Domaine de Thulon (Famille Jambon) Beaujolais-Villages La Cerise Sur Le Gateau

This is my third time having this wine and this vintage. I believe it played a role in the development of my passion for wine as I first had it in Burgundy and confused it for a Pinot. Now I know much more but the mistake makes more and more sense. This is very atypical for a Beaujolais. First, there is no carbonic maceration at all. Next, the colour is garnet and the dominating notes on the nose are those …

A private dinner (Restaurant Jérémy Galvan *, Lyon, France) : From a parcel of old vines, 100% destemmed, vinification “sur mesure”, aged for 24 months in wood. A somewhat different approach to the Beaujolais theme. Often the focus is on varietal typicity, fragrance and minerality, especially in Morgon and Fleurie. This wine makes sacrifices in these departments to achieve a more textural, satiny style, with crushed red berry fruit, hints of flowers and spice, gentle oak tannins and a touch …