Alcohol: 13.0 %
Grape(s): Gamay
Location: Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Notes: Bright ruby with purple reflections. Open, inviting nose of red cherry, raspberry and violet, with the warm granite note that Beaujolais-Villages does so well and a whisper of black pepper. Juicy and supple on the palate, with crunchy red fruit, bright acidity and gentle, fine-grained tannins carried by a clean, savory finish. Unpretentious, thirst-quenching and endlessly food-friendly.
Notes: Fruit from the domaine's hillside parcels on granite and clay-limestone soils, vinified by semi-carbonic maceration to keep the fruit fresh and forward. Bottled young to preserve its bright, primary character.
Food Pairing: Roast chicken, charcuterie boards, duck rillettes, burgers, and just about anything off the grill; excellent slightly chilled.
Winery Story: Domaine André Colonge et Fils is a 30-hectare family estate in the Beaujolais, today run by two brothers. Alongside its village wines the domaine farms parcels in Fleurie and Brouilly, and this Beaujolais-Villages is the classic everyday expression of the house: honest Gamay grown on granite, made to be drunk young and often.
