Tasted in ‘Bastys’ with Quentin Perroud, 15 March 2022.
Château du Basty
Lieu-dit Le Bastys
4412 route de Saint Joseph
69430 Lantignié
Tel: +33 4 74 04 85 98
www.chateaudubasty.com
More reports with Château du Basty
Quentin on 2021:
In 2021 the vine that were cordon-trained were not bad. Those goblet vines were a bit of a catastrophe – the latter are closer to the ground and the buds start to open sooner!
Quentin on 2020:
“It was a little dryer than in 2019 and of course ready to harvest earlier than 2019 or 2021. The volume was okay. I think it’s a good vintage; there’s more Beaujolais fruit in 2019 and the 2020 has a little more sun in the bottle. 2020 was the first vintage where a part of the domaine was certified organic – there’s now a discrete AB in the corner of the Beaujolais-Lantignié bottles. Actually, everything that’s been done here since 2016 has been organic – but the grapes from the not certified areas are sold. We sell one-third in grapes, one-third in bulk and bottle the rest- it’s not the approach that makes the most money but it’s one that has a certain stability.”
The wines…
Whilst, stylistically, I may have a slight preference for Quentin’s 2019s – his vines high on the hill really don’t show the alcoholic excesses of many other places in 2020 – he still has some great wines.
All are bottled, indeed most are already sold out:
2020 Beaujolais-Lantignié
Still an assembly of the parcels. One having more clay content.
Here’s a depth and freshness of aroma. Ooh – that’s beautiful over the palate – the fluidity of a 2019 with a hint of fruit sweetness. I find this completely excellent- maybe even better with a little cellar time – but it’s already so good – why wait?
450m high – sandy, granitic soil – in fact, all the domaine is very sandy.
A little more aromatic impact here – wide, dark-fruited – really a fine level of sophistication. A faint touch of tannin but this is also a fluid, mouth-watering wine finishing with a mineral line. Just even a little better than the Lantignié – possibly bravo!
From Grand Cras
Less width of aroma but still with a fine perfume. Structural but very open and very mouth-watering – here’s a cascade of mouth-watering flavour here. Beautifully fluid and so moreish. That’s another practically great wine – if it adds just a hint more comfort in the next months it’s a complete wine in this direct and deliciously mouth-watering style!
And for the fun:
2021 Beaujolais-Lantignié
Sampled from tank
Nicely round, plenty of colour – half destemmed. A nose of some minerality and good freshness. Some gas – lots of freshness and really energetic – a dynamic wine – the fruit lacks a little cushion but is still nicely vibrant over the palate – that’s already a very tasty wine!
There are 2 responses to “Château du Basty – 2020”
Bill, this afternoon I opened the 2017 B-L Blanc. Unfortunately it was oxidized. I expected better, but perhaps they are meant to be consumed in the first couple of years. Otherwise, I’m a victim of premox or poor storage in the past.
You will know from my many notes that I’m far from a fan of Beaujolais Blanc – consumed in the first couple of years? I’d rather consume something else in 95% of cases/vintages – except to say that 2020 was, generally, a successful vintage for this label. Back to your wine – no chardonnay should be oxidised in 4 years – the seal was clearly at fault with this one – occasionally it is the neck of the bottle that’s to blame as much as the cork or type of cork that has been used…
Thanks for the response, Bill. I agree with you about the likely cause.