I was given this wine to taste blind. It’s always interesting to try things without any clue what they are. I really liked it immediately, but it also tasted a…
Gamay focus 25, Julien Sunier Fleurie 2015
This Fleurie is from the ripe 2015 vintage, but Julien Sunier has fashioned a really detailed, relatively fresh wine here, and it’s delicious. Julien Sunier Fleurie 2015 Beaujolais, France 13.5%…
Gamay focus 23, Joie Farm Gamay 2014 Okanagan Valley, Canada
Canada has a bit of a talent for Gamay. Ontario’s Niagara region is making some smart ones, and under completely different conditions, BC’s Okanagan is also doing some good work…
Gamay focus 22: Château de Durette Morgon ‘Hommage’ 2014 Beaujolais
The Belgian Beaujolais? This wine is from Château Durette, based in Régnié-Durette. In 2006 this was bought by Belgian Jean Joly. He got together some friends from Liège who purchased…
Gamay focus 21, Bass Phillip Gamay 2014, Gippsland, Australia
There isn’t a lot of Gamay in Australia, but there are two or three examples that get written up very highly by the critics. This is one of them: the…
In Beaujolais: Château du Moulin-à-Vent, Dominique Piron and Thillardon
The famous windmill of Moulin-à-Vent sits at the heart of this 620 hectare Cru in Beaujolais, in the village of Romanèche Thorins. And just below it is the impressive Château…
In Beaujolais: Julien Sunier, Antoine Sunier and Domaine de la Combe Aux Loup
Since I first tried his wines a couple of years ago, Julien Sunier (above) had been on my hit-list of must-see Bojo producers. And then, a while later, I tried…
In Beaujolais: Mee Godard, Domaine des Marrans, Bernard Metrat
Mee Godard started her own domaine just three years ago. She’s previously studied winemaking in Oregon, and worked in Burgundy and Champagne. Now she has 5 hectares of vines in…
In Beaujolais: Jean-Marc Burgaud, Domaine Rochette, Frédéric Berne
Jean-Marc Burgaud is based in Villié-Morgon, in the heart of the most celebrated of the crus. We had a beautiful early evening visit here that had an energy of its…