France — wine

Beaujolais

Southern Burgundy's Gamay country, stretching from Lyon to Macon. The ten Cru Beaujolais villages — Fleurie, Morgon, Moulin-a-Vent, Brouilly, and others — produce wines of serious depth and character that reward cellaring. Beaujolais Nouveau is a different beast.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Outstanding Beaujolais vintage; Gamay achieved exceptional depth and structure across all ten Crus.
2021 Elegant, Burgundian vintage; Morgon and Moulin-a-Vent showed extraordinary refinement.
2020 The finest Beaujolais vintage in decades; Crus from this year will age 15-20 years.
2019 Warm vintage producing rich, concentrated Gamay with excellent aging potential.
2018 Ripe and accessible vintage; the natural wine producers' Crus showed exceptional terroir expression.