A 2009 Cru Beaujolais I was not crazy about

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The Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette. Blind I would have guessed Cotes du Rhone, a good one for sure, ripe vintage. But little to tip me off this was Gamay or Beaujolais. Will age nicely, but...

I continue to feel pretty strongly that for current drinking either the lesser 09s, or cru 07s, and to a lesser extent 08s, are where it's at. The 09s are not as much agers as 05s, but a lot of people are going to drink these 09s way too young and pass by some superb young drinking 07s and 08s. In many cases I prefer 07 and 08 to 09 within cuvees currently. The 09 hype is justified for the most part, but don't be a sheep.
 
How are 06 and 07 showing now -- Devignes, Coudert Tardive, and the like aside? I have some but not oceans and have been holding off for a variety of reasons.
 
I thought the 09 Delys was much more "Morgon-ey" or "Beaujolais-ey" although it probably needs even more time to come together. On the second day I found this Bouland Corcelette to be a fun simple drink but from what I can tell this producer leans towards bigger styles (even considering the vintage) so may not be for me (or you).

I'm sure some people will be confused by 09 Beaujolais. It's tough to understand any region when just starting.
 
originally posted by Cliff:
How are 06 and 07 showing now -- Devignes, Coudert Tardive, and the like aside? I have some but not oceans and have been holding off for a variety of reasons.
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I would tend to view Desvignes and the Coudert Tardive in similar terms - certainly in the longest haul category of Beaujolais. Not sure what you have in mind for "the like". I would hold off on either of these, but certainly the 07s will be ready way before the 06s. Generally speaking, 06 for me is nearly as long haul as 05. I am not as big on most 06's as some others such as John Gilman. It has a hard edge to it that I'm not sure about.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
I thought the 09 Delys was much more "Morgon-ey" or "Beaujolais-ey" although it probably needs even more time to come together. On the second day I found this Bouland Corcelette to be a fun simple drink but from what I can tell this producer leans towards bigger styles (even considering the vintage) so may not be for me (or you).

I'm sure some people will be confused by 09 Beaujolais. It's tough to understand any region when just starting.
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I note the Bouland is a Weygant wine, perhaps this says something (or not).
 
originally posted by BJ:
originally posted by Cliff:
How are 06 and 07 showing now -- Devignes, Coudert Tardive, and the like aside? I have some but not oceans and have been holding off for a variety of reasons.
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I would tend to view Desvignes and the Coudert Tardive in similar terms - certainly in the longest haul category of Beaujolais. Not sure what you have in mind for "the like". I would hold off on either of these, but certainly the 07s will be ready way before the 06s. Generally speaking, 06 for me is nearly as long haul as 05. I am not as big on most 06's as some others such as John Gilman. It has a hard edge to it that I'm not sure about.
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Thanks for this. I loved the 06's I had on release, especially Lapierre. The other long-haul contender I was thinking of was Jadot.
 
In the past few months, I've had the 06 Lapierre, which drinks very prettily with just a little air; the 06 Coudert Roilette, which is still tough, but opens up interestingly with a several hours air time (in a decanter); and the 06 Jadot Rochegres, which continued to develop over the span of three evenings, poured directly out of the bottle. The Jadot was interesting from day one, but the fruit seemed masked initially.

Now that you mention it, I should get another 06 Lapierre: it surprised me.
 
originally posted by BJ:
A 2009 Cru Beaujolais I was not crazy aboutThe Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette. Blind I would have guessed Cotes du Rhone, a good one for sure, ripe vintage. But little to tip me off this was Gamay or Beaujolais. Will age nicely, but...
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yes, this is the side of 09 I would like to avoid. Rahsaan is right in that Delys was better, but I found much better options elsewhere.
 
I thought the Corcelette the biggest thing on the table yesterday at CSW without a doubt. My sip didn't really offend me. But I also have a cold.
 
I just had a 2006 George Descombes Rgni that I thought was really quite good, no had edges to speak of. It was my only experience with it, so I can't say much about where it's been/where it's going.
 
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