A relevation - Jean Foillard Morgon

WINE TALK
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This past week I brought a bottle of 2009 Jean Foillard Morgon 3.14 (Pi) to dinner with friends. I sourced this bottle from Rare Wine a while back having never tasted this producer. It was a gray market bottle. Stunning wine to say the least. I have been very fond of the 2009 M. Lapierre but this wine really got inside my head. The nose is kaleidoscopic with wild crush fruits, exotic spices, leather and earth. A gamay of another world really. I think this will really age and look forward to following this wine over the years. 94

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Nice to hear, Kelly. I have a bunch in storage so looking forward to it soon!

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Wine is insanely good, and his Côte du Py rocks pretty hard too.

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I like this quite a bit. Great note Kelly.

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Love his wines but for my tastes the 3.14 is just not what I am looking for from this region. It is a bit too heavy. I have had it several times and own a decent amount because I thought they would be better with age, I still have hope.

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I found the '09 Lapierre too heavy.

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Love Lapierre. Love the 2009s, including the 3.14. Love the 2010s too! Oh, and the 2011s.

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I’m with Robert D. Foillards 3.14 and Lapierre’s MMXI are just not what I’m looking for in a Beaujolais. Much prefer their regular Morgon.
And with Robert A, 09 Lapierre is not a favorite vintage - hoping that they may drink better with time.

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I find for my taste that the Lapierre Morgon needs a bit of cellar time. I’m just starting to open the 2002s. I’ve had Foillard in the past but only a few times, and not the 3.14. Thanks for the note Kelly. I’ll give it a try.

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Kelly,

Two years ago Paul Hanna threw a 2007 3.14 into a bracket of great red Burg including a La Tache and it stood up really well.

Cheers
Jeremy

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I thought the 2009 Lapierre was great right on release but then got worse with time in bottle, getting darker and heavier. I was not as much a fan of Foillard’s 09 Cote du Py, preferring both 10 and 11, but I loved the 09 Fleurie (haven’t had the 3.14).

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relevation? Hmmmm

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I had a similar experience with the 2009 Lapierre. Pure magic with the first bottle but less and less focus and vivacity with each successive one I opened.

I felt differently about the 2009 Foillard Cote du Py, which I thought was superb from the outset (but perhaps eclipsed by the Corcelette in that vintage) and has held up well. I thought the 2009 Foillard Fleurie was a little overripe, with an almost black-fruited quality and lacking acidity.

Regardless, it’ll be fun to see how all of the 2009-2011 Cru Bojos evolve over the next few years. [cheers.gif]

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Haven’t you read the book of ‘relevations’. On the 7th day Kelly discovered that Beaujolais can be relevant to the fine wine market.

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Good to see a nice note on a 2009. Still not touching any of mine for at least a couple years.

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I am an Old Testament guy–haven’t gotten to that one yet. Sounds debaucherous!

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For me, the resemblance between young Foillard CdP and Fourrier is remarkable.

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To my palate, the 2009 Lapierre Cuvee Marcel Lapierre is, at least at this stage, a bit over the top. The 2009 Foillard 3.14, on the other hand, is, as Kelly describes well, a simply gorgeous wine. Although I am not as big a fan of 2009 Beaujolais as some, it is the most complete bottle of Beaujolais that I have ever tasted. I can appreciate that it would hold its own in the company of good Burgundy.

Disclaimer: I sell Lapierre and Foillard (and wish I had kept more of the 2009 Foillard 3.14)

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How is the 3.14 in 2010 and 2011?

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I just recently received my 2010 allocation from Kermit Lynch (which I could have sold several times). I have not tried it. I doubt that the 2011 has been released anywhere.