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Regional Profile: Beaujolais

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Where: About 75 miles south of the city of Beaune, Beaujolais caps the southern end of France’s Burgundy region.

 

What: Classic Gamay with climbing quality. For a while, Beaujolais had an oversimplified reputation. Quantity trumped quality in many parts, and the “Nouveau” trend (where wines from the current year’s harvest are ceremoniously sold on the third Thursday of November) emphasized extra-light, bubblegum-Beaujolais. Tasty though those wines could be, they sold the region’s potential short.

 

Fast-forward to today, and Beaujolais isn’t on the upswing — it’s officially arrived. A cohort of collaborating winemakers who remained focused on careful vineyard management, top Cru sites and conscientious winemaking have inspired and instigated an entire movement. Now, Beaujolais is the super-versatile, softly textured, fresh and vividly fruity darling that wine lovers can’t get enough of (especially as prices remain modest for the moment).

 

The 10 Crus sit on mostly granite soil; from north to south, they are St-Amour, Juliénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly, and Côte de Brouilly.

 

With: In warm weather, put the bottle on ice and break out the BLTs. Or crack a bottle on a quiet night and order in samosas and chicken tikka masala. 

 

Who: George Descombes is one of the icons of the area; his Morgon, Brouilly and Régnié wines nail it — juicy and dense yet pure, seemingly weightless across the palate. Julien Sunier is one of the younger generation, full-up with winemaking talent and passion, not to mention vines in top Crus of Fleurie, Morgon and Régnié.

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