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Village wines1/27/2024 As with Bourgogne Blanc and Bourgogne Rosé, this is a very general appellation and thus is hard to pinpoint any specific characteristics of the wine as a whole, due to the huge variety of wines producedĪround 4,600 acres of land across Burgundy are used to produce Bourgogne Rouge, which is around twice as much as is dedicated towards the production of generic whites ![]() Amongst the top Crus, however, there has been a return to more traditional Burgundian vinification methods and even oak ageing.īourgogne is the term is used to describe the Bourgogne Appellation, a wide-reaching classification that covers the generic wines produced across the length and breadth of Burgundy that are not represented under area-specific AOCs.īourgogne Rouge applies to red wines from Burgundy, which can be produced by over 350 individual villages across the region. These traits come largely from the vinification method (semi-carbonic maceration) rather than the Gamay grape itself, where a swift fermentation highlights the aromatics and fruit while minimising the tannins. Most Beaujolais displays a pear-drop edge to its soft red fruit, and often notes of banana and bubble gum too. They can be kept for up to 10 years at which age the best examples resemble mature Pinot Noir.Īt its best simple Beaujolais is fruity and eminently drinkable, especially lightly chilled in summer. While most Beaujolais should be drunk as soon as possible the Crus are infinitely more concentrated and have much more personality. ![]() They range from light, lively and fragrant to rich and velvety. ![]() Beaujolais is almost exclusively planted with the Gamay grape, and produces mostly red wines.įrom north to south, St Amour, Juliénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié (a Cru since 1988), Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly are situated along the 15 mile strip of granite hills to the north of the region. The Beaujolais region occupies 22,000 hectares between Mâcon and Lyon, and covers 34 miles north to south.
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