Medium acidity in Beaujolais

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Duboeuf's Beaujolais Nouveau is the widely-distributed reference for the third-Thursday-November release: carbonic-maceration Gamay bottled and released on the third Thursday of November, with characteristically exuberant fruit and soft structure.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Domaine des Nugues' estate Beaujolais-Villages from the Lancié village in the northern Villages zone: clean, accessible Gamay with strawberry-cherry freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Château de la Chaize's estate Brouilly from its historic 220-hectare Odenas property: full-flavoured, traditionally structured Gamay with ripe red fruit and reliable house style.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Contemplative

Château de la Chaize's mid-tier Brouilly, longer-aged and more structured than the classique, with ripe fruit concentration and earthy Brouilly depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Post-2017 renovation cuvée from the L'Espigon parcel: richer and more oak-influenced than the classique, with full body and concentrated dark-fruit structure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Named for the golden-limestone colour of the Pierres Dorées hillsides, Roussette is Terres Dorées' richest white: beeswax, ripe peach and hazelnut character from old-barrel Chardonnay on the golden stone terroir.