Although recognised as an AOC by the INAO since 1937, Beaujolais ros\u00e9s have only become increasingly famous in recent years. The Beaujolais winegrowers are striving to make the most of their know-how on the topic to impress wine lovers in search of new discoveries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Produced in the Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages appellations \u2013 the two largest in the region \u2013 Beaujolais ros\u00e9s have aroused special interest lately since the volume of bottles sold has increased by 35% in just 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beaujolais ros\u00e9s are produced in the Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages AOCs by nearly 450 of the region\u2019s 3000 estates. Close to 2 million bottles are produced a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are made from the gamay noir \u00e0 jus blanc<\/em> grape variety, like all the red wines in the 12 Beaujolais AOCs. However, unlike their cousins, the bunches intended for making ros\u00e9s are pressed immediately. Before pressing, the grapes are sometimes first macerated briefly for a few hours. The alcoholic fermentation process allows a wide range of aromas to develop. Winemakers then have two options to choose from: whether or not to conduct malolactic fermentation. The choice is made based on the profile sought, the balance of the vintage and the final blend. The skin of the gamay noir grape is the source of the light, see-through colour of the wine that is so original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the glass, Beaujolais ros\u00e9s have a colour somewhere between pomelo and peach. On the nose, notes of tangy red fruit and citrus, a guarantee of lovely freshness. On the palate, it\u2019s a pleasure wine with thirst-quenching virtues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for Beaujolais Villages ros\u00e9s, they are translucent and shiny pale pink in colour, with a refreshing nose and a very fragrant, fruity taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perfect for summertime, they\u2019ll liven up your summer lunches, barbecues and aperitifs with friends. Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages ros\u00e9s develop perfectly between 8\u00b0C and 11\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to create atmosphere? Beaujolais Nouveaux and Beaujolais Villages Nouveaux ros\u00e9s can play a role, too, but in November, like their red cousins. First created and sold in Japan (a major fan of Beaujolais Nouveau) in 2006, they showed up on French shelves in 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":925,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1508","couleur","type-couleur","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/couleur\/1508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/couleur"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/couleur"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Refreshing, thirst-quenching wines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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