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SCENTED, VELVETY
& GENEROUS
A ONCE-IN-A-DECADE
MOMENT CAPTURED IN
A BOTTLE FOR YOU
thewinesociety.com/Beaujolais
BCAPR18
THE
10 OF THE 10
THE STYLE
TOP BEAUJOLAIS CRUS
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
One of the smallest crus and rarely seen in the UK; The cru with the highest altitude and lowest average
SAINT- the wines tend to be easy-drinking and instantly temperatures, leading to lively, bright, more delicate
AMOUR CHIROUBLES
appealing, but no less serious than their neighbours. wines which are approachable early.
Second only to Moulin-à-Vent for structure and
Spicy and fuller-bodied, often more structured
JULIÉNAS MORGON weight; predominantly granite soils produce serious,
and powerful with good ageing potential.
concentrated wines with plenty of ageing potential.
The smallest of the crus and used to be part of
Moulin-à-Vent until its particular character became The youngest and least known of the crus which
CHÉNAS RÉGNIÉ
evident. Generally fuller-bodied, mineral wines with produces bright, appealing wines for earlier drinking.
good purity.
MOULIN- The longest-lived wines which are more on the robust On a volcanic hill with vineyards at all points of
À-VENT side, often seeing some oak ageing. CÔTE DE the compass so can produce wines of different levels
BROUILLY of ripeness. In general the wines are ripe with good
concentration and bouquet.
Pink granite soils here give the wines their floral, Largest and most southerly of the crus with quite
FLEURIE aromatic character and silky texture. The most popular diverse soils and exposures, the best wines are
BROUILLY
cru amongst members. user-friendly, fruit-driven and appealing with a
floral edge.
SAINT-AMOUR CHÉNAS DOMAINE DU MOULIN D’EOLE,
MOULIN-À-VENT LES THORINS 2016
DOMAINE JOSEPH BURRIER, SAINT-AMOUR NEW STÉPHANE AVIRON CHÉNAS 2016
Philippe Guérin makes his wines from an
CÔTE DE BESSET 2016
The likeable and talented Stéphane Aviron’s impeccably looked-after cellar in the village
Perfumed, quaffable cru Beaujolais with 2016s are characterised by their effortless of Chénas. Going against the modern trend
plenty of aromatic, cherry-fruit character charm. This Chénas, a new addition to the of ageing in barrel, most of his wines are
and lovely plush texture from Burrier’s own range, has delicate freshness with a floral not and as a result have great purity of fruit.
vineyards. Just a touch of tannin on the bouquet and soft red-fruit character on the Classy, generous Moulin-à-Vent with a succulent
finish gives the wine the structure to age palate. Now to 2020. 12.5% and satisfying finish. Now to 2023. 13.5%
beautifully too. The wine for Beaujolais ref BC-BJ7311 ref BC-BJ7421
lovers, or just lovers! Now to 2021. 13.5%
£10.95 BOTTLE | £131 DOZEN £11.95 BOTTLE | £143 DOZEN
ref BC-BJ7361
£18 BOTTLE | £216 DOZEN
MOULIN-À-VENT CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD,
MOULIN-À-VENT LA SALOMINE 2016
JULIÉNAS DÉPAGNEUX MOULIN-À-VENT VIEILLES
VIGNES, CUVÉE JEAN 2016 A stunning wine and one of the jewels in
JOSEPH BURRIER JULIÉNAS the Beauregard crown. The vineyard was
An approachable, ripe and succulent wine planted in 1912 in granite soils over 400m
BEAUVERNAY 2016
from one of our oldest suppliers in Beaujolais. above sea level, giving the wine beautiful
From a small, steeply sloping vineyard with Moulin-à-Vent tends to be more structured minerality and freshness. Delicious now but
a south-west exposure and a top grower, than the other crus, but this is a generous and will repay some time in bottle for the full range
this is a full, rich Beaujolais with lovely, grainy approachable wine that displays delicious of flavours to develop. Now to 2025. 14%
tannins. A notable success in 2016 and the gamay purity. Excellent value for money and
ref BC-BJ7391
best Juliénas we tried in our extensive tastings. a great all-rounder. Now to 2021. 12.5%
Perfect with coq au vin or raclette. ref BC-BJ7501 £21 BOTTLE | £252 DOZEN
Now to 2021. 14%
£10.95 BOTTLE | £131 DOZEN
ref BC-BJ7371
£17 BOTTLE | £204 DOZEN
SERENDIPITY!
