There are 10 Grand Cur Beaujolais. Chiroubles is one of the least known but one of the most favorable! Because I don’t expect much from Beaujolais, I usually rate them 13 or 14 on the 20-Point Dionysian Scale, but this Georges Duboeuf 2011 Chiroubles scored a 15+, a quality Bronze Medal wine.
It had 13% alcohol and was fragrant with fruity scents of cherry, strawberry and some banana, and a supple smooth finish. It got better as it aired.
Served on a Wednesday snowy evening, it paired well with mashed-potatoes and meat loaf. I played French Bistro music during dinner. Duboeuf makes a full line of Beaujolais, but with this Grand Cru, he showed how good a simple Gamay-based wine can be. In vino veritas.
One of Joanne Mahoney’s comfort food dinners designed for wine.
joe
Grand Cru Beaujolais are among my favorite wines. At the top of my list is Moulin -A – Vent. It is rich and full bodied with fruit. Opened at least an hour before, and as you know, it gets better and better.
Milmay guys do it right.