Louis Jadot Combe aux Jacques 2010 Beaujolais-Villages, France 9.49

100% hand-harvested Gamay grown on granitic soil in the regions of Lantigné, Lancié and Regnié. In 1998 Louis Jadot opened their
Combe aux Jacques winery, near the village of Brouilly, allowing them to buy grapes rather than must or juice. A proportion of the grapes
are destemmed and receive a 14 day maceration, the rest undergo semi-carbonic maceration. The blend includes some Regnié village
wine. Winemaker Jacques Lardière. Alc 12.5%, TA 3.3g/l, pH 3.55, RS 0.2g/l. Waitrose Wine Direct and 263 branches.
IWC 2011 Gold Medal Winner.

Not a great deal on the nose. Quite a serious tannic wine, for Beaujolais. Bitter cherry and quite savoury. Not sweet red fruits at all.


Bouchard Père et Fils 2010 Fleurie, Beaujolais, France 10.99

100% Gamay with 75% of the grapes coming from the Domaine du Château de Poncié. Vines are 50 years old and planted on granite
soil, with 10,000vines/ha. The fruit was hand-picked into shallow containers to avoid crushing and sorted on arrival at the winery. 60%
of the grapes underwent semi-carbonic traditional maceration in stainless steel vats for 5 - 6 days, whilst the remaining 40% were
destemmed and enjoyed a cold pre-fermentation maceration in vats followed by a 15 day ferment. The new wine was aged for 7 - 8
months in traditional vats. Bottled July 2011. Winemaker Philippe Prost. Alc 12.7%, pH 3.33, RS 1.5g/l. Special Offer: Save 20%, £10.99 -
£8.79 from 07/12/11 to 03/01/12. Waitrose Wine Direct and 263 branches.

Cherry nose, but not overtly fruity. Lovely feel. Dry, certainly, but with a good balance of fruit.

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