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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 3 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs3 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
What it pairs with
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Grilled sausages and potato salad
A canonical 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.
How to serve Beaujolais-Villages
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Grilled sausages and potato salad, Omelette with fines herbes, Crostini with chicken liver. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
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 · visiting guide
- 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)
Frequently asked about Beaujolais-Villages
When should I drink Beaujolais-Villages?
Drink 1-3 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Beaujolais-Villages?
Grilled sausages and potato salad is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Omelette with fines herbes and Crostini with chicken liver. A canonical outdoor Beaujolais pairing.
Is Beaujolais-Villages vegan?
Yes: the producer documents no animal-derived fining agents in production, so the wine is suitable for vegan and vegetarian drinkers.
What grapes are in Beaujolais-Villages?
The blend is Gamay. The wine is classified as Beaujolais-Villages AOC.
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