Domaine Mont Chavy, 2005

Domaine Mont Chavy, 2005

Paging through TimeOut Chicago’s Win-Oh issue, I came across an ad for George DeBoeuf “Domaine Mont Chavy,” Morgon Beaujolais, 2005. It got a Wine Advocate score of 92, and it’s $9.99. Not many wines with that kind of rating come in under $10, so I was intrigued.

Racing home from Schaumberg, trying to beat the tornado, I stopped at Famous in Forest Park and got a few bottles. Drinking one now. It’s above average, not lots of complexity, but hey, it’s a Beaujolais, and full of lively youth, fruit, and uncluttered pizzazz…and according to Parker, it’s a “good candidate for drinking over the next 8 years,” which is kind of remarkable. Despite this alleged longevity, it rather short on tannins, which makes drinking easy right now. I’d compare this wine to a good lightweight Pinot, quite likable, perfect for an Indian Summer which I feel we deserve.

I’m headed out to La Piazza in Forest Park tonight, so I’m thinking I may stop in for a case. Holidays coming.

Hammond

Sounds great, especially for $10. (Though for more than $10, one ought to find Morgon with a lot more than easy fruit to offer.) I rarely get Beaujolais for the silly-ass reason that my pal Howard is prejudiced against it so I end up getting whatever he wants to sell me -- which is always lovely -- it just isn't ever beaujolais.

mrbarolo wrote:Sounds great, especially for $10. (Though for more than $10, one ought to find Morgon with a lot more than easy fruit to offer.) I rarely get Beaujolais for the silly-ass reason that my pal Howard is prejudiced against it so I end up getting whatever he wants to sell me -- which is always lovely -- it just isn't ever beaujolais.

Hmm sounds like the exact reason I'm trying to teach myself about Pinos and other lighter bodied wines. Growing up my father was really into big, strong reds, so that's I'll I knew. The fortunate thing is that this is, so far, the most painless education I have recieved. Homework rocks!

the DuBoeuf 2005 beaujolais have been getting a lot of publicity and high ratings. Wine Discount Center has a bunch of them. Parker rated a lot of them highly. The Wine Speculator put the Julienas in their 100 great wine values at a 90 rating. They rated most of the specific village Duboeuf's between 88-90. They also highlighted the generic Beaujolais-villages as a "best value" with an 85 rating. (My guess is that this was more a sales dept decision rather than an editorial one). The only one that I have tried so far was the Domain Mount Chavy (by Duboeuf) Morgon. It was quite good, with typical fruit, but a little more substance than many beaujolais. The Duboeuf are always good values if you like the fruitiness, and the 2005s seem particularly good. -Will