2015 Beaujolais Preview: Atypically Brawny but Often Excellent

BY JOSH RAYNOLDS | AUGUST 25, 2016 

While Beaujolais has been on as strong a roll as any wine region in France over most of the last decade, the 2015 vintage in Beaujolais has been receiving more attention than any I can recall, including the outstanding 2014 and 2013. But do the ‘15s justify the hype, especially for veteran fans of these wines?

Blue and pink granite, two of the great soils of Beaujolais, collide, quite literally, on the hilltops of Morgon