(Purple Flower) Beaujolais Villages Gamay

Tailgate wine!

Refreshing minerality lengthy light and fresh berries

Dryer and less fruit

This is the wine I have been waiting for from Jenny and François. A beautiful natural wine that doesn’t smell like a pig pen. I mean it still smells “natural“ but I also get a wiff of cherry.  it’s a beautiful opaque ruby color. Then it’s tart and light on the palate. Practically sparkles on the tongue. It’s a fresh garden of mild herbs.. Tarragon and thyme. Drinking it by itself right now but I think it would go great with food. But what? something lemony? Or lamb maybe? Greek food. Yeah lamb kabobs. . Update: went great with simple salad of field greens, hard boiled egg, olive oil and lemon dressing. 😃

I never thought I would say I love a Beaujolais but this was interesting. Ripe red fruit, earth, a little smoke. Very drinkable. Yum.

Grassy and floral on the nose. Dark berries, mushrooms, earth, and brine.

So light and almost too drinkable aka maybe I should have bought two bottles

Deep mushroom funk, savory and juicy w long finish

Delicious

I read that this producer, and the wine itself, are darlings of the Parisian bistro scene at the moment and the wine definitely showed off its old world style and funk. This was a interesting wine for sure with its wild raspberry notes, crushed purple flowers, mushroom earthiness, dried and crushed fall leaves and bacon fat. The palate was more savory than fruity which was great. Not a typical Beaujolais, but an interesting one to try.