The Beaujolais soil is watered and nourished by the Nizerand river, and the region is just to the south of Burgundy. Beaujolais vineyards grow Gamay grapes almost exclusively, aside from a small number of Chardonnay vines for still and sparkling whites. Beaujolais Gamay grapes produce strong, fruity, aromatic wines, in contrast with the Pinot Noir variety favoured by their Burgundian neighbours.
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£22.50This family-run winery based just north of Fleurie dates back to the early 1900s and has been run by current Winemaker Dominique Morel since 1967. Dominique’s philosophy is to make wines he likes to drink, with plenty of fruit, a good colour and a rounded mouthfeel. Dominique has 18 hectares […]
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£16.50Bequeathing its name from Amor, a Roman Legionnaire who took refuge in the area after refusing to fight the Christians, and long since associated with love and romance, Saint-Amour, with its mixture of granite, schist and clay produces both soft, floral, fruit driven wines and more powerful complex wines that […]
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£21.99Les Pierres Dorées, Pinot Noir has a dark colour with garnet reflections. Its nose reveals notes of black cherry, mocha, nutmeg and liquorice. Its generous mouth, with aromas of liquorice, reveals nice tannins and a lot of freshness.
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£10.99The passion for wine and the vine have been associated with the Pardon family since 1820, when Antoine Joseph Pardon, a wine-grower at l’Ermitage in the commune of Régnié Durette, was already producing and selling his wines in France and throughout Europe. At the beginning of last century, in the […]
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£9.99The passion for wine and the vine have been associated with the Pardon family since 1820, when Antoine Joseph Pardon, a wine-grower at l’Ermitage in the commune of Régnié Durette, was already producing and selling his wines in France and throughout Europe. At the beginning of last century, in the […]
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£17.50Six villages have the privilege of sharing this subtle and enchanting cru. It is the most southerly of all the Beaujolais Crus and typically has good colour, backbone and is full-bodied revealing aromas of plums and peaches. Henry Fessy’s domaine contains 7.5 hectares of Brouilly vineyards. This wine is very […]
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£21.99The appellation of Morgon is situated entirely within the parish of Villie-Morgon where the soil sets its wines apart from the other ‘Crus’ since the percentage of sand and shale is higher here due to the particular way in which the local schist layers have weathered. Consequently the wines are […]
