Beaujolais Wine

Each cru is believed to have an individual style of its own but in general the cru beaujolais wines are the most perfumed and concentrated wines of beaujolais.

Beaujolais wine. 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. Producer georges duboeuf is known for making a fun new beaujolais nouveau label every year. The wine made from the gamay grape is medium red in colour with a relatively light body and a fruity refreshing taste. The picturesque beaujolais vineyards run along the saône river where winemakers have crafted deliciously supple and fruity wines since the days of ancient rome.

Beaujolais is an important wine region of eastern france famous for its vibrant fruity red wines made from gamay. Beaujolais is the name of a little area in france just south of burgundy that makes wine with gamay grapes. Beaujolais is the name of both a region in france and the kind of wine that comes from that region. Like most aoc wines they are not labeled varietally.

Beaujolais achieves its own identity with variations on style of one grape gamay. Red beaujolais wine is made from the gamay noir grape. The beaujolais region is located in the center east of france north of lyon france s gastronomic capital. It s one of the few wine regions of france that doesn t take itself too seriously.

It is located immediately south of burgundy of which it is sometimes considered to be a part despite being within the rhone administrative region. Bo ʒɔ lɛ is a french appellation d origine contrôlée aoc wine generally made of the gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Grown on the region s granite slopes the gamay imparts a fresh directly fruity yet mineral character to the wines best reflected in our beaujolais wine reviews at the highest quality level the. The 10 crus from north to south are saint amour juliénas chénas moulin à vent fleurie chiroubles morgon régnié côte de brouilly and brouilly.

Beaujolais nouveau bottles of beaujolais nouveau. Beaujolais is a light bodied red wine with high acidity and low tannins. The wine has red berry flavors including raspberry red cherry red currant and cranberries.