TN Beaujolais 2003

Oct 29, 2004 2 Replies

Well the cases arrived and we thought, let's try them.



Morgon, Domaine de la Chaponne, Cuvee Joseph. A gamay sparkle in the glass, like cherryade. A nose of fruit and ? cassis, comlex for a gamay, hints of claretland. Fruity entrance but fell short, austere, my wife said mean. But long. So where from here, will it soften?



Moulin a Vent, Jacky Janodet,,,,,,,,,,13.5% alc!! Bloody hell said mrs just on pouring, bugger me says I, qv other thread. Almost port like, tremendous depth, huge legs, bugger me says I again. A complex Gamay nose (0xymoron?), almost like a Grand Cru Pinot. Palate just fruit and tannin?????, wonderful, so long. Nectar I shall attempt to buy more tomorrow at £8 a bottle. Reminds me of the 76 Moulin a Vent



Hohum JT


Thanks for the intriguing notes, John. I've been interested in trying some of my favorite Bojos in the '03 vintage. In case this escaped your attention, Rovani in the Wine Advocate raved about the '03s, but more reasoned voices have expressed concern about the irregularity of the year. Your notes would seem to support that latter view. Though I've never heard of (or seen) either of the producers you mention, I will have to hunt down Marcel Lapierre's Morgon, which is one of my perennial favorites. I'll post notes when/if I get it.

Mark Lipton

Mark just had to pay GBP110 for a case of MoV.......market forces? I got mine from Tanners in Shrewsbury, UK, and James Tanner raves about the Morgon, he says put away and try in a few years,

John

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