Beaujolais Wine
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Beaujolais, located in southern Burgundy, produces red wine almost exclusively from the Gamay grape across a landscape divided between granite-rich cru villages in the north and sandier soils in the south. The ten named crus carry the greatest aging potential, with appellations like Morgon, Fleurie, and Juliénas capable of developing complexity over several years. Domaine Passot's Morgon and Regnard's Fleurie represent this structured, cellar-worthy tier, while Henry Fessy's Juliénas 2016 demonstrates how the granite soils of that cru produce firm, age-resistant wines. Jean Foillard and Karim Vionnet bring a natural wine sensibility to Beaujolais Villages, favoring minimal intervention. Georges Duboeuf remains the region's most recognized négociant, and the Beaujolais Nouveau releases each November mark the first wines of the harvest vintage to reach market.
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Beaujolais, located in southern Burgundy, produces red wine almost exclusively from the Gamay grape across a landscape divided between granite-rich cru villages in the north and sandier soils in the south. The ten named crus carry the greatest aging potential, with appellations like Morgon, Fleurie, and Juliénas capable of developing complexity over several years. Domaine Passot's Morgon and Regnard's Fleurie represent this structured, cellar-worthy tier, while Henry Fessy's Juliénas 2016 demonstrates how the granite soils of that cru produce firm, age-resistant wines. Jean Foillard and Karim Vionnet bring a natural wine sensibility to Beaujolais Villages, favoring minimal intervention. Georges Duboeuf remains the region's most recognized négociant, and the Beaujolais Nouveau releases each November mark the first wines of the harvest vintage to reach market.
