Beaujolais Pack (6 Pack) Packs

Gamay is yet another wine variety that, mistakenly considered inferior across history, has emerged as a universally enjoyed varietal. Like many wines with similar histories, Gamay is an earlier ripening, abundantly producing grape. While this relative ease of cultivation may have resulted in its reputation as a ‘simple’ wine, further understanding has allowed certain Gamays to take their place as wines of true distinction.

Originating in France’s storied Burgundy region, the abundantly growing Gamay would easily overtake the more delicate Pinot Noir when there was competition for growth. With Gamay’s high acidity and Pinot Noir’s reputation for elegance and esteem in the region, two separate Dukes made edicts that Gamay be banned in favour of the Pinot.

However, later horticultural understanding revealed that growing Gamay in more acidic soil would, paradoxically, lessen the grapes’ acidity. Carbonic maceration (whole-grape fermentation in a carbon dioxide rich environment) also solved this problem, creating a wonderfully fruity, light-bodied wine with lively rather than overpowering acidity and soft tannins.

This unique varietal and fermentation process creates a wine suitable for drinking incredibly rapidly – in fact, the world-famous Beaujolais Nouveau Day celebrates the release of these wines as little as six weeks after cultivation. However terroir in the grand cru sites of Beaujolais, along with considered winemaking and the search for new world sites that replicate the soils and climate of Gamay’s spiritual home result in wines of incredible structure and age-worthiness.

The Beaujolais Pack explores the Grand Cru sites of Beaujolais with the subtle differences in weight, structure and perfume, from Juliénas in the north to Brouilly in the south, and of course, the infamous Morgon.

The pack (valued at over $580) is only $479 and includes:
– Marcel Lapierre Morgon Cuvée MMXVIII
– Bonnet Cotton Bonnege Brouilly 2020
– Jean Foillard Morgon Corcelette 2020
– Thivin La Chapelle Côte de Brouilly 2021
– La Sœur Cadette Juliénas 2021
– Justin Dutraive La Madone Fleurie 2018