The Wine Pair Podcast
The Wine Pair Podcast
The Wine Pair
Cru Beaujolais: A Far Cry from Beaujolais Nouveau!
51 minutes Posted Sep 20, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Introduction
Episode Overview and First Thoughts on Cru Beaujolais
Topic: WTF is Cru Beaujolais?
Cru Beaujolais Wines We Chose for This Episode
2023 Domaine Gilles Coperet Morgon Wine Tasting, Pairing, and Review
2024 Moulin-a-Vent Cru Beaujolais Les Michelons Wine Tasting, Pairing, and Review
The Test: Did we nail the taste profiles expected from Cru Beaujolais?
What is our verdict on Cru Beaujolais?
Wine in the news this week: Heat forces French Champagne makers to increase alcohol content
Listener Shoutouts
Wines coming up in future episodes in case you want to drink along with us
Outro and how to find The Wine Pair Podcast
0:00
51:26
Download MP3
Show notes
If your impression of Beaujolais is that super light fruity wine called Beaujolais Nouveau that comes out in November right around Thanksgiving, you are really missing out on what Beaujolais has to offer. Cru Beaujolais is often compared to Pinot Noir from Burgundy, and they are neighbors in the region. And, for many years, Cru Beaujolais was considered to be on par with Burgundy. So what happened? A bunch of crappy Beaujolais Nouveau flooded the market, and really hurt the reputation of Beau...