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We’ve made it no secret how much we adore the wines of Beaujolais. They are some of the world’s most unambiguously delicious bottles and are sterling values in the world of fine wine. Beaujolais is a joy to drink in its youth, brimming over with unchecked energy and they are endlessly versatile at the table at all stages of their life. While Beaujolais is most known for its innate youthful exuberance, it almost does a disservice to how well the top wines can develop with age.

In Beaujolais there is perhaps no estate more important in our minds than Domaine Jean Foillard. Foillard’s wines represent some of the most complete bottles of the category, always vividly energetic on a taut and balanced frame. These wines exemplify exactly why we adore top Beaujolais so much in the first place. Its true that Jean Foillard’s bottles are not inexpensive in the context of Beaujolais, but they are immensely affordable in the context of top Burgundy, which is frankly how we should really be contextualizing these great wines. There is no secret ingredient or ineffable magic formula employed at the estate; rather, Jean has relied on a simple approach for many decades to craft his wines.  His holdings have been farmed organically since the 1980’s and are largely planted to very old vines, many approaching 100 years of age. As a student of Jules Chauvet, his program in the winery has always relied on native yeast fermentations and patient elevage in barrel without manipulation. The result always seem to speak for themselves; the wines are compelling and totally unforced in a way that only naturally produced wine can be.

Foillard’s 2019s have just arrived, and we are excited to share them with you today. 2019 is a classic vintage that yielded wines of high quality albeit in limited quantity due to spring frost and hail in the summer. Expect wines with less texture and weight than 2018 but with immense precision and lift. If you prefer to compare the vintages side by side, we have good stock on Foillard 2018 Corcelette, a sensational wine with many years ahead of it yet.  For any Beaujolais lover, these wines are not to be missed!

Today through Sunday 8/15 we are offering a 10% discount on a purchase of 6 bottles of Foillard or more from this offer.  The discount will be manually applied after checkout online. The wines below are offered on a first come, first served basis. Follow the links below to purchase directly from our site or call/email us if you need some assistance.