Pure pleasure from the best vintage
of the last decade
Scented, generous and succulent wines
What a stroke of luck! I have taken Three mixed cases offer you the chance
over buying Beaujolais for The Society to discover the diversity of wines
just in time for one of the finest vintages from this most entrancing of regions for
in recent memory. To me, Beaujolais yourself. Because 2016 is such a classic
is all about scented, generous, velvety year producing textbook examples of
wines with seductive texture and each style, this is the time to get to know
freshness: pure pleasure in a glass and Beaujolais better.
all too easy to drink. 2016 delivers
all these in spades. The wines are Tim Sykes Society Buyer
immediately appealing thanks to their
SAINT-
perfect, harmonious balance, but they AMOUR
JULIÉNAS
also have the capacity to age for
several years. CHÉNAS
Last year we offered the excellent MOULIN-À-
VENT
2015 vintage, which received plaudits
from wine commentators, journalists FLEURIE
and producers, and rightly so. But that CHIROUBLES
vintage produced atypical Beaujolais,
with higher alcohol levels and almost
Rhône-like character. As a big fan of MORGON
classically styled Beaujolais I am excited
by the wealth of delicious wines to buy RÉGNIÉ
from 2016.
For the first time for many years we
CÔTE DE
are offering wines from all 10 crus, the BROUILLY
named sub-regions offering the finest
expressions of the gamay grape and BROUILLY
the highest-quality Beaujolais. I have
arranged the wines by cru, highlighting
the different styles along the way.
I couldn’t resist squeezing a wine
at the end from a maverick producer
that, though not a cru, is certainly
of cru quality.
TO ORDER
CALL 01438 741177 OR VISIT
THEWINESOCIETY.COM/BEAUJOLAIS
CHIROUBLES
FLEURIE DOMAINE DU MOULIN D’EOLE,
THE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION FLEURIE 2016 DOMAINE COUDERT, CLOS DE LA CHIROUBLES 2016
ROILETTE FLEURIE 2016
We do several crus under our Exhibition label Cooler vineyards at 350m altitude give a
and Fleurie is your favourite, for good reason. From a vineyard bordering Moulin-à-Vent, this lovely freshness to this delicious bright, silky
A blend of three wines, made in conjunction wine has the perfume of a Fleurie and the Beaujolais. Hail devastated much of the crop
with Jean-Marc Darbon at Les Vins Aujoux, this body of a Moulin-à-Vent. Very traditionally in Chiroubles in 2016, but the quality of fruit
is a typically floral, charming expression of the made, it is aged in large oak barrels (foudres) which survived the onslaught was, thankfully,
gamay grape at a sensible price. Scented and and tastes juicy, rich and ripe with seductive excellent. Drink with ease, this year and next,
appealing, and a delightful wine for enjoying sweetness. Beautifully balanced. Now to with a wide variety of dishes. 12.5%
with some good cheese and friends! 13% 2021. 13%
ref BC-BJ7411
ref BC-BJ7281 ref BC-BJ7331
£10.50 BOTTLE | £126 DOZEN
£9.95 BOTTLE | £119 DOZEN £12.50 BOTTLE | £150 DOZEN
DOMAINE MONTANGERON, FLEURIE 2016 CLOS DE LA ROILETTE, FLEURIE CUVÉE MORGON
TARDIVE 2016
The Montangeron family have their vines NEW ROBERT DUBUISSON, MORGON 2016
close to the border with Morgon and their From 70 to 80-year-old vines, this cuvée, though
A blend put together with Aujoux’s talented
Fleurie needs a year in bottle to show at lovely now, would benefit from six months more
winemaker Jean-Marc Darbon, this is a refined,
its best. A tiny production this year due in the bottle, before you drink it, a result of the
ripe and succulent expression of gamay.
