Description
The Jean Foillard estate is located in Villié-Morgon in the heart of Beaujolais. The Foillard family knows their terroirs to perfection and chooses to vinify their grapes in whole harvests in order to obtain brilliant fruit and a very characteristic velvety texture.
All the wines are produced in the most natural way possible in order to transcribe a very authentic expression of the terroir. What is also remarkable is their aging capacity which is beyond comprehension, some of them like the Côte du Py can be kept for no less than 20 years without batting an eyelid.
Tasting Notes
“The 2018 Cuvée 3.14 comes from the oldest vines and from a relatively generous growing season. It has a complex bouquet with pure redcurrant and cranberry fruit, incense and iris flower emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, lovely bright black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, with just the right amount of bitterness that keeps it on edge on the finish. Drinking beautifully now, but it will certainly keep.”
[92/100 Points, Neal Martin, March 2026, www.vinous,com]
