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Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2016

Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2016 

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Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2016 

Medium dark purple-ruby color. Nose where flowers, fresh red berries, earth and spices brings in freshness and balance as fruit ripeness is there. Follows on the palate crunchy and sour-bitter red fruit and a good acidity level. This wine is really fruit forward and with its lenght, everything is there to make this highly enjoyable! There is also, desides immediate satisfaction, depth and structure that makes this cellarable, but only if one have enough self-control not to drank them all quickly! Excellent (91)

Made of Gamay. Natural winemaking. Aged 8 months in 216 liters oak barrels. Alcohol level of 13%

Available in SAQ stores for 32,25$ (Code SAQ : 11305344)

Domaine Marcel Lapierre wines are represented in Québec by Rézin: rezin.com

 

Duo de gamay

Duo de gamay – Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2016 et Norman Hardie County Gamay 2014

Domaine J. Chamonard Fleurie La Madone 2015

Domaine J. Chamonard Fleurie La Madone 2015

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Domaine J. Chamonard Fleurie La Madone 2015

Relatively dark and foggy purple color. Nose of blueberrie pastries on which one would’ve thrown on wet earth and a bunch of spices. Rich mouth feel without falling into heaviness, but doesn’t feel much complex either at this young stage of its life. To its defense, it gets much better with air and changes quickly so, if opened now, it should be followed over an entire evening of even opened one day to let it breathe then drank on the following day. That way the wine really gets more definition and even if it stayed a little shy, it was really drinking nicely and it’s not a hard task to go through the bottle! Very good+ (90)

Made of Gamay. Vines are planted on pink Granite soil on steep slopes. Natural winemaking. Ageing unkown. Jean-Claude Chanudet is behind the wine. Alcohol level of 13,5% 

Disponible à la SAQ pour 34,75$ (Code SAQ : 13108096)

Oenopole est l’agence qui représente le Domaine J. Chamonard au Québec: oenopole.ca

Domaine J. Chamonard Fleurie La Madone 2015

Domaine J. Chamonard Fleurie La Madone 2015

Domaine du Possible Tout Bu or not Tout Bu Côtes du Roussillon 2015

Domaine du Possible Tout Bu or not Tout Bu Côtes du Roussillon 2015

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Domaine du Possible Tout Bu or not Tout Bu Côtes du Roussillon 2015 

Light ruby color. Nose of fresh red berries, aromatic herbs and sandy soil. May seems light on the palate, but the freshness, the red berries with the herbal notes, sweet spices and basil makes this wine so tasty. This wine IMO the perfect example of a chuggable wine! That may explain why we went through the bottle so quickly… Good+ (88)

Made of Grenache and Mourvèdre. Semi-carbonic maceration, then aged 12 months in old oak barrels. Alcohol level of 13%

Available in SAQ stores for 26,30$ (Code SAQ : 13117697)

For more information on Loic Roure, the man behind the Domaine du Possible: oenopole.ca/loic-roure

Oenopole represents them in Québec: oenopole.ca

Domaine du Possible Tout Bu or not Tout Bu Côtes du Roussillon 2015

Domaine du Possible Tout Bu or not Tout Bu Côtes du Roussillon 2015

Georges Descombes Brouilly 2015

Georges Descombes Brouilly 2015

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Georges Descombes Brouilly 2015 

Ruby almost purple color. Nose of red and dark berries, there is some Concord grapes notes, but also spices and earth. This have everything the vintage calls for with ripeness and chewyness, but also the typical acidity you get from Gamay, then a light bitterness on the finish. Highly chuggable wine like I appreciate so much! Very good+ (90)

Made of  Gamay. Natural winemaking. Aged in cement tanks. Alcohol level of 13,5% 

Available in SAQ stores for 25,90$ (Code SAQ : 12494028)

Georges Descombes is represented in Québec by réZin Sélection: rezin.com

Georges Descombes Brouilly 2015

Georges Descombes Brouilly 2015

Pinard et Filles Frangin 2016

Pinard et Filles Frangin 2016

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Pinard et Filles Frangin 2016

Dark and light purple color. Nose of wild berries Concrad grapes, flowers and earth. This nose is deep, fresh and inviting. Same on the palate with great flavors, this sour-bitter duo that I like so much, because it’s what makes this type of wine so easy drinking, without being thin or dull. In fact, it’s the complete opposite, you want more of that fruit explosion wine. Long finish, longer than what it takes to empy your glasse. Then you need more… Very good+ (90)

Made of 60% Frontenac Gris (stainless tank fermented, then ended its fermentation into bottle) and 40% of Petite Perle (whole bunch fermentation in oak barrels). Blended a month prior to bottling. Organic farming, natural winemaking. Total production of 520 bouteilles. Alcohol level of 12%. Label art by Marc Séguin.

Was sold by allocation. Can be found in some restaurants.

