The accidental drinker

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Château de Bellevue, Fleurie, 2016, France

Posted on August 1, 2021 by richardgore1200

Château de Bellevue, Fleurie, 2016, France

Buy a good Beaujolais is my advice and this one from Fleurie from Château de Bellevue is one of them better examples and certainly one that you should start drinking so you know what to least benchmark against.

It’s dry, light with good acidity you get aromas of red fruit but when you taste it it there there flavours of raspberry strawberry but with hints of chocolate, liquorice and hints of caramel and oak but all nice to balanced.M

My biggest regret is only having one bottle of this as it’s a really good example and at around £10 Super value.

Domaine Pardon Fleurie, Beaujolais 2018, France

Posted on February 16, 2020 by richardgore1200

Pay the extra with Beaujolais because the cheap stuff is generally not worth drinking. The nouveau beaujolais that’s released each year has done more to harm the wine than anything else.

Get a decant Beaujolais and its a light, fruity with light tannins. Some say simple easy drinking wine and that’s what we have here. You get light black fruit with violets in the background and bit of sour cherry and vanilla undertones. There’s a slight hint of bubblegum but the light fruity taste and aromas of blackcurrant is very nice. At £10 a bottle its decant value for what you get. It got a bronze medal at the Decant World Wine Awards 2019 which is on the spot.

Domaine Pardon Fleurie, Beaujolais 2018, France