“The more I sip, the more I like.”
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I think I may have found a new favorite not-quite-everyday wine.
The funny thing is, I looked at this one on the shelf at Westborn Market in Berkley for at least a month before I finally decided to take a chance and give it a try. I’ve enjoyed more than a few Nicolas Potel wines over the years, but they were all red Burgundies, for which this producer is best known. Finally, I reasoned that they would probably treat Gamay in essentially the same manner, with the same “house style,” as they do Pinot Noir, and that is exactly what I found here. What’s more, there’s a goodly amount of this available, so Westborn Beverage Manager Steve Rapson must like it, and I have come to trust his judgment in matters such as this.
2020 Nicolas Potel Beaujolais-Villages, 13% alc., $16.99: I was into my 2nd glass before I decided that I had to file a report on this wine, which tells me that it likes a little air to show you everything it has. Give it half an hour in a decanter and you’ll have a satisfying, harmonious expression of pure Gamay. It’s all about a fairly fruit-forward blend of something like a strawberry, cherry and cranberry melange, underscored with a little earth and some subtle herbaceousness. Medium-to-medium full bodied, this has some structure for a couple of years in the cellar, but it’s so enjoyable already, it’s a drink-me-now kind of wine for this taster. It offers excellent QPR, especially when you drop it in a 6-pack for the 10% discount. Nothing flashy here, and not a “wow” kind o’ wine, just a user-friendly Bojo that I can drink on a regular basis. The more I sip, the more I like. Find this wine
The Beaujolais-Villages appellation covers 39 communes north of the Rhône and stretches up to the southern section of the “Saône et Loire”. It covers the mostly granite hillsides between the River Saône in the East and the Monts du Beaujolais in the West, between Villefranche sur Saône and Beaujeu. This wine comes from the vineyards planted around the villages of Lantignié, Saint-Julien, Saint- Etienne-des-Ouillères, Montmelas and Blacé. The selected plots of vines spread over the slopes and plateau of the communes of Montmelas, Saint-Etienne-des-Ouillères, Lantignié and Blacé in Beaujolais and are situated at an altitude between 270 and 500 meters. The vines are planted on granitic and schist terroirs, which contribute to the richness and complexity of the aromas.
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Reporting from Day-twah,
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