Daniel Bouland’s 2021 releases are pure, juicy, and cool – all tangy fruit, coupled with incredible energy and weightless power. The tannins and shape vary from wine to wine, from velvet to silk, angular and round. Incredibly refreshing and gourmand, they are positively perky and torte with a slight chill – the best release tasted to date.
You may notice that the prices are the same across all wines, despite the variety in appellation, vine age and critic scores. All wines are utterly delicious, serious and joyous. They are that rarest of French wines – absolute bargains.
Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2021
A thrilling introduction, with a compote of red and black fruits, clove and potpourri. Bright and tangy, very soft, almost edgy tannins. Discreet, angular and mineral. Packed with flavour but weightless in the mouth. Invigorating. WWC
“Opening in the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums, spices and smoke, the 2021 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Melanie is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, with a sweet core of fruit, tangy acids, powdery tannins and penetrating finish. It’s one example of a 2021 that I prefer to its riper, more powerful 2020 counterpart.” 92 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2021
Vibrancy, energy, tense and tight. Aromas of baking spices, flowers and red fruits. Super tight, the spice flicking the palate, fresh, mineral and tangy. The fruit’s perfectly ripe and pure, raspberry, cranberry and plum. Subtle tannins of velvet almost subsumed by the wines sheer, joyous energy. WWC
“The 2021 Chiroubles Chatenay is a notable success this year, delivering aromas of sweet plums, spices, peonies and raw cocoa, followed by a medium-bodied, lively and seamless wine, with tangy acids and melting tannins. Bouland’s Chiroubles has been pretty powerful in recent vintages, but this marks a return to the fine-boned, mouthwatering style that fans of this high-altitude cru may well be craving.” 92 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette 2021
Wild, sensual and exotic. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, blood plum, lavender and marzipan. Tangy red fruits dominate the palate, but it’s rhubarb that coats it, gifting the wine length and layered texture. Mineral as always, the plum skin and rhubarb texture giving way to velvet. Playful, absorbing. WWC
Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette Vielles Vignes Sable 2021
Kirsch, raspberry, morello cherry and chocolate, all melting together, reminiscent of Black forest Gateau. And now the shape and texture is different from the first three cuvees. Dark fruits drip and squeeze over the palate, blackberry, and blackcurrant, with a smattering of herbs. Despite the ripeness, still tangy. The shape rounder, the texture silken, tightening up with twiggy tannins. Poised, with the smoothness of snakeskin and coiled energy. A masterpiece. WWC
“One cuvée that really doesn’t miss a beat in this more challenging vintage is the 2021 Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Sable, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine evocative of plums, sweet berries, spices and forest floor. Layered and concentrated, with an enveloping core of fruit and melting tannins, it will delight readers nostalgic for more classically proportioned Beaujolais.” 94 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Delys 2021
Darker fruits of blackberry, blackcurrant and blood plum. Deeper, succulent and juicy with a pinch of Middle Eastern spices. There’s a smidgeon more weight here, yet the tannins are soft and chalky. The length is prodigious, noticeably, so I think there is so much more complexity to come. WWC
“Bouland’s bottling from younger vines, the 2021 Morgon Delys delivers notes of plums, wild berries, spices and forest floor, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy palate that’s still a little compact after its very recent bottling. It shows plenty of potential, however.” 92 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Delys Vignes de 1926 2021
Quite different from the Delys. The fruit profile, at this stage is more complex, with sweeter red and black fruits and liquor soaked cherries. Deep, succulent and silken, with complex tertiary notes of pink peppercorns, camphor and clove. Once again the texture firms up, from silk to velvet, and holds the palate, holds so much more than you would think considering the masses of weightless flavour. WWC
“The 2021 Morgon Les Delys Vignes plantées en 1926 is deep and brooding, unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries, cherries, exotic spices, cracked black pepper and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with lively acids, powdery tannins and a long, resonant finish, it represents a terrific achievement from Bouland.” 94 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Pre Jourdan 2021 (not tasted)
“One of the last cuvées to be bottled this year was the 2021 Morgon Pré Jourdan, an impressive effort redolent of raspberries, cherries, sweet spices, rose petals and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it’s layered and charming, with attractive balance and a long, expansive finish.” 92 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Cailloux 2021 (not tasted)
“The 2021 Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Cailloux opens in the glass with aromas of cherries, mulberries, sweet spices, licorice and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, it’s deep and impressively concentrated, combining classical proportions with superb ripeness. It’s another excellent wine from one of Beaujolais’s most dependable growers.” 93+ points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
Daniel Bouland Morgon Bellevue Cailloux 2021 (not tasted)
“The 2021 Morgon Bellevue Cailloux is more structured than its counterpart from sandy soils, delivering aromas of smoky red berries, loamy soil, cracked pepper and spices. Medium to full-bodied, with powdery tannins and tangy acids, it’s one of the more austere wines in the range this year—even if, with a year or two in bottle, I wouldn’t be surprised if it took a step up.” 89+ points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
