Beaujolais, located to the directly south and adjacent to Burgundy, administratively it also belongs to Burgundy, but is nevertheless a completely individual region with a different climate, grape varieties and above all, different soils. While the climate in Burgundy is rather cool and the soils there consist mainly of limestone, the climate in Beaujolais is already influenced by the Mediterranean, and due to the predominant granite soils, one variety in particular grows here - Gamay. The total vineyard area is about 20,000 hectares. The region was named after the small town of Beaujeu, which was founded around the 10th century AD and is located in the mountainous area in the west of the region. With the improvement of transportation routes in the 20th century, especially to Paris, Beaujolais became increasingly popular in France. By the early 1970s, these wines were in such demand that they were released shortly after harvest and fermentation as Beaujolais Primeur or Beaujolais Nouveau. Unfortunately, this was very detrimental to quality, as the wines were produced using the carbonic maceration method, which produces wines that are drinkable early, fruity and very short-lived. No wonder, then, that wines from Beaujolais fell into disrepute, at least among more demanding wine lovers. Yet the region certainly has a lot to offer. Especially grapes with the provenance Beaujolais Villages and those from the so-called "Crus" in the ten municipalities of Morgon, Juliénas, Fleurie, Saint-Amour, Chénas, Moulin à Vent, Chiroubles, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly and Régnié are produced and vinified according to classical methods from much smaller quantities. They bring a soft, velvety, full-fruited and appealing wine to the glass, which may be allowed a few years of ageing potential. A small proportion of production is accounted for by white wines based on Chardonnay and Aligoté.
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2023 Morgon "Les Impénitents"
Louis Claude Desvignes
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
97
2023 Château du Moulin-à-Vent, La Rochelle
Château Moulin à Vent
Moulin-à-Vent,
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
13%
96
2021 Côte de Brouilly "Cuvée Zaccharie"
Château Thivin
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
95
2020 Fleurie Le Clos des Bachelards Monopole
Château des Bachelards
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
95
2019 Fleurie "La Dot"
Clos de Mez
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
95
2022 Morgon "Les Impénitents" Côte du Py
Louis Claude Desvignes
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94+
2021 Côte de Brouilly "La Chapelle"
Château Thivin
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94+
2019 Côte de Brouilly
Domaine Lafarge-Vial
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94+
2013 Moulin-à-Vent "Les Michelons"
Jules Desjourneys
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94+
2023 Fleurie AOP
Julien Sunier
Fleurie,
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
12%
94
2022 Morgon Roche du Py "Camille"
M. Lapierre
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94
2021 Moulin-à-Vent "Clos des Thorins"
Château des Jacques
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94
2020 Morgon "Vieilles Vignes"
Georges Descombes
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94
2019 Fleurie "Clos Vernay"
Domaine Lafarge-Vial
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
94
2015 Chénas Chassignol AOC
Domaine Thillardon
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
13,7%
94
2014 »Le Clos« Fleurie
Château des Bachelards
Fleurie,
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Tintorera
12,15%
94
2013 »Les Impénitents« Morgon Côte du Py
Louis Claude Desvignes
Morgon,
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Tintorera
13%
94
2021 Côte de Brouilly "Les Griottes de Brulhié"
Château Thivin
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
93+
2021 Fleurie "Grille Midi"
Domaine des Terres Dorées
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
93+
2021 Fleurie "Les Moriers"
Domaine Anita
Beaujolais,
France
Red Wine
Gamay
93+
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