I was suffering through some bummer whites today.
A partially premoxed 1999 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne was the main culprit.
Ugh.
I opened this beauty and now all is right.
2002 Domaine Chignard Fleurie Les Moriers
A dark color but great purity. A wonderful floral nose. Dark very focused cherry fruit. The palate is so wonderful. At a slight chill, it refreshes with wonderful fruit. The finish lingers. There is some expansion on the finish with time that lets you know this can go the distance. Sometimes a Beaujolais just hits the spot.
Thanks for the note, Don. Just bought an 06 of this today, though plan to wait a few years. Agree with regard to Cru Beaujolais, especially with a nice raost chicken! yum…
Your note suggests it can age further? Could you project a window for the 02? The 05 was a borderline freakish wine to me - the most concentrated 05 beau I have tasted. But I had a hard time getting a read on any structure - so I have no idea what will happen with age.
To tell you the truth, this 02 wasn’t totally ready.
I like them very young. Then I would wait 10 years.
If you have the fortitude and youth, I had a 1947 Fleurie from a Negoc recently that blew me away.
If you can wait 50 years, I think your 05 will be very special.
I think it is a producer by producer thing and can become a wine by wine thing as projecting Beaujolais aging is very difficult in my experience.
Love Roilette '99 Tardive but would not age it longer.
Had a '90 Descombes Morgon at the estate that was just hanging on. Probably much better five years ago.
Had '02 Roilette Tardive last year and thought it was past its prime.
Had a '99 Lapierre in early '08 that was unreal.
Had a '93 Desvignes Morgon Cote de Py that was wonderful.
Recently had an '04 Pascal Granger Moulin-A-Vent and that was in a perfect place and would not want to hold longer.
2005 Brun L’ancien is dead as a doornail because of the spoofilated cork. I know a lot of people who bought a ton of this to cellar and the wine is a shadow of itself.
I would recommend on checking in on them twice a year if you have wine to spare as it is too risky to just wait.