Will the REAL Beaujolais Please Stand Up

Will the REAL Beaujolais Please Stand Up - Episode #252

June 8, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes some Beaujolais wine and these aren’t your Grand Pappies Beaujolais either.

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“Cru Beaujolais are one of my favorite reds to drink here in warm Hawai…” by Bob Wong
“I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for good cru Beaujolais. So much so t…” by Kevin
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chateau Thivin Cote De BrouillyCru Beaujolais
2005 Domaine Diochon Moulin A Vent Vielles VignesCru Beaujolais
2005 Clos De La Roilette FleurieCru Beaujolais

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about 6 months ago

Bob Wong
Cru Beaujolais are one of my favorite reds to drink here in warm Hawaii. I enjoy drinking an aged Cru Beaujolais as it does evolve over time. Fleurie is still my favorite, followed by Moulin A Vent then Cote de Brouilly.
about 8 months ago

Kevin
I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for good cru Beaujolais. So much so that I’m going to taste there on our trip to Burgundy next year. Part of me is teary that you did them proud, and part is wanting to kick you for letting the value-cat out of the bag.
about 8 months ago

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about 9 months ago

Sam I
QOD: no I’m not biased against beaujolais because I’ve never had one… Brandon hooked me up with one on my last visit however
about 9 months ago

surf.sf
QOTD: never had beaujolais so no prejudice here! But you inspired me to try some this weekend!
about 9 months ago

Donald Pipkin
ST 92 = NH 140 (Normal Humans)….HILARIOUS!
about 10 months ago

slambert
I tried the Clos De La Roilette Fleurie 2005 tonight with some roasted turkey and it was fantastic. I finished the bottle about two hours ago and I can still taste it. The strawberry component is very strong, but not overpowering. At first I could smell a lot of alcohol on the nose, so much I had to check the percentage, but after an hour or so open on the counter it toned down a bit.

The tasting notes on this were spot on for me, and I would also give this 90 points.

I will definitely be seeking more of this out and trying it again in November. Not to mention it is a nice QPR at $15.

Thanks GV!
about 10 months ago

shaggy D
QOTD: no
about 10 months ago

Ferrigno
Ok Gary you just made my beaujolais cru love stage come back!! After this episode I picked up the Morgon WL carries, Desvignes it’s called, so I drank it last night and boy o’boy what a delightful nose, strawberry candy in it’s prime! Seriously that kind of nose can keep me watching movies and smelling it forever
about 10 months ago

Mike Erdely
Catching up after 10 nights in Hawaii!

QOTD: Before having tried Beaujolais, I had some unjustified prejudice. I just assumed that I wouldn’t like it. But after trying a bottle, I really like it. Not as much as Chianti or Zinfandel. But I like it.

BTW: Hawaii was great.
about 10 months ago

JayZee
Excellent episode on Beaujolais! QOTD: Oh, I am definitely prejudiced on Beaujolais. I love it! That is, the Crus. Give me a nice Fleurie, Brouilly, Moulin-a-Vent, Cheroubles, Julien, any time. As you said, these wines can age, they are a tremendous QPR, and they are wonderful in the summer as a “lighter” red wine. Furthermore, I will disagree with you, Gary. I’ve had some Moulin-a-Vents that went perfectly well with steak and potatoes. They can be pretty big wines.
about 10 months ago

msb2ncsu
Catching up after a week in Puerto Rico…

QOTD: Eh, to an extent. I mean we have Beaujolais a couple times a year (Turkey Day and so forth) but I guess I don’t consider it a serious wine, even though I’ve enjoyed it. I think it gets lumped in there with Rosé as a wine that so many people have considered a guilty pleasure.

I will definitely look into a case of Beaujolais. We have been wanting something a little lighter when we are tired and don’t think our palates can take a beating. Seems like a good lazy Saturday wine.
about 11 months ago

mcj
QOTD: No, I rather like them.
about 11 months ago

damon aka unknownwine
I like the Beuaj. I’ve only had good cru beauj on occasion simply cause its not widely available. I’ll check my local guys toay though…haven’t checked in a while.
about 11 months ago

TSchampaert
This is smth you should do more, really … like that, kicking serious ass and debunking all that artsy fartsy nifty crap!
QOTD: No, I am not and have never been so. My granddad often opened a nice Beauj, so I knew fromthe start they can be gorgeous.
about 11 months ago

Metal Dave
I am very prejudice against Beaujolais Nouveau. This is a great example of how hype and marketing can ruin wine…

That being said…

I am quite a fan of Cru Beaujolais and good Villages. My current favourite is the Dmn. de Moulin Berger Julienas. Fleurie is also very popular in Ireland (probably cause it’s easy to say) but amongst the crus, in my opinion probably not the best. For me, it’s Julienas and Moulin a Vent with Morgon not far behind.

Any word on the Didier Dageuneau episode? having his Pur Sang on Sunday…
about 11 months ago

Martin
beaujolais is the best for a picnic - slightly chilled with sandwiches in my experience
about 11 months ago

Justin S
My .02; I’m tired of all these Emo kids.

Never had a Beaujolais, must seek one out.

QOTD: Only thing I’ve heard was that it shoud be drank young, I would love to try one though.
about 11 months ago

BobMac
I can’t recall that I’ve ever had a Beaujolais…I gotta go pick up one to try.
about 11 months ago

Jeff
QOTD: No. I have actually had a Beaujolais the last three years with Thanksgiving dinner. (And the last two years it was the Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly - what an amazing wine.) I think it’s a great summer red. Loved the show. (Do I say that every day?)
about 11 months ago

Jim Wilkerson
$0.02 QOTD: Yes, a bit. My image of Beaujolais is light, thin, tart wines with little complexity or richness. But I have only had a few bottles and nothing better than Beaujolais-Village level.
about 11 months ago

Art Rose
Gary,
I am extremely prejudiced, I love Beaujolais. It is food friendly, running the gamut from roast chicken (the best) to many fish. Try it with salmon, sturgeon or even tuna. But even more to the point, it is the quintessential bistro wine, and low enough in alcohol that you can drink a bit more. That’s a plus, eh? The ones you tasted last well. i’m still drinking and enjoying more than ever my 2000 Thivin and Dme de Diochon. And i wish i had some Clos de Roilette left. By the way, the latter is really adjacent to and claimed by the owner to be in Moulin a Vent, not that it matters to the imbiber. Great wines, and there are so many more from the Beaujolais Crus.
about 11 months ago

Lawrence Leichtman
No Beujolais with steak. Had one tonite was the Moulin a Vent you reviewed. Goes with a steak quite nicely. The crappy Nouveaus that have been brought out year after awful year, the DeBouef schlock that fattens all the store shelves. That has given Beaujolais a bad name, not the wonderful Fleuries, Bruilly’s and Moulin a Vents that many of us have enjoyed. Liked them better when they were $2.50 a bottle but still one of the best buys in the wine world.
about 11 months ago

Russ J
QOTD: No. I like Cru B’s, especially Moulin a Vent. Goos stuff, in most cases.
about 11 months ago

Jay
yes