2005 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

The best examples of Beaujolais can age effortlessly for decades. Beaujolais simply doesn’t get much better than those made by Morgon’s Jean Foillard, especially in a vintage as picture-perfect as 2005. Foillard assumed control of his family’s estate in 1980 and is among the region’s most esteemed vignerons. He farms his vines in the granite-rich Côte du Py climat of Morgon, perhaps the most highly regarded cru in all Beaujolais, with meticulous care. Foillard’s winemaking regimen is every bit as painstaking painstaking and dictates no chaptalization or filtering. In 2005 Foillard delivers big-time.