Does Beaujolais wine go bad?
Does Beaujolais wine go bad?
Regular Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages (not Nouveau) should be consumed within 2 years of the vintage date on the bottle. Cru Beaujolais (we’ll get to that in a hot minute) is usually safe up to 3 years, but some can even last to 10 years depending on the vintage.
Is Beaujolais an expensive wine?
For most of the last decade, cru Beaujolais has been synonymous with charming, vivid wines that dependably fall in the $60 to $70 range on wine lists.
What kind of wine is Beaujolais?
red wine
Beaujolais is a light red wine made with Gamay Noir grapes. Learn what basic wine characteristics mean for your taste preferences. The French wine region of Beaujolais has long been considered part of Burgundy, but today it charts its own course.
How long is Beaujolais wine good for?
Enjoy your glass of Beaujolais Nouveau’s fruit flavors within six months or a year of its bottling. If you’re lucky, you can even store a good and rare vintage for over 2 to 3 years.
What Beaujolais is best?
Best Beaujolais Wines in 2021 (Including Tasting Notes, Prices)
- 2010 Yvon Metras Fleurie Cuvee l’Ultime.
- 2007 Domaine Jean Foillard Morgon ‘Cuvee 3.14’
- 2016 Château des Bachelards Comtesse de Vazeilles Fleurie Le Clos.
- 2011 Château du Moulin-a-Vent ‘Moulin-a-Vent’ Clos de Londres Château.
- 2005 Yvon Métras Fleurie.
What are the three different quality levels of Beaujolais?
The wines of Beaujolais are divided into three in three Classifications: Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, and Beaujolais Crus.
Should Beaujolais be decanted?
Red Wines. Nearly all red wines benefit from decanting. Light-bodied red wines include Pinot Noir, Gamay (aka “Beaujolais”), Zweigelt, and Schiava. Medium-Bodied Red Wines: 30-60 minutes.
Is Beaujolais sweet or dry?
Beaujolais Nouveau is sweet and simple. It’s considered the “Shirley Temple” of wine. Beaujolais can be high in alcohol because of chaptalization, which is the addition of sugar to bring body and warmth to the grapes.
Is Beaujolais similar to Pinot Noir?
Gamay, found most notably in Beaujolais, is a light-bodied red wine that’s similar in taste to Pinot Noir. In fact, this variety is a cousin of Pinot Noir and it grows primarily next to Burgundy, France (Pinot motherland) in a region called Beaujolais.
Should I aerate Beaujolais?
Most wines in fact, don’t need aeration as much as people think. The following reds, as noble and wonderful as they are, do not need fancy decanters: Light-bodied, naturally less tannic reds such as: Pinot Noir, Burgundy, Beaujolais, and Cotes du Rhone, lighter Zinfandels, and lighter-bodied Chiantis, and Dolcettos.
