As a store that has been heavy into the Beaujolais game for more than a quarter century, it is interesting to note how much more interest the genre gets now than it did a couple decades ago.\u00a0 The thing it that most of that attention is devoted to the \u2018cru\u2019 level wines and folks like Liger Belair and Desjourneys who are trying to shake the traditional foundations of Beaujolais.<\/p>\n
If you are looking for the classic, juicy, versatile example of Beaujolais, there are plenty of them out there, particularly from special vintages like 2015 and 2016.\u00a0 Unfortunately they are usually the entry level wine of some producer\u2019s hierarchy and, because they are usually overshadowed by those \u2018upper cuvees\u2019, are less likely to get the kind of reviews that will inspire buyers.<\/p>\n
Market mechanics are a big part of the equation to be sure.\u00a0 But one of the producers that has been a part of our lineup by virtue of a consistent juiciness and engaging personality to their wines is Domaine de Colette.\u00a0 These guys make that fruit driven, in-your face style that will make friends and influence people…in other words classic Beaujolais.\u00a0 The 2016 shows pure, ripe Gamay with very specific flavors that sit atop beautifully measured tension that gives this wine an uncommon energy along with a pleasing core of fruit.<\/p>\n
The comments from Vinous\u2019 Josh Raynolds on the\u00a0Domaine de Colette Beaujolais Villages Coteaux de Colette 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>are very positive, \u201cVivid red. Spicy, mineral-accented red berry and floral scents, along with a hint of white pepper. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering tangy red currant and strawberry flavors and a touch of allspice. Unfolds slowly, picking up a subtle floral pastille quality on the gently tannic, focused finish.’<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0But perhaps on a more mundane level, if you are looking for a well made, fruit driven, really pleasing Beaujolais, Colette has been a good source for us for a long time and this is a particularly good example.\u00a0 Great price for the performance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a store that has been heavy into the Beaujolais game for more than a quarter century, it is interesting to note how much more interest the genre gets now than it did a couple decades ago.\u00a0 The thing it that most of that attention is devoted to the \u2018cru\u2019 level wines and folks like … Continue reading “Great, well-priced, go-to Beaujolais…we got that”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[94,65,64,300,129],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions\/2649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}