Foillard, Jean
Beaujolais, France
Morgon
Cote du Py
Gamay Noir
2002
$22.99
13.0%
Softly filmy ruby core still bright, fades at the rims to a mix of dilute orange and yellow, show some silty sediment. Fluffy nose, more well packed than immobile, offers pressed flowers, pulped oranges, tea leaf, autumn leaves, strawberry, raspberry to green apple fruit scents, mini bursts of licorice or thyme. Medium-bodied with good roundness and the palate coverage is excellent. The acidity still giving it a charge and tends to favor the lemon peel, tree leaves and bark. The blueberry, strawberry, raspberry fruit steady as it goes, ginger and nutmeg spice extend it some. Ends with a more neutral stone bits and meadow grasses. In a great place for trading off fruit for tertiary development.
92 points