2009: A deep red, with a fruity nose and a mineral note. Full bodied, flavoursome wine with intense red berry fruit, fine silky tannins and some mineral flavours. Good length.
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."
PS: None of our Chénas, whether Franck's or Domaine Matray's are difficult, lean or ungenerous. I haven't actually tasted a disappointing or difficult Chénas in ages ... I think they are just talking about the difficulty of finding accents on a keyboard to type Chénas.
Ben says of the 2010 (October 2017): 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 spicinesa coming through. This is a great Chénas and one to treasure.
Flo says of the 2010 (July 2018); This Chénas is quite simply a jewel in our collection of Beaujolais. A rich and joyous Beaujolais that puts a smile on your face and sings the joy of the Gamay grape.
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
Tasting Notes
Vintage 2019
Gamay from Chènas in the wrong hands can make austere tannic reds. Franck knows exactly how to treat these grapes and in doing so releases their full potential. From one of the iconic vintages of the last 11 years this is a wonderful balance of red fruits and mineral pink granite balanced with freshness and acidity, remarkable considering the heat of 2018
Vintage 2018
Gamay from Chènas in the wrong hands can make austere tannic reds. Franck knows exactly how to treat these grapes and in doing so releases their full potential. From one of the iconic vintages of the last 11 years this is a wonderful balance of red fruits and mineral pink granite balanced with freshness and acidity, remarkable considering the heat of 2018
Vintages
2019
Product Code
33FB0119
Size
75cl
Alcohol
12.5%
Case Size
6
2018
Product Code
33FB0118
Size
75cl
Alcohol
12.5%
Last Tasted
16 Sep 2020
Case Size
6
2016
Product Code
3317011
Size
75cl
Alcohol
12
Last Tasted
18 Oct 2017
Keep Until
2022
Case Size
6
2010
Product Code
3312021
Size
75cl
Alcohol
13
Last Tasted
9 Oct 2018
Keep Until
2020++
Case Size
6
2009
Product Code
3332149
Size
75cl
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