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Beaujolais
The bucolic region often identified as the southern part of Burgundy ...
The bucolic region often identified as the southern part of Burgundy, Beaujolais actually doesn’t have a whole lot in common with the rest of the region in terms of climate, soil types and grape varieties. Beaujolais achieves its own identity with variations on style of one grape, Gamay.
Gamay was actually grown throughout all of Burgundy until 1395 when the Duke of Burgundy banished it south, making room for Pinot noir to inhabit all of the “superior” hillsides of Burgundy proper. This was good news for Gamay as it produces a much better wine in the granitic soils of Beaujolais, compared with the limestone escarpments of the Côte d’Or.
Four styles of Beaujolais exist though most is sold under the basic Beaujolais appellation. The simplest, and one that has regrettably given the region a subpar reputation, is Beaujolais Nouveau. This is the wine that is made using carbonic maceration (a quick fermentation that results in sweet aromas) and is released on the third Thursday of November in the same year as harvest. It's meant to drink young and is flirty, fruity and fun. The rest of Beaujolais is where the serious wines are found. Beaujolais-Villages, which must come from the hilly northern part of the region, offer reasonable values with some gems among them. The superior section are the cru vineyards coming from ten distinct communes: St-Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnié, Brouilly, and Côte de Brouilly. Any cru Beajolais will have its commune name prominent on the label.
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Joseph Drouhin Hospices De Belleville Brouilly 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Fleurie 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Morgon Jean-Ernest Descombes 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Py 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Moulin-a-Vent Domaine de la Vigne Romaine 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau Thivin Brouilly Reverdon 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Moulin-a-Vent 2016Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Henry Fessy Morgon Les Tourelles 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau de Pierreux Brouilly 2016Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau des Jacques Morgon Cote du Py 2016Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages 2016Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Henry Fessy Chateau des Reyssiers Regnie 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Nicole Chanrion Domaine de la Voute des Crozes Cote de Brouilly 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Henry Fessy Beaujolais-Villages Vieilles Vignes 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Domaine de Colette Beaujolais Villages 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorees Fleurie 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Duboeuf Morgon Domaine Mont Chavy 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Domaine Michel Chignard Les Moriers Fleurie 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorees Moulin-A-Vent 2015Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau des Jacques Moulin-a-Vent 2016Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Chateau des Jacques Moulin-a-Vent 2014Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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Charly Thevenet Regnie Grain and Granit 2017Gamay from Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
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