WINE =======: 2002 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages
AOC         : Beaujolais-Villages
Tasting Date: 2004-11-25
Varietal    : Gamay
Score       : 85
Country     : France
State       : Burgundy
Region      : Beaujolais

Notes
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This is a nice, light drinking red. The color is a dark
ruby, almost purple, moving towards brick-pink along the
edges. The nose is a very light, almost undetectable, whiff
of red fruits. The wine has basically no tannins, which
accounts for the need to drink it on the young side. It's on
the acidic side, but that's more refreshing than bothersome.
The main flavors are red fruits--raspberry,
cherries,strawberry, currants. It's a good wine for warm
weather or food like poultry, when you don't want a white--I
had this one with Thanksgiving dinner, and it matched very
nicely. This was my first taste of Beaujolais besides the
Nouveau; it seems worthy of further exploration, but I don't
think it's destined to become my favorite.

Production Notes
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Beaujolais-Villages is the designation for wines made from
grapes grown outside the 9 or so specifically-named villages
of Beaujolais, which each get their own designation. Grapes
for this type are grown within the Beaujolais area, but in
villages which are not given their own cru designation. This
means it's likely to be a step below those cru villages, but
on the other hand, since it comes from a larger area, it may
tend to even out some of the rough spots highlighted by the
smaller areas.
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