Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau
Tasting Notes
Very fruity, with intense aromas of dark berries, cherries, and flower petals. There is pure and enveloping fruit on the palate, with great finesse. A silky Gamay with a flavor that is broader, rather than long.
Vineyards
Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau is considered to be a fuller-bodied alternative to Nouveau. It is a more complex wine for Beaujolais connoisseurs looking for a singular expression of “primeur” Gamay. The grapes are sourced from the same 38 Villages of the Beaujolais-Villages AOC, where there is more granite and schist in the terroir, compared to Beaujolais AOC. A difference in altitude and latitude influences the style of the wine. Some of the grapes were picked manually, in whole clusters, while others were machine-harvested. The average age of the vines are 50 years old, and they were trained in the Goblet Trellis System.
Winemaking
Traditional semi-carbonic maceration lasted four to six days, and was followed by malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, at temperatures between 66-68o F.
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2024
- Alcohol:
- 13%
- Region:
- AOC Beaujolais-Villages, Beaujolais
- Varietals:
- 100% Gamay