to hail, but the quality is outstanding. The old vines’ extra concentration. Dense, succulent
Morgons can be quite undemonstrative when
fruit was picked early to ensure freshness Fleurie of exceptional quality. The wines are
young but thanks to the lovely balance of
and balance, resulting in a classic, perfumed named after a racehorse (La Roilette) owned by
ripe fruit and fresh acidity this 2016 is out of its
Fleurie that is starting to drink well. Lovely a previous landowner, hence the horse motif on
shell and can be enjoyed straight away. 13%
with roast chicken. Now to 2021. 13% the label! Now to 2022. 13%
ref BC-BJ7351
ref BC-BJ7401 Low stock. Only available in the
A Bouquet of 2016 Fleurie mixed £9.95 BOTTLE | £119 DOZEN
£11.50 BOTTLE | £138 DOZEN case BC-MX18103
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD, FLEURIE
PONCIÉ 2016 NEW JEAN-PAUL BRUN LES PIERRES
STÉPHANE AVIRON, DOMAINE DE DORÉES, MORGON 2016
LA MADRIÈRE, FLEURIE LA MADONE Poncié is one of the most prized vineyards in
VIEILLES VIGNES 2016 Fleurie with a southerly exposure overlooking From vines planted some 50 years ago in
the village. From vines planted in the 1950s, Jean-Paul Brun’s tiny Bellevue vineyard, this is a
From well-sited old vines between 50 and this is fine and floral with the hallmark classic Morgon with a mineral spiciness and the
85 years of age, this is Stéphane Aviron’s top freshness and lightness of touch of the 2016 structure to age. Lovely, traditional Morgon from
Fleurie. The wine has plenty of colour and a vintage. Delightful with a plate of good a top-quality vintage. Delicious with a casserole
perfumed nose of crushed red fruit and a hint of saucisson. Now to 2020. 12.5% made with wild-boar sausages or earthy
pepper. On the palate the texture is silky, with a mushroom stroganoff. Now to 2020. 12.5%
ref BC-BJ7381
pure, mineral finish. Now to 2020. 12.5%
ref BC-BJ7481
ref BC-BJ7301 £14.95 BOTTLE | £179 DOZEN
£13.95 BOTTLE | £167 DOZEN
£11.95 BOTTLE | £143 DOZEN 
CÔTE DE BROUILLY NEW CHÂTEAU THIVIN, CÔTE DE BROUILLY
GODEFROY 2016
THE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION CÔTE DE
Made with fruit from 95-year-old vines, this is
BROUILLY 2016
a beautifully balanced, refined and perfumed
This is a delicious selection from two well- wine with intense, brambly fruit flavours on
respected producers, one of whom raised the the palate and an exquisitely pure finish. The
wine in large old wooden barrels, or foudres, essence of fine Beaujolais. Now to 2022. 13.5%
the other in concrete tanks. The final blend ref BC-BJ7451
captures both the freshness of the vintage and
the characteristic grip of the cru. A wine of £19 BOTTLE | £228 DOZEN
considerable character and excellent value. 13%
ref BC-BJ7271
£9.95 BOTTLE | £119 DOZEN BROUILLY
DOMAINE DES CÔTEAUX DE FONT CURÉ,
BROUILLY 2016
CÔTE DE BROUILLY, TRENEL 2016 We have worked with Beaujolais broker
and talented winemaker Jean-Marc Darbon
Perfumed, friendly gamay with concentration
for many years because of his superb local
of flavour coming from low-yielding vines.
knowledge and this well-priced Brouilly is
Lovely purity and depth of flavour with a hint
an excellent addition to our range. From an
of violets on the finish. A failsafe bottle for
impossibly steep vineyard, the wine displays
enjoying with your favourite take-away. Now
refreshing, wild-cherry fruit character and
to 2021. 13%
silky texture. Very successful in 2016. 13%
ref BC-BJ7491
ref BC-BJ7461
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD,
£10.50 BOTTLE | £126 DOZEN
MORGON GRAND CRAS 2016 £9.50 BOTTLE | £114 DOZEN
One of the top producers of the Beaujolais
region, Jean-Marc Burgaud makes
CHÂTEAU THIVIN, CÔTE DE BROUILLY LES
concentrated yet fine wines which keep well. NEW DOMAINE COUDERT, BROUILLY 2016
SEPT VIGNES 2016
This is a full, broad wine with plenty of colour
Alain Coudert tends to bottle his Brouilly
and impressive depth of flavour; a complex Claude Geoffray is the fifth generation of the
early to preserve the freshness and perfume
wine of real class. Now to 2023. 13% family to make wine at this historic property.
