The 2006 Morgon Domaine Jean Descombes offers aromas of red raspberry preserves, geraniums, and smoked meat. Firm in feel yet persistently juicy, it saturates the palate with a sweet-tart expression of red raspberries, finishing with a suggestion of wet stone and a just a hint of heat. Enjoy it within the next 12-18 months.Consistent in style and amazingly low in price (but then, this is – sadly –a region in crisis), the myriad Beaujolais bottlings of George Duboeuf represent perennial best values in the American marketplace. That includes wines from a range of domaines with which Duboeuf father and son have long-standing relationships, and which generally cost very little more than do the “Selections Georges Duboeuf” that bear his signature flower labels.Importer: William Deutsch & Son Ltd., White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-9463

Pretty fresh for a 2006, with nearly ebullient maraschino cherry, plum and licorice notes. Briary finish. Drink now. 2,500 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Beaujolais / Morgon Select to Add