2016 Laurent Martray Brouilly "Combiaty" Vieilles Vignes. France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Wine Review

A really lovely wine for $20. This is a Cru Beaujolais that is drinking great now and should be good for another 7 to 10 years! Deep garnet in color. Clear and bright. The nose has cherries and slight cherry powdered drink mix. On the palate, tart bing cherries with slight tannins. Slightly sour (in a good way) on the finish. In ten years, this should drink like a Pinot of comparable age. It is very food friendly with good acidity. Think anything from Salmon to mushroom dishes to poultry.

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A-

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2016

Current Price:

$20.00USD

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2015 Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes, France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Wine Review

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2015

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Wow. This is impressive. For the Beaujolais purist this might be too much but for the rest of us, this is delicious and a great wine. A prior review can be found on this site from a couple of years ago, but it has improved since then. Purple in color. The nose has black cherries, figs, slight black raspberries and a bit of spice. On the palate, this has medium tannins. Lots of black raspberry fruit with some black cherries and slight fig. A bit of black olives too. Deep and complex, this is delicious and interesting. Still young, it has at least a decade and probably two left whic

2017 Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Côte de Brouilly Cuvée des Ambassades, France, Beaujolais, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

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A-

Current Price:

$20.00USD

This wine is outstanding. The kinds of wine that makes people realize just how good wines from Beaujolais can be. Ruby in color, slightly dark, clear and bright. The nose has black cherries, spice, slight soy sauce and some anise. On the palate, this has firm tannins. Black cherries, slightly candied with an underlying spice/minerality. Well balance. This needs about three to five more years until peak and then should be good for another five to ten after that. It will work well with fowl or heavier see food dishes.

2015 Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes, France, Beaujolais, Wine Review

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2015

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Wow, is this good. $30 retail and a great value at that price. Ruby in color with some purple swirls. The nose has sour cherries, cherries, anise, slight spice. On the palate, this has a wonderful texture. Medium bodied but lush. Great acidity. Juicy black cherry fruit. Deep and some complexity. Light tannins. Great with food. It is delicious.

2016 Julien Sunier Morgon, France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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A-

Current Price:

$30.00USD

This is an outstanding wine. If you are not looking at Cru Beaujolais wines then you are missing out on one of the real value regions for red wines anywhere. This one retails for $30 but if you're lucky, you can find it for less. The bottle I tried was $20. Ruby in color, a bit muddled. The nose is great. Dusty with some decayed meat (in a good way), earth and plums. A slight asparagus note. On the palate, this has a lovely texture. Plush with few seams. Medium bodied. Medium tannins. Plums and cherry fruit. Some depth. Good finish. This may still get a bit better as it matur

2009 Domaine Cheysson Chiroubles, France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Wine Review

Vintage:

2009

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A-

2009 was such a great vintage in Beaujolais. This bottle was purchased on release and stored well since. It is drinking great. Over two nights, it was actually a bit more interesting on night 2. Deep ruby/purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has cherries, sour cherries, slight spice and slight damp forest floor. On the palate, the sour cherries come out. Great texture. Depth with some complexity. Blind, one might be tempted to guess Oregon Pinot Noir. Long tart finish. This is very food friendly for all but the hearties of dishes. While it certainly won't get better from h

2016 Laurent Martray Brouilly "Combiaty" Vieilles Vignes. France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Wine Review

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