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Beaujolais

This card covers red Beaujolais: a light red wine made from Gamay in the Beaujolais region of France, typically fresh and juicy with red cherry, raspberry and delicate tannin.

Where it is

Map data: INAO (Licence Ouverte 2.0); Natural Earth

At a glance

Grape
Gamay
Where
Beaujolais AOC, mainly in the southern part of the region.
In the glass
  • Red cherry
  • Raspberry
  • Light tannin

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