Too much Beaujolais?

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SFJoe

Joe Dougherty
Some have questioned whether we have given the '09 Beaujolais their due, and to them I say, "Are ye fucking stoned, and if so, have you brought enough for the whole class?"

Anyhow, I'm looking for someone to stand up for the discreet and somewhat modest charms of the '09 Drouhin Morgon. I taste it tonight in the company of the '09 Lapierre and the very recent memory of the '09 Lynch, er, Foillard. The Drouhin is totally reasonable and well-intentioned wine, but it is a damp squib in the company of the Lapierre, and totally unrecognizable when considered near the Foillard, er, Lynch. It is a tasty and well-made wine, and I am grateful to my cellar neighbor who gave me the bottle, but I don't think I have room for it in my cellar in this vintage.

Anyone disagree?
 
No disagreement here. For the $12 or so that they were selling it for in Scarsdale the Drouhin is a very nice bottle, but it just isn't in the same league as the others you've mentioned in terms of elegance or the structural stuffing for aging.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Well, for $12, that's another story and my enthusiasm rises accordingly.
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I have yet to see the wine, so cannot formulate my own impressions, but Dale Williams has spoken well of this wine and his tastes typically run close to my own. (He also probably got that $12 Scarsdale cache)

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Is it direct imported by David Lillie?
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Blurb says "available only at CSW," so likely.

originally posted by SFJoe:
I taste it tonight in the company of the '09 Lapierre and the very recent memory of the '09 Lynch, er, Foillard. The Drouhin is totally reasonable and well-intentioned wine, but it is a damp squib in the company of the Lapierre, and totally unrecognizable when considered near the Foillard, er, Lynch.
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Hey, Kermit has nearly a thirty year track record. A little respect is due the man.
 
I haven't had any '09s but I tried a number of Drouhin's '02s and decided that I liked them and would happily drink them but I'd buy Coudert, etc. in preference. Of course now that the price gap has grown I might give them another try.
 
is there a difference between some of these morgons, i.e. carbonic vs semi-carbonic by chance ?
 
originally posted by .sasha:
is there a difference between some of these morgons, i.e. carbonic vs semi-carbonic by chance ?
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Sure tasted like it to me. I.e., the Drouhin not full on CO2.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Too much Beaujolais?Some have questioned whether we have given the '09 Beaujolais their due, and to them I say, "Are ye fucking stoned, and if so, have you brought enough for the whole class?"

Anyhow, I'm looking for someone to stand up for the discreet and somewhat modest charms of the '09 Drouhin Morgon. I taste it tonight in the company of the '09 Lapierre and the very recent memory of the '09 Lynch, er, Foillard. The Drouhin is totally reasonable and well-intentioned wine, but it is a damp squib in the company of the Lapierre, and totally unrecognizable when considered near the Foillard, er, Lynch. It is a tasty and well-made wine, and I am grateful to my cellar neighbor who gave me the bottle, but I don't think I have room for it in my cellar in this vintage.

Anyone disagree?
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I only drink negoce Beaujolais if forced to by a restaurant list. I don't cellar it. I've been to Beaujolais and seen how the average vigneron cares for his vineyards. Bleh.

If it was domaine owned and farmed, I might consider it.
 
originally posted by VLM:
I only drink negoce Beaujolais if forced to by a restaurant list. I don't cellar it. I've been to Beaujolais and seen how the average vigneron cares for his vineyards. Bleh.

If it was domaine owned and farmed, I might consider it.
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I've always thought of Drouhin as mostly a ngociant but apparently that's only a small fraction of their output. The Morgon may be from their vineyards (wording is ambiguous) and is hand picked and semi-carbonic.

See http://www.drouhin.com/en/wines/pdf/morgon-2008.pdf (can't get it to work as a link, I think because it's a pdf.
 
sorry it didn't show better for you neighbor. I drank a bottle over 3 nights - showed much better on nights 2 and 3 fwiw.
 
Oswaldo,
Drouhin does not own vineyards in Beaujolais, they select the juice.
But, like in the case of a number of their negoc cote d'or wines, the relationships with the growers go back decades, and quality control is not an issue.
.sk
 
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