Back when Beaujolais was flooding the world with fast, forgettable Nouveau, Jean Foillard (alongside a few equally stubborn mates) took the long road. No chemicals, strictly no shortcuts; and no interest in turning Gamay into something it’s not. While most vineyards were scrubbedclean with herbicides, his were left to live. He started in 1982—family Domaine first, then out on his own, slowly gathering ground. Eventually landing a prize piece on Morgon Côte du Py—the most lauded slope in the region.
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Fast forward, and the region has caught up. Organic farming is no longer on the fringe. Minimal intervention is no longer radical. The “new guard” of Beaujolais looks a lot like what Foillard was doing decades ago. These wines prove that wines can be utterly gluggable and deeply complex all at once. Light on their feet, but far from simple. Hauntingly beautiful, expressive, transportive. The kind of wine that holds a place the way great Burgundy does. Pure. Focused. Cult stuff. We say do it. Always.
Jean Foillard is a master of Beaujolais, and this wine comes from one of the area’s best-known vineyards. Pure and focused, concentrated and long, stony minerality like nothing else. Set to age so gracefully.
A usual suspect, here’s a familiar label and hard to look past in a line up. And the maker Jean Foillard is one of the most recognisable names in Beaujolais. Those classic cherries and strawberries are laced with licorice and spice. Then there’s acid, and body, and powdery tannins. Cult stuff. Do it. Always.
Pure Beaujolais. Is there anything better? Master craftsman Jean Foillard again with the magical touch. The smell of fresh rain on the nose, moss and fields. The palate lights up with herbs, cranberry, and strawberries. These wines reflect their sense of place like no others do. Showy in the most restrained of ways. Beautiful.
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