Beaujolais is like the Missouri of France. Even people who understand, and appreciate, usually choose something else. Too bad. 2018 was a warm year for Beaujolais. This is possibly the most full bodied, and at 14% alcohol, Beaujolais that I have had. Something very interesting to me is that Kermit Lynch, in his book Adventures On The Wine Route, basically decries the idea of good and bad vintages. He feels good wine makers make good wine and that an honestly made wine is a representation of the vintage, good or “bad”. I wonder how he feels about this wine, with it’s full body and richness, that doesn’t represent typical Beaujolais.
By the glass at Sycamore
08/01/2020