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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesSarah Marsh MW reports from an instructive tasting at Château Bellevue in Morgon. There is so much to discover in Beaujolais, so much diversity,” says Elodie Rousselot, winemaker at Château (de) Bellevue in Morgon. It’s easy to think of Beaujolais as simply “Gamay on granite,” but a new generation of wine producers are exploring the full potential of the terroir, intent on expressing the differences not only within the ten crus of Beaujolais but…Read Article
Château Bellevue Morgon: A Beaujolais terroir story
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nouvelle-AquitaineCan the many talented small producers in Entre-Deux-Mers escape the long shadows cast by their more celebrated Left and Right Bank neighbors and survive the viticultural crisis that is threatening their livelihoods as never before? We live in a polarized world, and wine is no exception. Are you Team New World or Team Old World? Team Italy or Team France? Team Burgundy or Team Bordeaux? Team Left Bank or Team Right Bank? This is not a new phenom…Read Article
Entre-Deux-Mers: The land in between
Tim James · AndalusiaMemories of two remarkable tastings in Jerez help Tim James develop an answer to an age-old question. I’ve been reading May-Eliane de Lencquesaing’s book My Journey with Wine: From Bordeaux to South Africa. It’s a touch unsatisfactory—interesting about her ownership of Château Pichon Lalande and the rise of the modern Bordeaux market but oddly impersonal as a memoir. There’s rather too much about the likes of the Algerian War and the history of …Read Article
