Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py 2006 was wonderfully vibrant on the nose, with the classic Beaujolais fruitiness (yet none of that horrible banana-bubblegum-esteriness), with a ton of gravel under the fruit. Tannic yet vibrant and cherried and fruity. Impeccably balanced, but needs some cellaring.
Burgaud Morgon CdP Réserve 2006 was also nice but IMO not as pure as the previous: a bit appley, more dense, on some sniffs I even get a hint of oak but that might be me hallucinating. I certainly don't mind drinking this, but since I have the choice, I would stick to the CdP for its extra typicity.
Burgaud Morgon CdP "James" 2006 smells a bit barriquey, but also has the vibrancy and gravel I hope to see in Bojo in addition to the cherried fruit. Strongly structured, very tight, nice palate without the hints of Barriqe I smelled. Apparently the wood is all three years old so I was surprised at how much it smelled.
Domaine des Perdrix Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Aux Perdrix 2002 started out pretty decently though in a modern way: ripe, a bit of oak showing, quite dark toned and masculine in style; but with air the oak came more and more forward and eventually obliterated all that masculinely styled but obviously Burgundian niceness underneath. But what was underneath was pretty decent, so it might turn out nice in the future if the oak goes into hiding. Right now, it didn't please.
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). This is especially encouraging as it is not easy to come by nice Beaujolais, although some of the '05 hype seemed to swap over to Austria as I was also able to buy a case of the '05 Potel Aviron Côte du Py at reasonable prices that is mighty fine.
I haven't heard of Potel before, but will keep my eyes open if I see some thanks to your recommendation.