Yyyyep. Had my last ‘11 in Sept. ‘22 and felt it was in its prime window.
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Preach!
I’ve had '09 Cote du Py and 3.14 within the last 6 months, and both were still delicious and maybe even a touch young. 2012 Corcellette was delicious last week. It was a lighter vintage, but very pretty and open right now.
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Had a magnum of the '16 last week and it was terrific, although several folks initially found it much too tart (though warmed up to it after a half glass or so…). It was bright, expressive, and (as mentioned) no shortage of saliva-inducing acidity! From my perspective, at least from magnum, there has been no noticeable change in this wine from its release about 6 years ago…
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Gave this a shot last night, my first Foillard, and it was a bretty mess. Gave it about 4 hours in a decanter and tried again, and all that did was mess up my ability to enjoy the backup pinot I’d opened.
Tips on reliable and serious Beaujolais I could try to get a better feel for the region and gamay? Probably not giving Foillard another shot (and frankly several of the bottles I’ve gotten from Kermit Lynch in recent years have been dicey).
I’ve heard a couple people mention brett in Foillard’s wines, though I haven’t yet experienced it myself. I might recommend Jean-Marc Burgaud’s Morgon Côte du Py: same site, no reports of brett that I’ve seen, and I think a very fine wine that’s usually under $30. Supposedly it ages well, to boot, though I’m guilty of drinking mine young because I like them so much.
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I can highly recommend Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roillette. The regular Fleurie is excellent and very well priced. The Cuvée Tardive is just a bit more expensive and built for aging, also terrific. I personally have not found the more pricey Griffe du Marquis worth the extra, but others disagree. All these are easy to find from easy-to-deal-with retailers, and are fairly consistent across all but the most extreme vintages, in my experience, with the caveat that I am quite forgiving of cru Beaujolais across a wide spectrum of ripeness.
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While I love Foillard and Lapierre they can be a roll of the dice when it comes to Brett. Definitely Coudert as mentioned by Sarah, but also look for JP Brun (Terres Dorres), Desvignes, Lafarge-Vial, Bouland and Burgaud.
Thanks all very helpful!
This. Roilette is my favorite across the board. The up-charge to the Tardive is minor, but very much worth it. I don’t even get the base cuvee even thought it’s quite good. The Griffe du Marquis hits all notes for me, been buying it since its release in 2009. The 2019 and 2021 are fantastic. And at the risk of superficiality, but I am subject to that, the packaging on the Griffe is stunning.
Roilette is easily the Best Buy in the world of wine for my palate. I like it young and old. There are some vintages that push the ripeness boundary for me, like 2018, but that pretty much stained the region for my palate. Thivin is a close second.
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3rd for Roilette and I think Thivin is also super consistent and great value.
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Really?!
I feel like the Morgon Tradition has been bretty for me, but never Cote du Py or Corcelette.
Otherwise plenty other good suggestions here.
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Maybe Chermette?
I’ve only had them once, but they were very Weygandt-Metzler (importer) – tasteful, well-priced, and to your point clean.
Absolutely - a classic vintage in the making for sure…
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Unpopular opinion potentially, most of the “cleaner more reliable” beajolais is so boring to me it’s not worth drinking. A lot if it reminds me of generic table wine. I really only drink beaujo now and think it’s worth a 1/10 failure rate for how good the winners can be. That being said, I found almost every bottle of Cuvee Corcelette to be great so it’s a good place to start.
Any particular names?
I find Foillard pretty reliable, but not sure you would put it in that category.