Fun little aged vs. young comparison here.
The 2011 will always hold a special place in my heart for being the wine that turned me onto Cru Bojo. This was the last of many bottles I purchased while living in England – still had a 22.99 quid price sticker on it, which, per the exchange rate at the time, means this wine has not gone up in price one bit since I purchased it 9 years ago — Kudos to Foillard for that!
As for the 2019: it would appear I’m not as bullish on it as most. A noticeable mousy element on Day 3 suggests this should be a pop-n-pour if drinking now.
2019 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (9/5/2022)
– decanted approx. 45 min. before first taste –
– tasted non-blind over 2 hrs on Day 1; revisited on Day 2 –
NOSE: DAY 1: red-fruited, with that crackly, high-toned, carbonic thing going on; medium+ expressiveness; red currant; touch leathery. DAY 2: more brooding and pure than on Day 1 — less carbonic character today.
BODY: little bit of coarse-grained sediment; violet-garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium light bodied.
TASTE: DAY 1: flashy – seems to be open; very fine tannins; high acidity; more tutti-frutti than normal for this bottling at this age; doesn’t strike me as a super-structured vintage for this wine — if this makes old bones, I suspect it will be on its acid and fruit, but I’m not convinced the fruit is there; Drink by 2035. DAY 2: as with the Nose, this has darkened, but now there’s also a noticeable mousy element to it.
Day 1 score: 50, 5, 12, 16, 7 = (90 pts.)
Day 2 score: Flawed
2011 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (9/6/2022)
– decanted approx. 1 hr before first taste –
– tasted non-blind over 2.5 hrs on Day 1; revisited on Day 3 –
NOSE: DAY 1: ooooh, yeah! pleasantly tertiary, with some red fruit still hanging around; drank this alongside a bottle of the 2019, and the 8 year difference in age is making a huge difference; aged/baked fruit aromas; some pleasant earthy tones and a hint of funk.
BODY: ruby color of medium depth, with slight bricking throughout; medium-light to medium bodied.
TASTE: DAY 1: high acidity; no tannin; in a spot right now that strikes a pleasant primary-tertiary balance; little bit funky — likely brett; fully relaxed, and seems to be in its prime window. Last glass was quite tasty on Day 3. Too bad this is my last bottle.
50, 5, 13, 17, 8 = (93 pts.)
