2020 Grégoire Hoppenot, Morgon “Corcelette”

It was just a few years ago that we were heralding Grégoire Hoppenot as the brightest new star in the Beaujolais firmament. Today, after repeated offerings of his pitch-perfect wines from Fleurie and Morgon, there’s no need for the “new” or “rising” qualifier—the guy’s a star, plain and simple. We’re proud to have been early Hoppenot supporters, especially when you consider the accolades he’s received, including “Discovery of the Year” by La Revue du Vin de France.Before he returned to his Beaujolais birthplace and set up shop in Fleurie, Grégoire was a well-known consultant for Jaboulet in the Rhône Valley and several top estates in Burgundy. When it came to Cru Beaujolais wines, he assembled a focused and prestigious collection of vineyards, including some treasured old vines in Morgon’s “Corcelette,” arguably the most iconic Beaujolais cru of them all. Today’s 2020 is the third consecutive vintage of Hoppenot’s “Corcelette” we’ve offered, because, however “new” he might be to the sc