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ACellars Newsletter 21st July, 2022 - Jean Foillard + Thomas Wines Tasting this Saturday + This Week's Staff Pick

by Annandale Cellars

Jean Foillard

2020 Release

The King of Côte du Py is back with another stellar release!

Jean Foillard produces some of the best wines in Beaujolais. He focuses on Morgon, one of the ten Crus of the region. His flagship Côte du Py unleashes the bloodthirsty vines as they grow over iron shist soils, yet with an ethereal silkiness that only Foillard can spin. From the 80-year-old vines growing over the sandstone of Corcellette, Foillard draws a softer, floral yet vibrant wine, still just as hauntingly beautiful as his flagship.

Foillard is a member of the Kermit Lynch-appointed "Gang of Four"; together with Marcel Lapierre, Guy Breton and Jean-Paul Thévenet, Foillard is a disciple of Jules Chauvet, the father of French natural winemaking, named so for his extensive studies into yeasts, working without sulfer additions and carbonic maceration. The Gang represent a return to traditions: true minimalist winemaking combined with meticulous farming practices, and avoiding the use of sprays or enzymes during the winemaking process. Foillards wines undergo fermentation naturally as whole clusters slowly at low temp and are aged in old barrels purchased from the famed Domaine de la-Romanée Conti.

These are rustic, wholesome expressions of Gamay, layered with spice, elegant structure, fruit and a mineral streak. The cellaring potential is there but so is temptation... These wines reward both.

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In-Store Tasting:

This Saturday, July 23rd

3pm - 6pm

Join Zelda, rep for Thomas Wines and former Annandale Cellars employee to take a deep dive into the new releases from Hunter Valley legend, Andrew Thomas.

We will have a series of his new release Semillon and Shiraz open to taste including the Kiss Shiraz, his flagship wine.

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Staff Pick

Estezargues La Cuvee des Copains Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2020

Affectionately known as "Pig Wine" in our shop, this little Côtes du Rhone is as fun as its label suggests. Juicy upfront with savoury nuance on the back, it's the perfect quaffer for mid-week or picnic wine on weekends. Yum! - Chris L

 

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