Domaine J. Chamonard – Morgon Cru Beaujolais Le Clos du Lys 1997

This is a story about how I first encountered aged Beaujolais Crus – a fabled breed about which many wine lovers speak of with great fondness. My first entrée into the enthusiasm that surrounds this particular libation came courtesy of Stéphane Drieux on Vivino. I was enticed by claims that Gamay could approach the transcendence of Burgundian Pinot Noir…