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- Beaujolais GTi post your notes here!
For the first 2 weeks of June it'll be Beaujolais time here at Snooth.
These are red wines perfectly suited for the transition into Summer.
I am curious what you think about Beaujolais and what your favorite wines are so share your secrets with us!
I'll add some notes in the coming days.
Who's first to post?
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0390 - Reply by GregT, Jun 2.
Beaujolais is a great and under-appreciated area. Because of the popularity of the Beaujolais nouveau in the fall, the area has been mistakenly tagged as an area of cheap, uncomplicated wine. However, the cru Beaujolais can be as complex and compelling as great wine from anywhere. In aging, they take on a profile similar to that of Burgundy, but they mature much faster and cost much less. They represent some of the greatest values in quality red wines on the market.
And I have stuff to post, wondering where to post it.
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0390 - Reply by GregT, Jun 2.
For some more information, look at the description on the Snooth page under Wine Regions - France - Beaujolais.
http://www.snooth.com/region/france/
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- Reply by Gregory Dal Piaz, Jun 2.
Well done sir!
That should be posted here as it's own thread too. If anyone wants to know a bit more about Beaujolais Greg's write up is a must read!
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3027 - Reply by Philip, Jun 3.
GregT - great writeup.
We have region pages on Beaujolais as well as all the Village Cru's:
http://www.snooth.com/region/france/beaujolais/
- you can get to the specific Cru's from this page
There's also a page on the grape used to make Beaujolais wines - Gamay:
http://www.snooth.com/varietal/gamay/
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0390
- Reply by GregT, Jun 4.
But Phillip, I would have written about gamay if that's what you guys wanted!
Sigh. I guess I just need to stick to Spain and Hungary.
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For all practical purposes they're the same. There was a grape called gamay blanc, also from the Burgundy/Beaujolais area in France, and that name was even applied to chardonnay in some places, but there's not much gamay blanc grape around. I can't recall ever seeing a bottling of it in the US frankly. At any rate, most people have never heard of it and the word gamay is generally used instead of gamay noir to mean the same grape.
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1245 - Reply by mark, Jun 4.
This is a great opportunity for getting better acquainted with Beaujolais.
I heard that Pinot Noir and Gamay are pretty similar. Can anyone describe what I might be able to expect in general when comparing the two?
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1135 - Reply by dmcker, Jun 4.
Sorry if I'm in a particularly acerbic mood today, Mark, but the difference between a Hyundai and a BMW? Others will be able to offer gentler, more fleshed-out comparisons, I'm sure... ;-)
