Tasting notes, November 15, 2025; Maconnaise & Beaujolais

                     Mâconnais & Beaujolais 

2023 JP Brun Terres Dorées Beaujolais Blanc
On sale for $20
Charnay-en-Beaujolais / France
100% Chardonnay
Sourced from vineyards with predominantly clay and limestone soils, the Brun Blanc is aged in concrete tanks with regular lees stirring. Honeyed and concentrated, this wine also offers a distinctly mineral finish.
2023 Heritiers Comte Lafon Milly-Lamartine
On Sale for $32
Mâconnais / France
100% Chardonnay
Comte Lafon is one of the most renowned producers in the Cote d’Or and has expanded their production south to the Mâconnais. The grapes are sourced from 35-40 year-old vines and the wine is aged in medium sized, neutral barrels.
2023 Cheveau Aux-Combes
On Sale for $35
Pouilly-Fuisse / Maconnais / France
100% Chardonnay
Aged in large, neutral casks, the Cheveau Aux-Combes offers a transparent take on the Pouilly-Fuisse appellation. Round and packed with yellow and orange fruit flavors, this is a terrific example of the house style at Domaine Cheveau.
2023 JP Brun Terres Dorées L’Ancien Rouge 
On sale for $20
Charnay-en-Beaujolais / France
100% Gamay
Produced from 40-year-old vines planted in limestone and clay. The carbonic maceration technique is not employed. Beaujolais at its most effusive, this tender Gamay shows the elegant side of the varietal.
2023 Clos de la Roilette Cuvee Tardive
On Sale for $30
Fleurie / Beaujolais / France
100% Gamay
Owned by the Coudert family since the 1960’s, the small, family run Clos de la Roilette domaine produces extraordinarily fine Beaujolais. The property’s 80 year-old Gamay vines are planted on clay soils adding a unique richness and roundness to the wines
2023 Bouland Delys
On Sale for $40
Morgon / Beaujolais / France
100% Gamay
Bouland is one of the great producers of Beaujolais, specifically from the hamlet of Morgon. The vines for the Delys cuvee were planted in 1926 in sandy/granite soils. This is a remarkably concentrated example of Gamay.