REGION | France, Beaujolais |
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VARIETAL | Gamay |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 13.5% |
List price: | $20.49 |
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Sale price: | $15.49 |
You save: | $5.00 (24%) |
Notes | |||
"100% Gamay. The Terres Dorées L'Ancien vines are Jean Paul's oldest vines at 40-60 years old. They grow on the sandy clay-limestone hills in his home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais and yield small, thick-skinned berries. The farming is organic and harvest manual. The earliest harvest of these vines goes into his Nouveau. Unlike any other Nouveau out there, there is no carbonic maceration (true for all of his Gamays). The bunches are destemmed, the fruit crushed and fermented with native yeasts in tank, notably with no chaptalization; it is aged briefly and bottled in time to land in the states by the third Thursday in November." —importer |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2020 Beaujolais l’Ancien soars from the glass with scents of cherries, red fruit compote and plums. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's rich and enveloping, with succulent acids and an expansive finish. More gourmand than its 2019 counterpart, it's a dramatic, appealing wine that's already drinking well." —Wine Advocate |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Gamay | rich, full flavored meat dishes such as steak or lamb, some mild or simple seafood dishes | Brie, Camembert, Cheddar, Feta or Durrus | heavy cream sauces clash! |