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Chénas Tradition "En Mélardière"
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France
Beaujolais
A splendid example of a Chénas which always benefits from a bit of time in the bottle. Rich and juicy.
| Features | Unoaked, Vegetarian and Vegan |
|---|---|
| Style | Red, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
| Varieties |
Why Choose This?
You want a serious but not too serious unoaked Gamay with a lot of flexibility.
Why We Have It
It ticks all the boxes that make us tick, precise, mineral, deliciously fruity with a finish that just keeps giving
What to expect
A demonstration of Gamay
More about
One of our bestsellers - we're very glad to be able to get Chénas better recognized on the British market!
This is always delicious, fresh, spicy, mineral - everything we like here at Alpine Wines.
Franck's wine are typically given more time than is "normal" and as a result even the "tradition" entry level is smashing.
Wine Details
| Style | Red, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
|---|---|
| Winemaker | Franck Bessone |
| Country | France |
| Region | Beaujolais |
| Features | Unoaked, Vegetarian and Vegan |
| Aged In | Cement |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| Varieties | Gamay |
| Ripeness | Normal |
| Winemaking | Malolactic |
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Serving Suggestions
Can be chilled but also is one of those wines which is still delicious when too warm
This will happily go with just about everything - if your friends plan to challenge your wine matching skills, bring this.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Selected by Oz Clarke about it in "Favorite Wines" several times, for example in 2013 the 2010
It's a delight, amazingly rich and juicy with deep, ripe, red plum fruit jousting with strawberries and pepper and rock dust, uncertain as to which will offer the mineral tang so they all do.
This applies pretty much to every vintage, although other fruit join as guest stars depending on vintage - blood orange in 2014, blackcurrant in 2016, cherry in 2018.
Vintage 2018
This is a wonderful balance of red fruits and mineral (you can imagine you're licking that pink granite) balanced with freshness and acidity, remarkable considering the heat of 2018
Vintage 2010
Selected by Oz Clarke for his Favorite Wines 2013.
"Chénas is traditionally the toughest of the top Beaujolais wines, the one you need to age, often more in hope than certainty that the wine will soften. It's the leanest, least Beaujolais-like of Beaujolais. Well, these guys clearly forgot to make this tough and unfriendly because it's a delight, amazingly rich and juicy for a Chénas, with deep, ripe, red plum fruit jousting with strawberries and pepper and rock dust, uncertain as to which will offer the mineral tang so they all do."
The 2010 in 2018: The description given by Oz four years ago is still applicable and the wine has now even more depth and the fruitiness is even richer with some lovely spiciness coming through. This is a great Chénas and one to treasure. A rich and joyous Beaujolais that puts a smile on your face.
Vintages
| Product Code | 33FB0119 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5% |
| Last Tasted | 1 Jun 2021 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2030 |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| In a nutshell | One of our star wines |
| Product Code | 33FB0118 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12.5% |
| Last Tasted | 16 Sept 2020 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| In a nutshell | Spicy fresh Gamay from a hot year |
| Product Code | 3317011 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 12 |
| Last Tasted | 18 Oct 2017 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Keep Until | 2022 |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| In a nutshell | a mineral beauty |
| Product Code | 3312021 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 13 |
| Last Tasted | 9 Oct 2018 |
| mature evolution? | Yes |
| Keep Until | 2020++ |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| In a nutshell | A rich and joyous Beaujolais |
| Product Code | 3332149 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
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