Beaujolais - Gamay Grape - Morgon, FR - 16.5
 
Jean Foillard offers no better example of this very Burgundian attitude towards winemaking. His wines are structured and dynamic, specifically his Côte du Py, which is on the pricier side, but still offers exceptional value. In this wine you can find aromas of button mushroom, turned earth tree bark, and blood orange. These complexities are on full display, but are complimented by a sense of iron-like peagravel and full-force ripe raspberry and blackberry flavors. I love that this wine lacks oak character, which tends to overshadow the gaminess that Gamay can exude when when fermented without carbonic maceration.