Beaujolais
In the southern part of the Beaujolais vineyards, the soils are clay-limestone, dating from the secondary era. Further north, the soils are made up of alluvial deposits from the Tertiary and Quaternary eras. The only grape variety used is, of course, Gamay noir à jus blanc.
Beaujolais Nouveau is the primeur wine produced in the Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages AOC region, authorized for sale immediately after vinification. It goes on sale worldwide on the third Thursday in November. Beaujolais Nouveau is not a wine for laying down. These wines are generally short-lived, lasting around 6 months.
After the primeurs, Beaujolais wines wait for spring to deliver their fruity flavors and freshness, ideal for celebrating the return of fine weather. You can then count on the quality of wines guaranteed by such houses as Domaine des Terres Dorées, Domaine du Vissoux, Maison Coquard and the unmissable Château des Jacques.
Finally, the Beaujolais-Villages appellation d'origine contrôlée is a regional appellation recognized since 1950. It was the first appellation in France to use the term "villages". Its vineyards cover some 6,200 hectares, and represent the 38 communes that are entitled to the Beaujolais-Villages appellation thanks to the specificity of their terroir.
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Terres Dorées - Beaujolais Chardonnay Classic 2023
90/100 Vinous
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89/100 RVF
Chardonnay Classic is a Beaujolais that's always lively and sharp, with great intensity. Vinified and aged in vats on lees, and from a terroir with limestone soil, it expresses the purest expression of the grape variety. An unctuous white with savory mineral nuances and lovely salinity.
Terres Dorées - Beaujolais L'Ancien 2023
90/100 Robert Parker
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88/100 Vinous
A harmonious cuvée, this Beaujolais benefits from the depth of its terroir. With aromas of cooked red berries, candied orange and warm stones, it retains body thanks to its soft tannins. Perfect with a charcuterie platter or red meat.
Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais NOUVEAU Origine Vieilles Vignes 2024
4/5 (1 review)
This somewhat atypical primeur, made from old vines, is the pure expression of Gamay: a vinous cuvée, as close to the grape as possible and always unchaptalized. Dark color, structured, fleshy palate, very ripe red and black berries. This is a top-of-the-range cuvée with character. Complexity and body on the palate make this a real wine that can improve over winter and be drunk well into summer.
Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais NOUVEAU Les Griottes 2024
5/5 (1 review)
This cuvée comes from the 20 hectares of Gamay planted mainly at Le Vissoux in Saint Vérand on dark-colored plagio-granite soil. Mellow and complex, the nose with notes of violets and tart red berries evolves into a juicy, easy-drinking, full-bodied palate. Dominant aromas of blackberry, cherry, raspberry, good persistence, skinny tannins.
Château de Poncié - Beaujolais Villages blanc 2021
92/100 James Suckling
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91/100 RVF
"Poncié's generous style is perfectly suited to this chardonnay born under the sign of the freshness of 2021. Combining hot and cold, we find notes of roasted pineapple, granny apple and rock. The palate is full and creamy, with invigorating acidity punctuated by good length. (RVF Guide 2025)
Domaine Les Capréoles - Beaujolais L'Amourgandise 2023
5/5 (1 review)
91/100 James Suckling
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89/100 Bettane & Desseauve
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88/100 RVF
L'Amourgandise lives up to its name: pure, crystalline fruit aromas on the nose, and a fruity, gourmet palate of innocent finesse. A suave, ready-to-eat wine that highlights the terroirs of the village of Lantignié and its terraces.
Domaine Les Capréoles - Beaujolais-Lantignié blanc Axiome 2023
92/100 James Suckling
Since its planting in 2017, this parcel of Chardonnay has known only Biodynamic agriculture. It was harvested for the first time in 2019 to produce this cuvée Axiome, "l'évidence". After a long, gentle pressing, the wine was vinified in barrel with indigenous yeasts and aged on lees for 8 months. This Beaujolais Lantignié blanc, 100% Chardonnay, combines concentration, roundness and finesse. A reflection of a great terroir in the making.
Château Thivin - Beaujolais blanc Clos de Rochebonne 2023
16,5+/20 Jancis Robinson
From the "pierres dorées" area in southern Beaujolais, this cuvée draws all its freshness and aromatic richness from its high-quality clay-limestone soil. "Nose of lemon, apple and peach. Lively acidity balances the buttery notes of oak. This wine is quite rich and medium-bodied" (Jancis Robinson 2024).
Château des Jacques - Beaujolais blanc 2023
A fresh, lively, fruity white with notes of peach and citrus syrup. Perfect as an aperitif, with river fish or a zucchini and goat cheese tart.
Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais Coeur de Vendanges 2023 (Vignes centenaires)
91/100 RVF
Beaujolais Cœur de Vendanges Vignes Centenaires 2023 exudes aromas of black cherry and blueberry tart, followed by a full, concentrated palate with toasty notes. Its fleshy, suave texture offers good length.
Jean-Claude Lapalu - Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023
5/5 (1 review)
92/100 James Suckling
This Beaujolais-Villages Vieilles Vignes comes from vines planted high up on sandy, granitic, mid-slope soil, favoring rapid ripening - certainly the earliest ripening area in Beaujolais. Vinification using whole bunches of grapes takes on its full meaning, so that this cuvée expresses the fruit and complexity of the little corner of this land on which it grew.
Domaine Dupré-Goujon - Beaujolais Villages Le Clos des Muriers blanc 2022
5/5 (1 review)
94/100 James Suckling
" [...]. This may well be the best dry white wine ever produced in Beaujolais. The fascinating nose of chamomile and fresh garden herbs draws you gently into the creamy, medium-bodied palate of marvelous delicacy. The interplay of silky acidity and fine limestone minerality gives the long finish a charisma rare in white wines from this region. Produced from two parcels planted on clay-limestone soil near the village of Blace". (James Suckling 2024)
Terres Dorées - Beaujolais Chardonnay Classic 2022
4/5 (20 reviews)
90/100 Vinous
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89/100 RVF
“The 2022 Beaujolais Blanc Classic has an attractive bouquet with scents of pear and peach skin, and just a hint of nectarine. The palate is well-balanced with fine acidity, fresh and lively with lovely notes of Anjou pear, melon and nectarine on the finely proportioned finish. This is a delight!” (Vinous 2023)
Louis-Claude Desvignes - Beaujolais L'Aube à Javernières 2023
87/100 Vinous
"Its bouquet is lively and pure, with scents of blueberry and violet. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, quite strict for now with a touch of warmth on the finish. Finesse." (Vinous 2024)
Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais Les Griottes 2023
4/5 (2 reviews)
91/100 James Suckling
This is a typical Beaujolais red: fruity, fresh, easy-drinking, crisp, with the acidity of red fruit and candy. Airy and supple on the palate. A wine to drink with friends, simply delicious!
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