Michel Guignier, Beaujolais, 2023 reasonable-cellar-2023 charred eggplant

charred eggplant

followed by layers of anise

this is a cool-climate Pinot that leans into freshness and finesse rather than ripeness or oak

A perennial value hunter's favorite and a great everyday house red

Perfect with grilled seafood

Michel Guignier, Beaujolais, 2023 reasonable-cellar-2023 charred eggplantThis is Beaujolais made the hard way so it can drink the easy way. Michel Guignier farms old vine Gamay on decomposed granite around the forested village of Vauxrenard, biodynamic and organic certified, ploughing some plots with a horse and adding nothing to the wine he calls simply pure juice. All that obsessive farming pours out as pure, carefree pleasure: crunchy red berries, a whisper of earthy spice, and a silky, weightless feel with no makeup in