Gamay Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2017 Fleurie Poncié hails from a southeast-facing, higher-altitude site that’s typically quite cool, and that’s reflected in its bright, perfumed bouquet of raspberries, rose petals and Griotte cherries, with...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2017 Fleurie Garants is a warmer, southwest-facing site, and its bouquet is correspondingly richer and more sun-kissed than that of Chermette’s Poncié, exhibiting notes of ripe, plummy fruit, rich spices and subtle...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2014 Morgon Côte de Py James underwent a 14-day maceration and is matured in exactly the same barrel formation as the Javernières, even bottled the same day. The only difference is that these vines are located towards...

Vinous, 93 points: Lurid purple. Intense aromas of raspberry preserves, violet, exotic spices and succulent herbs carry a suave floral overtone. Sweet, deeply concentrated red/blue fruit, spicecake and floral pastille flavors show...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: This is the inaugural release by Doug Shafer and Winemaker Elias Fernandez. Fruity with a lightness of spice and oak, it offers smooth, rounded tannins and fresh acidity, which underscore the pomegranate and strawberry...

Vinous, 93 points: Deep magenta. Black raspberry, cherry, violet, licorice and a hint of musky earth on the deeply perfumed nose. Offers concentrated, mineral-laced bitter cherry and dark berry flavors that become sweeter and more lively as...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2014 Morgon Côte de Py Javernières, which comes from the east side of the vineyard on more sedimentary soils, was bottled in mid-December after 12 months in 5-year-old 228- and 350-liter barrels. It has a lively...