What reds to drink during summer?  Well, wines made from the Gamay grape are a good place to start, served cool.  Arguably, the very best Gamays come from Beaujolais.  Beyond the "village wines"and way beyond "nouveau", there are 7 "crus" in Beaujolais, that have specific terroir-driven wines of note.  My personal favorites come from Moulin-a-Vent, Cotes-de-Brouilly, and Morgon, with Morgon being the top of the list.

Morgon is a focal point for natural wine-making.  The wines are deeply-colored, weighty, complex, and among the richest of the crus.  They can take on a Burgundian character of silky texture with some aging. There is a particular hillside, known as Côte du Py, in the center of Morgon that produces the most powerful examples.

This is probably the first time anyone in Denver has done a wine tasting solely focused on the Cru Beaujolais from Morgon.  We will open and taste several fantastic examples, 2 come from winemakers known as "the gang of 4". 

See the recent article, "Easygoing Achievers" in the NY Times.

And this Chicago Tribune article about the Beaujolais crus