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Fleurie 2010 Domaine Gry Sablon

Fleurie 2010 Domaine Gry Sablon

Fleurie 2010 Domaine Gry Sablon

Bottle Price: £12.95

Case Price: £147.6

  • Country: France
  • Region: Beaujolais
  • Grape Variety: Gamay
  • Alcohol: 12.5%
  • Bottle Size: 75cl

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Floral aromas with blackberry and cassis on the nose and palate. Rounded on the ripe-fruited finish, typical of this ever popular Beaujolais Cru Village and the Gamay grape variety.

Have with: Beaujolais-Villages doing well with light fare, like picnics and salads. The lighter Cru Beaujolais pair well with poultry and the heavier Crus pairing better with red meats and hearty dishes like stews. In Norway, Beaujolais is a favorite with cod and bacalhau dishes. According to Lyon chef Paul Bocuse, Beaujolais wine is used to make a traditional regional dessert involving a glass of sliced peaches, topped with black currants and drenched in chilled Beaujolais wine.

Domaine de Gry Sablon, Beaujolais, France

Beaujolais is a much maligned wine producing region. Officially part of Burgundy, it is a most attractive area with steep hills and deep valleys bedecked with vineyards, small scattered villages and a quiet rural lifestyle – an ideal destination for a foray for wine.

Beaujolais is made from a single grape variety, Gamay, which stamps its unique characteristics on these wines - offering low acidity with soft and supple flavours of summer fruit. However, the village ‘Cru’ wines offer a plethora of styles from the light Julienas to the more muscular style of Morgon.

Dominique Morel, so hidden away as to be virtually unfindable, is fastidious in the selection of his grapes, all hand-harvested and cold soaked to aid extraction, colour and tannin levels. The village Crus are partially aged in old vats (purchased from Domaine de la Romannée Conti) giving a luxurious and generous mouth feel.

The Beaujolais region runs from the Mâconnais, to the south of Lyon and on to the Rhône valley beyond. This beautiful area is perfectly suited to wine growing with wines broadly classified into three groups: Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages and Beaujolais Crus. The latter area is made up of a 15 mile strip of acidic granite soil which brings out the best in the fruity Gamay grape with some wonderful reds and small amounts of rosé. Perfumed and smooth Fleurie sums up all that is good about Beaujolais, but don't miss Morgon and the spicy Juliénas.

There are twelve main appellations of Beaujolais wines covering the production of more than 96 villages in the Beaujolais region.They were originally established in 1936, with additional crus being promoted in 1938 and 1946, plus Régnié in 1988. About half of all Beaujolais wine is sold under the basic Beaujolais AOC designation. The majority of this wine is produced in the southern Bas Beaujolais region located around the town of Belleville. The minimum alcohol level for these wines is 10%. If the grapes are harvested a little later, or the wine is subjected to chaptalization, to get the alcohol up to 10.5% the wine may be labeled as Beaujolais Supérieur. The only difference between basic Beaujolais and Beaujolais Supérieur is this slight increase in alcohol.

Fleurie - These wines often have a velvet texture with fruity and floral bouquet. In ideal vintages, a vin de garde (wine for aging) is produced that is meant to age at least four years before consuming and can last up to 16 years