beaujolais 2015 & the current market for bj…
My February 2017 report is now online, and it’s a 2015 Beaujolais-fest. 51 domaines and 355 wines – it’s also a great vintage! In 2016, only 3 French regions experienced an increase in both their wine sales volumes and values; Beaujolais, Burgundy and Corsica. The crus of Beaujolais… Read More
Henry Fessy – Beaujolais
Tasted in Beaujolais with Boris Champy (right), Laurent Chevalier and Emeric Thessoux, 18 August 2016. Vins Henry Fessy 644 Route de Bel Air 69220 Saint-Jean-d’Ardières Tel: +33 4 74 66 00 16 www.henryfessy.com I took advantage of Louis Latour’s Boris Champy visiting their Beaujolais… Read More
2. Beaujolais – it’s not just one problem
The market for Beaujolais is moribund. The great regions are known by their great wines – unfortunately today it’s the reverse for Beaujolais – people think instinctively of Nouveau – and really that’s the crux of the problem. There is a grand culture of vines here in the Beaujolais but… Read More
beaujolais plastique…
“This year, Boisset Family Estates is the first winery ever to announce that all Beaujolais Nouveau wines imported to North America will be packaged exclusively in lightweight PET plastic bottles,” Here. Comments to follow… Maybe my title sounds a tad negative, but given that I see this in a… Read More
beaujolais: you should buy
Frankly I drink almost no Beaujolais – two months ago there was that glass of ‘nouveau’, okay, half a glass – well, almost half a glass… Putting aside the quality of the ‘nouveau’, it’s not for a lack of available quality that I don’t buy ‘Cru Beaujolais’, rather (for… Read More
Beaujolais’ Niveau
Now when was it that Beaujolais started to become unfashionable? In the 1980’s it was still high on a wine buyer’s list of priorities; typically pigeon-holed as ‘light and fruity’ but, without doubt, still ‘worthy’. Then came the ‘marketing coup’ that was Beaujolais Nouveau. Sales went through the roof and,… Read More
The great burgundy firesale…
In some places it’s already happened but be prepared for the wider ripple !! I’ve been expecting it to happen, and it now seems that there’s a chain of events underway that will be difficult to halt, or maybe even to slow down. For a while now the price of… Read More
J.M Aujoux – 2021
Tasted in Fleurie with Jean-Marc Darbon, 09 February 2032 Les Vins J.M Aujoux 44 rue des Sarments 69820 Fleurie Tel: +33 4 69 37 00 89 www.aujoux.fr Aujoux is possibly the largest supplier of good standard Beaujolais that you have never heard of: They are a historic supplier of the… Read More
Pertuizet – 2021
Tasted with Anaïs Pertuizet in Lantignié, 01 March 2023 Domaine Pertuizet 20 Impasse du Pigeonnier, 69430 Lantignié Tel: +33 6 21 63 38 76 domainepertuizet.fr Anaïs has been here since 2021 – so we can taste her first vintage! Anaïs is originally from Bresse – her father worked in agriculture… Read More