Beaujolais 2009 – a third helping

The more I taste them, the more I am enjoying Beaujolais from the come-back vintage of 2009. They come in a wide array of styles, from light and fresh for current drinking, to dense and dark for drinking 2012-16, with many lusciously fruity but structured wines offering delicious drinking both now and in the future.

We have already published a massive collection of tasting notes at Beaujolais 2009, supplemented by Beaujolais 2009 – more tasting notes. The following wines comprise the current offer from burgundy specialist importer Domaine Direct of London N1. Many of the growers actually trekked...