Beaujolais 2023 En Primeur
2023 was, to most growers, the best recent vintage since covid. Perfect growing season, good healthy grapes and decent yields. Great balance in the wines, and ageworthy too in many cases. For Louis Boillot, and his son/winemaker Clément, 2023 had the potential for a very big harvest so they did a heavy ‘green harvest’, to reduce yield. In that respect, this was a ‘normal’ sized vintage and Louis reckons they could be the best selection of Beaujolais they have produced to date.
The big talking point is the proposal for Beaujolais Cru to have 1er cru vineyards (currently mostly given on labels as ‘lieu-dits’) which will cause some confusion, and there will be winners and losers. The winners will get the recognition of their top wines coming from the best sites. The losers will be those who make good wine but, like Laurent Guillet, have vineyards attached to, but not in, the proposed 1er cru sites. Morgon’s Cote de Py is currently 120 ha, but the authorities have decided it will only be 30 ha. Ouch.
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Still Red | Case of 6
Still Red
Aged half in tank and half in foudre, this old vine blend shows a leafy mix of crisp black and red fruits on the nose, with cherry and softer red fruits on the palate, a touch of marzipan adding to a sense of charm. Ripe and juicy, medium-bodied with fine
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Still Red | Case of 6
Still Red
Notably darker, more brooding with great intensity and concentration - don't be fooled by the pale appearance! More black fruits here, black cherry and black raspberry, rather generously proportioned and rich on the palate, with ripe tannins and a little toasty oak ahead of a juicy finish. 0-7 years.
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Still White | Case of 6
Still White
A beautiful pale ruby appearance leads to a charming, perfumed nose of white flowers, cranberry, and redcurrant fruits. Medium-bodied, this seems to build in richness and volume, offering up lots of fleshy raspberry fruit, ahead of a juicy, saline finish.
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£120.00 / -
Still White | Case of 6
Still White
Very Pinot! Pale in colour, with a lovely, elegant nose of neatly defined strawberry, red cherry, and cranberry fruits. This feels focused and measured and has a very well balanced, medium-bodied palate that shows ample, juicy fruits, fine structure, and a spicy, mineral finish. 2-9 years.
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£120.00 / -
Still White | Case of 6
Still White
Very old vines lend superb concentration and depth to the fruit, opening with raspberry and strawberry but pushing darker notes and pressed dark flowers. Medium bodied, lifted and fresh with a real sense of tension and energy, through a mineral finish that features more soft, crisp, and spicy red fruits. Approachable but has very good potential too. 3-9 years.
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£135.00 /