Hi Everyone,
Burgundy’s global ascendance has driven the trade to the Cru Beaujolais category, which has created demand for barrique-aged, “I-want-to-be-fancy-Burgundy,” Cru Beaujolais, which in turn has created an explosion of huge scores from several critics. When producers see such press, many of them shift toward more extraction and the use of new wood, which means a different type of wine altogether. To add insult to injury, prices begin to skyrocket.
This is a shame. It is almost as though the world has forgotten about what makes all of us love the Cru Beaujolais category in the first place. Nothing on earth delivers more value and more pleasure to those who seek pretty aromatics, purity of fruit, and sublime texture.
What does a customer do?
We have an idea for this Thanksgiving… Let’s figuratively enter the hobbit-hole cave of Domaine Thulon to step back in time and gorge on their throwback Cru Beaujolais wares at a price that sits below most retailers’ on base-level Beaujolais Villages!
Yes – If you seek naked/authentic/organic/old-
…to put an exclamation mark on the whole theme today, we have three 2021s in the mix, which is as much of a “back in time” of a vintage as you’ll find. These 2021s are bright, vibrant, cooler-vintage examples of their respective villages, which is a u-turn from the dark/rich releases of 2019 and 2020.
Read below to see what’s inside…
Domaine de Thulon 2021 Beaujolais-Villages Chiroubles
Classic Chroubles sourced from a small vineyard site of 1.6 hectares on a granite hillside with south-west sun exposure. 50-year-old vines. The Chiroubles appellation is often described as being the most “Beaujolais-like” of the 10 individual crus, and this is especially the case in 2021.
Domaine de Thulon 2021 Beaujolais-Villages Regnie
Thulon’s “regular” Regnie bottling is anything but, sourced from 45-year-old vines on a 4-hectare site that sits adjacent to the domaine on a granite hillside.
Domaine de Thulon 21 Beaujolais-Villages Rouge
A blend of 50-year-old Cru vines, coming from plots of mostly granite with a bit of schist.
Merry Christmas!