Pinard et Filles website: pinardetfilles.com

Link to a previous post on one of their wines: Pinard & Filles Pornfelder 2015

Pinard et Filles Frangin 2016

Pinard et Filles Frangin 2016

Pinard & Filles Pornfelder 2015

Pinard & Filles Pornfelder 2015

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Pinard & Filles Pornfelder 2015

Dark ruby color with purple hue. Nose of small berries, earth, spices, straw, blooming of freshness. Good concentration on the palate paired with a good acidity level. Flavors of sour fruit, spices, it’s juicy and chewy, has some depth and is simply quite tasty and joyful. Glad I could have that wine with its very limited production. Very good+ (90)

Made of Pinot Noir (60%), Dornfelder (30%) and Pinot Meunier (10%). Natural winemaking. The Pinots were aged in 5 y/o barrels and in Dame Jeanne for the Dornfelder. Alcohol level of 10,2%. The label is drawn by the visual artist Marc Seguin

This is no more available, But I’ll be waiting for their next wine release! If you’re lucky, there might be some restaurants in Montréal that have this wine on their list…

Pinard & Filles website: pinardetfilles.com

Pinard & Filles Pornfelder 2015

The Pornfelder from Pinard & Filles with a label made from a Marc Séguin art piece

AA Badenhorst The Drifter Cinsault Swartland 2016

AA Badenhorst The Drifter Cinsault Swartland 2016

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AA Badenhorst The Drifter Cinsault Swartland 2016 

Light garnet color. Earthy nose, slighytly meaty but very bright with red berry notes blended with spices. Lots of red berry flavors on the palate with some animal notes and a spicy kick on the finish. Good+ (88)

Made of cinsault. Natural winemaking. Alcohol level of 13%

Available in SAQ stores for 18,00$ (Code SAQ : 13057997)

AA Badenhorst’s website: aabadenhorst.com

They are represented in Québec by Symbiose: symbiose-vins.com

AA Badenhorst The Drifter Cinsault Swartland 2016

AA Badenhorst The Drifter Cinsault Swartland 2016

Domaine de Majas Côtes Catalanes 2015

Domaine de Majas Côtes Catalanes 2015

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Domaine de Majas Côtes Catalanes 2015 

Light garnet color. Nose of red berries, earth, there is some funkyness here but it went away with air to let pepper and clove spices show up. On the palate there is so much fruit flavors that the spices notes only comes up on the finish to give some punch to that festive wine. Good acidity level, high quaffability, it’s what natural wine can offer best! Very good (89)

Made of 50% carignan and 50% grenache noir. Aged on lees. Organic farming with ECOCERT certification. Natural winemaking. Tom Lubbe (Domaine Matassa) is the consulting winemaker. Alcohol level of 13%

Available in SAQ stores for 20,50$ (Code SAQ : 13105910)

Domaine de Majas website: domainedemajas.com

Represented in Québec by Oenopole: oenopole.ca

Domaine de Majas Côtes Catalanes 2015

Karim Vionnet Vin de Kav Chiroubles 2014

Karim Vionnet Vin de Kav Chiroubles 2014

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Karim Vionnet Vin de Kav Chiroubles 2014

Being neighbor with Morgon stars Lapierre, Foillard and Breton, it must be inspiring to be around them! Since he also worked with Guy Breton, his experience did help when he started making his own wines back in 2006. No addition of yeast, sugar, sulfur of other “ingredients”. His wine are made in the most natural way possible!

Here is my tasting note on his Chiroubles:

Cherry red color. Typical fruity nose of Gamay wines with explosive red berries, earth and spices with just a hint of funkiness. Pure red fruit expression on the palate with crushed rocks and a finish with black pepper notes. Highly enjoyable and thirst quencher, this is a great Beaujolaiswine! Very good (89)

Made of Gamay. Natural winemaking. Aged 9 months in oak barrels. Alcohol level of 12%

Available in private import with: oenopole.ca

Domaine Joseph Chamonard Le Clos de Lys Morgon 2015

Domaine Joseph Chamonard Le Clos de Lys Morgon 2015

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Domaine Joseph Chamonard Le Clos de Lys Morgon 2015

Very dark ruby color. Nose of red berries, flowers, spices, licorice and rocky soil. On the palate there was sour cherry flavors, red berries, floral and licorice notes, but the freshness of this wine is was impreses the most, especioally for a wine coming out of a really warm vintage. Great lenght too. Very good+ (90)

Made of Gamay. Natural winemaking. Did not found any information of the ageing on this wine. Alcohol level of 13,5%

Available in SAQ stores for 32,50$ (Code SAQ : 12492823)

Domaine Chamonard’s Facebook page: facebook.com/DomaineChamonard

Oenopole represents them in Québec: oenopole.ca

Domaine Joseph Chamonard Le Clos de Lys Morgon 2015