of the wine. Round and well-balanced,
ref BC-BJ7531 Made from a blend of grapes from seven
a short stint in old oak barrels has softened
different plots, the wine displays ripe, dark-fruit
£13.95 BOTTLE | £167 DOZEN and sweetened the tannins nicely. Lovely
character and lovely balance, with a mineral
with spring lamb. Now to 2021. 13%
edge on the finish. Now to 2022. 13.5%
ref BC-BJ7341
ref BC-BJ7441
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD, £11.50 BOTTLE | £138 DOZEN
£14.50 BOTTLE | £174 DOZEN
MORGON CÔTE DU PY 2016
Côte du Py is situated on a plateau on top of a
hill where granite predominates rather than the ODD ONE OUT
more usual schist soils. This leads to wines which
combine controlled power and minerality in an JEAN-PAUL BRUN, TERRES DORÉES
original way, and the overall effect is of intensity BEAUJOLAIS L’ANCIEN 2016
and elegance. One of the top wines we tasted Last but not least, this is not a cru but is certainly
from this brilliant vintage. Now to 2024. 13% of cru quality. Maverick Jean-Paul Brun makes
ref BC-BJ7511 remarkably complex Beaujolais from vines in
the famous ‘Pierres Dorées’ of southern
£14.95 BOTTLE | £179 DOZEN
Beaujolais, so called because of the
golden-ochre stone used in local construction.
Ripe, juicy and satisfying. Now to 2020. 12.5%
RÉGNIÉ ref BC-BJ7471
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD, RÉGNIÉ £11.95 BOTTLE | £143 DOZEN
VALLIÈRES 2016
A Wine Society exclusive for well over a
decade, Jean-Marc Burgaud’s Régnié comes
from a tiny, one-hectare vineyard holding.
Bottled early to capture the fruity exuberance
typical of the cru, this is delightfully pure,
approachable and juicy, with succulent FREE CLICK & COLLECT
texture. Lovely with roast pork or a chard
and gruyère tart. Now to 2020. 12.5%
MINIMUM PURCHASE APPLIES
ref BC-BJ7521
THEWINESOCIETY.COM/COLLECT
£13.50 BOTTLE | £162 DOZEN
MIXED CASES
2016 BEAUJOLAIS A BOUQUET OF 2016 TASTE OF 2016
BANKERS FLEURIE VINTAGE
Two bottles each from six of the crus to Fragrant Fleurie, everybody’s favourite The best vintage for some years has made
fill wine racks with some cracking good Beaujolais cru, has great diversity too as classically proportioned, quintessential
wines for any occasion. this case so eloquently demonstrates. Beaujolais — succulent, scented and
A 12-bottle case containing two bottles A six-bottle case containing one bottle seductive. Treat yourself to six of the best.
each of the following wines: each of the following wines: A six-bottle case containing one bottle
each of the following wines:
ROBERT DUBUISSON, MORGON 2016 CLOS DE LA ROILETTE, FLEURIE CUVÉE
TARDIVE 2016 DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD,
DÉPAGNEUX MOULIN-À-VENT VIEILLES
MORGON CÔTE DU PY 2016
VIGNES, CUVÉE JEAN 2016 DOMAINE COUDERT, CLOS DE LA
ROILETTE FLEURIE 2016 CHÂTEAU THIVIN, CÔTE DE BROUILLY
STÉPHANE AVIRON CHÉNAS 2016
LES SEPT VIGNES 2016
THE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION FLEURIE 2016
DOMAINE DES CÔTEAUX DE FONT CURÉ,
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD,
BROUILLY 2016 CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD, FLEURIE
MOULIN-À-VENT LA SALOMINE 2016
PONCIÉ 2016
DOMAINE DU MOULIN D’EOLE,
JOSEPH BURRIER JULIÉNAS
CHIROUBLES 2016 DOMAINE MONTANGERON, FLEURIE 2016
BEAUVERNAY 2016
CÔTE DE BROUILLY, TRENEL 2016 STÉPHANE AVIRON, DOMAINE DE
DOMAINE JOSEPH BURRIER,
LA MADRIÈRE, FLEURIE LA MADONE
£119
ref BC-MX18102 SAINT-AMOUR CÔTE DE BESSET 2016
VIEILLES VIGNES 2016
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD,
ref BC-MX18103
£69.50 RÉGNIÉ VALLIÈRES 2016
ref: BC-MX18104
£98
THIS OFFER IS OPEN UNTIL
SUNDAY 6TH MAY 2018,
WHILE STOCKS LAST
TO ORDER
CALL 01438 741177
OR VISIT
THEWINESOCIETY.COM/BEAUJOLAIS
OF THE YEAR 2017
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