WTN: Pi

[David M. Bueker]

2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py Cuvée 3.14 - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/8/2015)
I read a promising note about this wine the other day, so figured I would try one. Well it's still very tight, so it's tough to really get a handle on it, but it is an interesting cross of elegance and gutsiness with more than enough depth for many more years in the cellar. It's a good wine, but a closed book right now.

2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py Cuvée 3.14 - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/8/2015)
I read a promising note about this wine the other day, so figured I would try one. Well it's still very tight, so it's tough to really get a handle on it, but it is an interesting cross of elegance and gutsiness with more than enough depth for many more years in the cellar. It's a good wine, but a closed book right now.

Nice. I really liked the regular CdP in 2009 and would love to taste this. I had my first Foillard in a while this weekend, the 2012 CdP. It was tasty, but I think it was the first vintage I tasted since '09 so I had to recalibrate back before that atypical year. (And note that I have nothing against 09 in Beaujolais, it's just interesting to see the wines across such different vintages)

[David M. Bueker]

I had one of the '11 special cuvées (Corcelette?), and found it very hard and astringent. Haven't been back to the well since, though I have a good bit of '09, so there is no shortage of Foillard in the house.

So would you give it a rating of 3.1415926?

-Paul W.

[David M. Bueker]

Let's go with 3.14 with potential for some upside.

I've had two of the 2009 Burgaud Morgon Cote du Puy V.V. and really liked them--the best Beaujolais I had had in a good while. I haven't had any of the Foillard.

[David M. Bueker]

Recently JC?

Yes, I had the Burgaud in recent months. I'm not sure I've ever had the Foillard.

[James Roscoe]

Should we drink this on March 14th?

[David M. Bueker]

Should we drink this on March 14th?

This March 14th, at 9:26.

[Jenise]

I've had two of the 2009 Burgaud Morgon Cote du Puy V.V. and really liked them--the best Beaujolais I had had in a good while. I haven't had any of the Foillard.

I've got the '10. If by any chance you also have this vintage, the last bottle I opened, 3-4 months ago, didn't seem ready yet.

[David M. Bueker]

The Burgaud '10s are tough beasts. I have a bunch of the special cuvees, and they are rough. Going to need years.

David - I have 1 bottle of the Foillard Corcelette 2011 - astringency is not what I associate with Foillard. In December, I opened a 2011 Cote du Py and found it bright with good fruit, earth, minerals, and hint of animal. I thought the 2009 Corcelette was delicious when I last had it a couple of years ago. I have one more bottle of that, and it might be worth opening before the 2011.

[David M. Bueker]

Diane,

I was very surprised at how the Corcelette showed. Very un-Foillard.