BEAUJOLAIS BATTLE, Part Deux

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

We are drinking the wine..

In the chilly depths of January, Barramundays brought you a Beaujolais Battle to add a little joie de vivre to a rough time of year- Christmas was long gone and we were all paying the piper, as it were, with our credit card bills due and Springtime just a misty dream..

Well here we are,it's 82 degrees outside (!), the flowers are blooming, taxes are due, and I think the time is ripe to bring back the Beaujolais! Especially since the season is here a few weeks early- like the Gamay grape itself.

The last time these two contenders faced off, the Brouilly kicked butt..

Chateau des Tours 2010 (Brouilly)
There is more complexity there, with lovely aromas of Violets and berries. This is a Cru Beaujolais, (the highest classification), from one of the 10 villages or areas in the Beaujolais mountains.

Please don't count this next one out, however. We've been finding that general appreciation of a particular wine varies widely depending on the context: season, weather, and what wine(s) are competing.


Chateau des Petieres 2010 (Beaujolais)
Lively, fresh and fruity, with aromas of raspberries. A typical, quaffable, well-made Beaujolais. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this one might win tonight..

Both wines free to taste and only $8 a glass, paired with cheese from Saxelby's.

DJ Ilmo spins eclectic lounge all night long!

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