La Bottière Juliénas Gamay

2022. Lots of character here. Looking at my notes from my last bottle over a year ago, this seems like a very different wine. It’s got a very “nattie” nose and palate. The nose has loads of tangy deep red fruit with a noticeable (but not unpleasant) barnyard streak. The palate is tangy and deep, and has a little of that nattie prickle on the tongue. I like it a lot but hard to believe this is the same wine I had in early ‘25.

Another very nice ‘22 Bojo. I am in the process of revising upward my view of the ‘22 vintage there. Nose is very exuberant, with pure and zingy black cherry fruit, verging into purple berry territory, and nose-tingly granitic rock dust. There is also a dusting of baking spice. In the mouth it has nice concentration, ripe but zingy fruit, integrated minerality. Acids are surprisingly crisp. I expect this to integrate and be better in a year or two. But really nice now as well.