What it pairs with
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Grilled sausages and potato salad
The quintessential outdoor Beaujolais pairing. -
Omelette with fines herbes
Light Gamay suits simple egg dishes for a bistro lunch pairing. -
Crostini with chicken liver
Low-tannin Gamay handles liver without overpowering.
History
Jean Foillard's Beaujolais-Villages gives natural-wine devotees an everyday option at a more accessible price. Same organic, natural production as the Morgon range.
- 2002 — Beaujolais-Villages first produced by Jean Foillard
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean Foillard
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Beaujolais-Villages AOC
- Oak
- Old foudres or cement vats; early release for freshness
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 16-24 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-3 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)