French Gamay
Wine Description
Juice Description
Grape Description
- The Beaujolais wines typically have the flavor of black pepper, dried berry and raisined blackcurrant
- The Beaujolais Nouveau carbonic maceration makes the wine low in tannin and easy to drink at a young age, but has a short life expectancy
- Great acid to hold up its light body and fruity notes
Juice Description
- Typically rich in color
- Dried berry and sour cherry aromas
- Can be used with many styles of winemaking
- Has strong acidity that helps its longevity
Grape Description
- Purple skinned fruit that grows in large abundance.
- Most notably grown in the Beaujolais region
- Very old cultivar, mentioned already in the 1400s
- When planted on acidic soils, it helps to soften the grape's naturally high acidity