- 2009 Marcel Lapierre Morgon - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/27/2025)
Hey why not age a bottle of Lapierre for 16 years! It’s still in excellent condition, I am just not sure I could identify it as Beaujolais in a blind tasting. It has become an interesting, savory synthesis of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. There’s still red fruit, and it’s accented by slightly green notes, which seems odd from a vintage as ripe as 2009. Then the savory stuff comes in. I could swear I was smelling cumin. I even opened the spice cabinet and grabbed the actual cumin - yep, same thing. There was also an earthy note, reminiscent of one of Hardy Wallace’s Mourvèdre wines. Quite a distinctive palette for a Beaujolais!
Seems to still have plenty of stuffing, so no need to hurry. Just be prepared for something a little offbeat.
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Well, I’m not a Beaujolais expert, but bought a bit across the vintage, including this, and stashed in my remote cellar.
A cross of PN and CF, plus savory = appears good to me.
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I really like this wine. I know it is a bit of an outlier. I had a magnum about a year or so ago and it was an impressive wine, considering. This will come as no surprise as it paired perfectly with Middle Eastern food.
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I only have a mag of this left, but loved the last 750 a year ago. Just had the '09 Foillard Cote du Py last weekend and it’s in a great spot. I bought a variety of Kermit’s Cru Beau producers from '08-'13 and all of the ones I’ve tried have been delicious and with no danger of fading.
I’m deep on 09s. Will start dipping in. Thank you for the note.
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Thanks for the note. I also have some bottles left, plus some Foillard Py for an interesting comparison 
Done it a couple of times so far and the Foillard came out on top, but it’s been a few years…