The Date and Time: Wednesday June 15, 2022 2:30P to 5:30P
The Event: Rendez-Vous Beaujolais Walk-Around Trade Tasting
The Venue: St Andrew's Hall & Lounge, 150 King Street Wes
The Target Audience: wine trade and wine media, sommeliers
The Availability/Catalogue: There were four agents with presentations, while four other wineries were looking for representation. The catalogue was an interactive PDF file which allowed for more consistency. There was a description of each wine.
The Quote/Background: It has been a decade or so since the last major Beaujolais tasting in Toronto. In that time, sales of Nouveau have flattened and the availability of wines from the number of villages (communes) had fallen off. It was a chance to re-discover the 12 appellations and 10 crus of Beaujolais.
The Wines: Some wines did not arrive. I counted 42 wines at the show, and I tried to taste most of them in the limited time I had available.
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-VINESCIENCE Beaujolais Blanc Signature 2021 Rogers & Co
-VINESCIENCE Morgon Climats Grand Cras 2021 Rogers & Co
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Villages White 2020 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Morgon 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE LATHUILIÈRE-GRAVALLON Beaujolais Morgon Corcelette 2020 [seeking]
-LES VINS J.M. AUJOUX Collection Aujoux en Beaujolais-Villages Blanc 2021 [seeking]
-LES VINS J.M. AUJOUX Collection Aujoux en Morgon 2021 – HVE 3 [seeking]
-LES VINS J.M. AUJOUX Côte de Brouilly Douze Perles 2020
-LES VINS GEORGES DUBOEUF Domaine du Riaz Côte de Brouilly 2020 PDandurand
-LES VINS GEORGES DUBOEUF Domaine des 4 vents Fleurie 2019 PDandurand
-LES VINS GEORGES DUBOEUF Brouilly 2020 PDandurand
-LES VINS GEORGES DUBOEUF Morgon 2018 PDandurand
-DOMAINE THIVOLLE Morgon Charmeur 2020 [seeking]
-ALLIANCE DE VIGNERONS BOURGOGNE BEAUJOLAIS Moulin-à-Vent Coeur de Granit 2020 Vinexx
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-VINESCIENCE Beaujolais Rosé Signature 2021 Rogers & Co
-VINESCIENCE Chiroubles Les Clochers du Beaujolais 2021 Rogers & Co
-VINESCIENCE St-Amour Les Clochers 2021 Rogers & Co
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Chénas 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Fleurie Charbonnière 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Juliénas 4 Cerisiers 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Juliénas Beauvernay 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais Juliénas Vayolette 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE DE BOISCHAMPT Beaujolais St-Amour 2019 [seeking]
-DOMAINE LATHUILIÈRE-GRAVALLON Beaujolais Blanc Roche Noire 2021 [seeking]
-DOMAINES CHERMETTE Brouilly Pierreux 2021 [selection du maitre de chai PQ]
-DOMAINES CHERMETTE Fleurie Poncié 2021 [selection du maitre de chai PQ]
-DOMAINES CHERMETTE Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches 2021[selection du maitre de chai PQ]
-ALLIANCE DE VIGNERONS BOURGOGNE BEAUJOLAIS Chénas Coeur de Granit 2020 Vinexx
-ALLIANCE DE VIGNERONS BOURGOGNE BEAUJOLAIS Beaujolais Villages 3 Madones 2021 Noble
-ALLIANCE DE VIGNERONS BOURGOGNE BEAUJOLAIS Brouilly 3 Madones 2021 Noble
The Food: There were two components – one was a combined fromage and charcuterie board, about two feet wide and six feet in length. Spectacular, to say the least. There were two of these. The boards also had crisps, breads, dried fruit, fresh fruit, and mustards. The only thing missing were the typical sausages. The other component were the individual platters of gamay smoked roasted salmon, beaujolais pork rillettes, rose smoked duck with stone fruit, and chardonnay crab and citrus salad.
The Downside: I had to leave early.
The Upside: the great fromage/charcuterie board!
The Contact Person: liz@lluzzapr.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 91.
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Dean Tudor, Professor Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism
Treasurer, Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://winewriterscircle.ca
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AND http://gothicepicures.blogspot.com
AND https://twitter.com/gothicepicures
Dean Tudor, Professor Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism
Treasurer, Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://winewriterscircle.ca
Look it up and you'll remember it; screw it up and you'll never forget it.
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