Gamay
A French variety planted predominately in Beaujolais where it is
the grape behind everything from light and often acidic Beaujolais
Nouveau through to the more serious and well-structured wines from
the 10 cru villages. It takes its name from a hamlet just outside Chassagne-Montrachet
and was at one stage widely planted on the Côte D`Or. However it was gradually
phased out due to its poor yield and supposed poor quality of its wines.
The majority of Gamay wines in Beaujolais are labelled as Beaujolais
or Beaujolais-Villages
and are deliciously juicy, easy drinking, gulpable wines. Of more interest are
the Cru wines from the 10 villages in the north of the region where the soil is
predominantly granitic schist and where the vines are planted on gently
undulating slopes. These can be well-structured, intensely perfumed wines,
redolent of ripe black fruits and, while delicious young, will reward medium
term cellaring.
Gamay is also grown in the Touraine region of the Loire where it produces
soft, well-balanced, gluggable wines for drinking young.
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Beaujolais, Empreinte, Domaine des Coteaux de Cruix, Brossette
France » Beaujolais |
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£ 8.05 |
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87.00
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Pierre -André Brossette is one of our few suppliers who does not have to look up to my fellow buyers, Messrs Morris and Berry Green, as they are all somewhere around 6 ft 6 and upwards.. Unfortunately I have to look up to them all, rather as in that old John Cleese / Two Ronnies scetch. No ... MORE | ||||
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2008
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Beaujolais, Vieilles Vignes, Alain Chatoux
France » Beaujolais |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 10.00 |
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108.00
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Delicate aromas of raspberries and tinned strawberries precede a palate which evokes a mouthful of summer fruit pudding. Lots of refreshing acidity on the finish and not overly jammy. (Nicola Gilbert - London Shop Sales - 25 Jan 2010) Alain Chatoux makes irrepressibly juicy ... MORE Drink 2009-2011 . | ||||
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2006
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Morgon, La Voûte St Vincent, Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes
France » Beaujolais » Morgon |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 11.20 |
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120.60
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
No point celebrating summer without a good beaujolais, and this superior village or cru beaulolais stands out from the pack. Morgon is the second largest of the ten crus beaujolais and the second boldest after Moulin à Vent, renowned for its firm, chunky wines. This is a well-made, elegant, ... MORE | ||||
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Juliénas, Les Paquelets, Domaine Eve & Michel Rey
France » Burgundy » The Maconnais » Pouilly Fuissé Limited Stock
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Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 12.25 |
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132.00
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
"After St Amour, Juliénas is the most northerly of the 10 village Beaujolais Crus, therefore the nearest to the vineyards of Southern Burgundy. This 2 hectare Estate, made up of South facing schist and granite soil, was founded in 1923 , and makes some of the best wines of the entire Cru. ... MORE | ||||
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2008
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Moulin a Vent, La Rochelle, Olivier Merlin
France » Beaujolais » Moulin à Vent En Primeur
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Bottle
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12.50
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
For laying down,
Organic (Not certified/in conversion),
13% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Perfectly complementary to his better-known Burgundies, this Moulin-à-Vent is the fruit of extensive investigations to locate the optimal terroir in Beaujolais. We reckon that Olivier may well have found it! Powerful cassis notes are followed by concentrated dark berry flavours. This ... MORE | ||||
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2007
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Fleurie, Les Moriers, Domaine Michel Chignard
France » Beaujolais » Fleurie Limited Stock
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£ 12.75 |
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
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Morgon, Javernières Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes
France » Beaujolais » Morgon |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 13.25 |
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142.80
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Made and matured in large old oak, the Javernières is the superior Desvignes cuvée, its Gamay vines located on some of the steepest old schist slopes of the Côte Du Puy in Beaujolais. The wine has all the weight associated with this, the most powerful of the Crus Beaujolais, ... MORE | ||||
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2008
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Brouilly Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Dubost
France » Beaujolais » Brouilly |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 13.80 |
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148.80
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Jean-Paul Dubost has put together a wine as notable for the richness and ripeness of its fruit as for the balance of its tannins. This is a very stylish cru Beaujolais which will blossom in the glass. (Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer) Drink 2009-2001 . | ||||
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Fleurie, Vieilles Vignes, La Roilette, Domaine Métrat
France » Beaujolais » Fleurie |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 15.85 |
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171.00
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
The poetry of the nomenclature, allied to the beauty of the terrain, with dreamy views of the Alpes, have helped to built Fleurie’s reputation as the most aromatic and elegant of Beaujolais Cru wines. The granitic sub-soil of the famous ‘Roilette’ lieu-dit, allied to a ... MORE | ||||
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2007
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Moulin-à-Vent, Olivier Merlin
France » Beaujolais » Moulin à Vent |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 16.30 |
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175.80
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
Organic (Not certified/in conversion),
12.5% alc.
"The wizard of the Macon demonstrates, once again, that his expertise extends to the Beaujolais region. Aged in oak and digging deep into the famous granitic soil, his wine is a master class in the potential of the Gamay grape. Raspberry fruit, tempered by spice, firm acidity and finely-wrought ... MORE | ||||
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