Two winemakers, two wines

The question is simple: What is currently your favorite wine? The answer is not so straightforward, especially when it comes from a winemaker. But it is always a passionate subject, as we can see from Lydie Nesme and Florent Georger, winemakers at Mommessin.

Côte de Brouilly Les Grandes Mises 2018 for Lydie

“A characterful wine, just how I like it.”

“It’s very difficult to name my favorite wine – there’s such a wide range! So many bottles, each with their own personality to stimulate our taste buds. As a Beaujolais native, I was obviously raised on Gamay. I like characterful wines, walks in fresh air, and my grandmother’s cherries in syrup. And the Côte de Brouilly Les Grandes Mises 2018 reminds me of the flavors of those childhood fruits.

For me, it’s always a pleasure to climb the slopes of Mont Brouilly to admire the view, with the Alps in the distance, the hills of the Dombes and the Beaujolais.

The soil there is very pebbly, with a preponderance of blue stones, which gives the wine its particularity, both full-fleshed and generous, with slightly spicy aromas of dark berries conjuring up childhood memories.

There is superb length in the mouth. This is a characterful wine, just as I like them. To me, it’s one of the most distinctive Beaujolais crus.”

Saint-Amour Les Grandes Mises 2019 for Florent

“A delight of concentrated fruit”

“By nature, wine is uplifting, convivial, and brings people together. The question of what is your favorite wine is difficult for me to answer because every wine is different. But I am a lover of Beaujolais and for now, the one that wins my heart is Saint-Amour Les Grandes Mises 2019.

This small appellation located in the north of the Beaujolais comprises a little over 300 hectares, and its widely varying soils of granite, schist, and clay produce wines that combine an easygoing style with complexity.

The 2019 vintage was not the most elegant in recent years in Beaujolais, but this Saint-Amour Les Grandes Mises 2019 is a delight of concentrated fruit. It has aromas of very ripe cherry and raspberry, with a powerful, generous finale.

And although I prefer to drink wines young, this one deserves a few years in the cellar at the right temperature (very important) to be at its very best!”