Mont Bessay’s Quatre Cerisiers bottling comes from a small, 1.75-acre, plot some distance from the winery where the...

 Beaujolais Cru Morgon is known for producing a more robust style and Château de Pizay’s Morgon is definitely...

 Chénas, the smallest of the 10 Crus (named villages) of the Beaujolais region, is known for producing robust...

 Though Chiroubles, one of the ten Crus (named villages) of Beaujolais borders Fleurie, the wines are vastly different,...

 Chénas, the smallest of the ten named villages of Beaujolais, typically produces dark wines, like this one, that...

 Domaine Bertrand's 2021 Fleurie is beautifully perfumed with notes of red plum, cranberry, spring flowers, and chalky...

 First, the backstory.  At a Paris bistro, I ordered a glass of 2021 Côte de Brouilly, from Thivin, one of the...

 Les Mouilles is a South-facing plot located just above the village of Juliénas.  The vineyard’s...

 Côte du Py is easily the most prestigious named region of Morgon, known for producing complex and bold wines in a...

 Cru Beaujolais is an excellent year-around wine.   In the summer, I enjoy it with a light instantly-refreshing...

 Domaine Mont Bessay is a new project from the people who make the beautifully textured wines at Domaine du Cellier aux...

 Wines from this new estate have the potential to put Juliénas on the same level as Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent...