2020 Domaine Emile Cheysson, Chiroubles "Clos Les Farges"

If you’ve been a SommSelect reader for any significant amount of time, you’ve probably heard us sing the praises of Cru Beaujolais. Throughout the years, the terroir-specificity, the history, the value, and above all the sheer deliciousness of the category has remained unmatched. Rarely, though, does every aspect we prize in Cru Beaujolais converge with such brio as it does in Domaine Emile Cheysson’s Chiroubles “Clos Les Farges” 2020. It just ticks every box we can think of. There’s the 150+ year family winemaking history, the single-vineyard pedigree, the headspinning lift and grace we so prize in Cru Beaujolais. At almost five years of age, it’s now entering its prime drinking window, where it’ll really strut its stuff for the next half-decade or more. And on top of all that, it somehow comes in at less than $30 a bottle! Cheysson’s “Clos Les Farges” is basically our ideal candidate for a by-the-case purchase. Load up!   Chiroubles is one of the lesser-seen and more unique villages