Michèle et Francois Descombes Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages

2009

Finally we have found a high quality Beaujolais that represents really good value for money. Produced by Michèle and Francois Descombes from their tiny vineyard near Lyon, this delicious, fruit-driven wine is ideal for summer drinking. The 2009 vintage has been vaunted as one of the best in Beaujolais for several decades. To be enjoyed slightly chilled over the next 3-4 years.

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Our tasting notes

Bright red berry colour with slightly floral and cherry notes on the nose. The palate is round and juicy with good concentration. Bags of cherries and raspberries, a hint of spice and great fresh acidity. The perfect easy drinking wine for summer.

Wine data

Grape variety: Gamay
AOC: Beaujolais-Villages
Alcohol: 12.5%

 

About Beaujolais

Beaujolais, quantitatively, is an extremely important wine region in France, producing in some years more than the whole of Burgundy put together. It is renowned for its fruit-driven, juicy red wines produced from the Gamay grape, which are the very antithesis of the powerful, high alcohol, barrel-matured reds so often considered the height of fashion.

Its reputation has suffered slightly over the last few decades as a result of the infamous Beaujolais Nouveau and the mass produced, anemic wines so often found in supermarkets. However great quality and diversity is to be found amongst the smaller producers.

About half of all Beaujolais is sold under the basic appellation Beaujolais, which comes from the flatter, lower land in the region. Higher up, in the hillier north are the Beaujolais-Villages, which represent a significant qualitative step up. Within this finer northern sector there are the 10 Crus with their own appellations. These include St Amour, Fleurie, Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent.

 

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