santiago wrote:

> Recent experiences with Lapierre Morgons make me not willing to lay down
> bottles for very long. They are good young and I find them musty with age.
> There are better Morgon's out there to lay down IMHO. YMMV

Our problem is that we like them so much in their youth that they rarely
get a chance to age chez nous ;-)


> That's how Moulin à Vent should be, right?

Yes, that's correct. We drink so little of that commune that it's easy
to forget how structured the Gamay from there is.

>
> We keep drinking more and more Cru Beaujolais. Great quality, no
> discernible oak, lovely fruit... killer wines. Just received my last order
> from IdealWine... Descombes Morgon VV 2011, Coudert Clos de la Roilette
> Cuvée Tardive 2012, Foillard Cote du Py 2011 and a couple of wines from
> producers I had not tasted: Coquelet (Morgon Cote du Py and Chiroubles) and
> Thillardon (Chenas Carrieres and Chenas Chassignol).

Damien Coquelet is the nephew of Georges Descombes. I've had a few of
his wines, and they're quite nice in a more carbonique style. I've also
got some of the Foillard and Coudert awaiting cooling weather for shipping.

Mark Lipton