| | 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau Arrives Thursday!
These are two of the finest values for quality in the world. Theirs consistently finishes at the top of Nouveau rankings in the Wine Spectator, The New York Times palatino, and other major publications. And the 2017 vintage is turning out to be another winner for Beaujolais, in line with recent classics such as 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2009.
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| | 2017 Terres Dorees (Jean Paul Brun) Beaujolais Nouveau L’Ancien $168 case Jean-Paul Brun is a rare Beaujolais bird, one of the few vignerons who, from his very first vintage in 1977, has eschewed any form of carbonic maceration in favor of purely traditional Burgundian vinification, even for his Nouveau! In this largely commercial category, the Terres Dorées version stands out in other ways too: estate fruit only; old vines; hand harvest; no ; and native yeast fermentation. The result is a wine that is quaffable the way a Nouveau should be, and yet surprises with structure and spice as well. |
| | | 2017 Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais Nouveau Le Perreon $168 case
Few estates craft such character-rich, expressive Gamay as Madone—their vineyards should be rated Beaujolais cru (or grand cru, if we had any say in it). Organically farmed, the steep, high-altitude vines are 1500+ feet above sea level in pure granite. Brothers Olivier and Bruno Bererd tend the older vines, many which are more than 100 years in age. This is staggeringly delicious Nouveau from a master in Beaujolais.
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