Lucien Lardy, Beaujolais Villages "Vignes de 1951", Beaujolais, France 2020
Beaujolais, France

Tasting Notes
Bright red in colour with purple tints. The palate is bursting with crunchy summer fruit pudding fruit with some darker hedgerow blackberry notes. There is all fresh acidity you could wish for on the finish which is satisfying and surprisingly long. A wine that manages to be very good fun and more serious than you expect.
Food Matches
Patés and terrines, White-rind cheeses & Creamy risotto
Wine Profile
Wine Type Red Wine
Vintage 2020
Style Light & Fruity Reds
Country France
Region Beaujolais
Grower Name Lucien Lardy
Grape Variety Gamay
ABV 13.00%
Closure Natural Cork
Bottle Size 75cl
Allergens Sulphites
Method Vegan
SKU LLBV20
Grower

Lucien Lardy
Lucien Lardy is one of the founding members of ‘Terroirs Originels’, a collective of independent winemakers from Beaujolais and the Maconnais. A far cry from the industrial Beaujolais which has tainted the region’s name for so long, this group of artisan winemakers is committed to making estate-grown wines, where the winemaker is involved at every step, from… Read More
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Beaujolais
Beaujolais is a region in central-eastern France which is famous for its red wines produced from the Gamay grape variety. Most of the wines produced are made using a wine-making technique known as Carbonic Maceration which results in lighter wines than those from many other regions. Generally speaking the wines are early drinking and best drunk when young and fresh, although… Read More
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Gamay
Gamay is a French red grape variety which is solely responsible for the wines of Beaujolais in central-eastern France. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc which draws attention to the fact that it is a red grape variety, but has pale flesh and therefore pale juice.The vine is precocious, budding and ripening early, and is commonly vinified using carbonic maceration… Read More
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