Other Reds

Beaujolais, France.  At first sniff but blue flowers, cherry fruit, kirsch, cinnamon, clove are all there, too. Some tannin from the outset, with structure to a very vivid, supple red-fruit pulp feel. Bit of grip. Acidity is good, structure neat and overall picture is vibrant and easy. So much great-value drinking in this...

Beaujolais, France. Bit of raspberry compote pippiness here, floral. Bright on nose and entry, This is summer pudding but not sweet; spice, a really nice, brambly tannin feel. Surprising tannin. Delicious...

Beaujolais, France. 100% Gamay grapes are harvested by hand, selected on a sorting table, and given a very gentle, partial destemming before semi-carbonic fermentation takes place in cement and stainless steel. The fermentation never lasts longer than 8-10 days in order to preserve freshness...

Beaujolais, France. Standing on the top of the blue schist terroir that is Morgon Côte du Py on a wonderfully sunny but utterly freezing morning is something that will live long in the memory. Côte du Py has upwards of 100 growers sharing it, Piron being well placed with 7ha, all planted at 10,000 vines per ha...

Rhone Valley, France. 60% Grenache, 21% Shiraz, 15%` Carignan & 4% Cinsault. 25 year old vines. Supple spicy, blackberry, earthy nose follows on to a dark concentrated core of fruit on the palate with good rip e tannins and a lick of acid to clean up. Quite lovely...

Rhone Valley, France. ‘Deep ruby. High pitched aromas of red berries, flowers and peppery spices. Shows good depth and focus, offering lively raspberry and cherry flavours that become sweeter with air. The floral note comes back on a sweet, seamless finish.’

Morgon, Beaujolais, France. Gamay 100%, average 80 year old vines farmed organically. The Montpelain 2020 is only the third release of this wine from this highly regarded sub-area of the Douby climate. Already isolated by Louis-Claude Desvignes in 2005 as Roche Noire, it is only now being bottled separately...

Morgon, Beaujolais, France. Gamay 100%, average 80 year old vines farmed organically.
Vineyard area: The Montpelain 2021 is only the fifth release of this wine from this highly regarded sub-area of the Douby climate. Already isolated by Louis-Claude Desvignes in 2005 as Roche Noire, it is only now being bottled separately...

Morgon, Beaujolais, France. Brilliant ruby. Pungent red berries, exotic spices and candied lavender on the lively, mineral-accented nose. Sappy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show very good energy and complementary suggestions of floral...

Beaujolais, France. This domaine is superbly successful: the wines are generously perfumed, ample and expressive of their terroirs. The vieilles vignes of La Roilette has surpassed itself but the revelation comes from the superbly successful Chiroubles...