, orange rind and rose petals, the 2019 Saint-Amour Les Champs-Grillés is medium-bodied, bright and lively, with fine-boned structuring tannins and a crunchy core of fruit...

92 points Vinous"Brilliant magenta. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet displays fresh cherry and raspberry scents, along with exotic spice, cola and smoky mineral notes. Stains the palate with sweet red fruit, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that...

Vinous Reverie NotesFleurie is probably the most feminine of the Beaujolais Crus. Within the Fleurie area, some parcels are of greater quality, like this one on the footsteps of "La Madone", a very rugged landscape with steep slopes, probably the best...