Most people associate Beaujolais with the Nouveau wine and the Beaujolais Nouveau promotion campaign, but there is much more to Beaujolais than Nouveau. So it was quite gratifying to find such a display at a chain retailer, not only the gold labeled Bourgogne Gamay (which many may not realize is made with the Beaujolais grape) but also 4 out of 10 crus - Fleurie, Morgaon, Chiroubles and Regnie. Looking it up on the map these four crus are actually next to each other - from north to south they go in this order: Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon and Regnie.
Fleurie is light and though not as light as Chiroubles (which can be a good introduction to people who have only tried Nouveau only). Morgon is sturdy and full bodied and can age for some years (especially wines from the Cote de Puy vineyard location), whilst the youngest cru of Regnie had both fruit and structure aplenty to please.
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