Chénas Vignes de 1939 Gamay

Chenas dressed up as Burgundy. Killer Gamay. My Brett and butter.

Tight and a bit underwhelming - prob wld benefit from decant. T Edwards imp

Lovely delicate perfume. Plenty of fresh red fruits with notes of earth and stone on the back. Delightful!

Very fruity! Like instant sweet grapefruit. Juicy and delicious. Nice mouthfeel smooth and buttery, melting into spice and woodsmoke. A real interesting red.

Perfectly balanced and absolutely delicious Beaujolais with great fruit and minerals. 2013 vintage.

Very complex beaujolais. Very complex with dark fruits and leather not typical of beau.

The 2013 vintage of old vines (planted 1939) Chenas by Pascal Aufranc offers a well balanced Beaujolais differentiated by its new barrel oak presence which complements its appetizing acidity and juicy red fruit essence. This wine is deep ruby red and medium astringency with prominent notes of cigar box cedar on the palate and the nose with an acidic and tart mouthfeel. Enjoy this wine with chicken pad Thai, cedar plank salmon, or chicken cordon bleu. Domaine Pascal Aufranc has turned the berries from these 74 year old vines into an enjoyable aromatic experience and culinary companion. Highly recommend enjoying a few bottles of you can find it.

Good spiceyness but a little "thin". Nice flavor though

Decent. Not as flavorful as I would've expected (at least on first taste)

Just wasn't there for me. Not much on the nose, except heat. Limited flavour. Quick finish. Kinda like "nothing to see here, please move on."