Thirsty Thursday, Mar 17th, 2022
"This is the most ethereal and transcendental wine you, or I, will ever taste. I don't want to sell any."
—James Tran
Hi friends,

It's your 'wine guy' James again. Kermit Lynch just delivered our 60 bottle allocation of the most gorgeously pure and elegant red you will ever taste.

My writing today might sound pretentious and hyperbolical, but I don't care—at all. I don't wan't to sell any of this. I want to hoard and drink all 60 bottles myself, and could easily do it.

However, that would be very rude and a shame for you not to experience Lapierre's wines. And so, here we are.

"Nobody’s wines taste like Marcel Lapierre’s. He is the source of a whole new school of winemaking, turning the hands of time back to wine the way Mother Nature envisioned it. Tasting it can change the way you taste wine." —Kermit Lynch

  • If the words "Beaujolais Nouveau" are in your mind, I will slap them out of your head!!

  • Marcel Lapierre made the world's greatest, completely natural and organic wine from 60-year-old Gamay vineyards, and single-handedly elevated the entire region as a result.

  • This is the rare "N" version which is unsulfered . 100% natural and organic.

  • Every single client I've recommend this to, has told me it's the most delicious wine they've ever had.

  • They then all want to buy cases—which I never have BECAUSE THIS WINE SOLD OUT AND I TOLD YOU SO.

  • Our elite wine collector below, definitely understands this:
The netizens on Cellar Tracker also definitely understand:
More Background from Kermit Lynch [Skimmable Part]
Little would we know that when Marcel Lapierre took over the family domaine from his father in 1973, he was on the road to becoming a legend. In 1981, his path would be forever changed by Jules Chauvet, a man whom many now call his spiritual godfather. Chauvet was a winemaker, a researcher, a chemist, and a viticultural prophet. It was he who, upon the advent of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the 1950s, first spoke out for “natural wine,” harkening back to the traditional methods of the Beaujolais. Joined by local vignerons Guy Breton, Jean-Paul Thévenet, and Jean Foillard, Marcel spearheaded a group that soon took up the torch of this movement. Kermit dubbed this clan the Gang of Four, and the name has stuck ever since. These rebels called for a return to the old practices of viticulture and vinification: starting with old vines, never using synthetic herbicides or pesticides, harvesting late, rigorously sorting to remove all but the healthiest grapes, adding minimal doses of sulfur dioxide or none at all, and disdaining chaptalization. Sadly, the end of the 2010 vintage was Marcel’s last. He passed away at the end of the harvest—a poetic farewell for a man that forever changed our perception of Beaujolais. His son Mathieu and daughter Camille confidently continue the great work that their father pioneered, now introducing biodynamic vineyard practices and ensuring that Marcel's legacy lives on.

The methods at Lapierre are just as revolutionary as they are traditional; the detail and precision with which they work is striking and entirely different from the mass-produced majority of Beaujolais on the market today. Decomposed granite comprises most of their eleven hectares, and the vines are an average of 45 years of age. Grapes are picked at the last possible moment to obtain the ripest fruit, which is a trademark of the estate style. The Lapierres age their wines on fine lees for at least nine months in oak foudres and fûts ranging from three to thirteen years old. These wines are the essence of Morgon: bright, fleshy fruit with a palatable joie de vivre that was undoubtedly inherited from their creator. In the words of KLWM salesperson Sam Imel, “They are meant to be devoured.”
Again, I don't want to sell you any of this.

Cheers friends ;)

All my best,
—James Tran
2020 M&C Lapierre Morgon "N"
[Sans Soufre / No Sulfer]
Beaujolais, France

Anthony Lynch:
"Beaujolais addicts around the country can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Each vial contains a healthy dose of the finest fermented Gamay from the decomposed granite soils of Morgon. Silky and perfumed, with no rough edges, this is dangerously swallowable."

91 Points, Robert Parker's WA (for sulfered version):
"The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is every bit as magnificent as it was last year. A heady, statuesque wine, the 2019 captures all the pedigree of the vintage. Inky red cherry fruit, mocha, licorice and spice race across the palate. The 2019 is bright, deep and powerful, with exceptional balance and tons of class. It's a stunning wine, to say the least. The move towards a slightly less pushed style, with less overt oak signatures, has paid off big time. This is a fabulous showing. Drinking window: 2027 - 2039

95 Points, James Suckling (2019 vintage):
"Lots of red and black bramble fruit on the nose with flowers, wet earth, old vine, moss and citrus peel, following through to a medium-to full-bodied palate with light, round tannins and a bright, vivid finish. It develops beautifully in the glass giving more and more purity of fruit and creamy round tannins. Low sulfur. From one of the masters of Beaujolais. Drink now." - (December 20th, 2020)

93 Points - Vinous (2019 vintage):
"Dark magenta. Lively, mineral-accented red fruit, floral and spice qualities on the highly perfumed nose, along with hints of game, licorice and baking spices. Offers juicy raspberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors and a building suggestion of candied lavender. Closes very long and spicy, with an emphatic red fruit note and lingering florality." -Josh Raynolds (Aug 2021)

  • Blend: 100% Gamay, 60 years-old
  • ABV: 13.5%
  • Aging: Wines aged on fine lees in old Burgundy barrels
  • Production: 7,000 cases. Only 500 cases imported
  • 60 bottles left
  • That's IT until 2023

Elsewhere: $43.00 btl
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