RKS 2024 Wine: A Beaujolais Cru from Nicolas Potel

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As far as official classifications and the textbooks read the 10 Beaujolais Cru’s rank over Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages. The Nicolas Potel 2022 Fleurie Cru du Beaujolais then should be put to test about how it justifies the textbooks!

Aroma: A lively melange of raspberry, cherry, milk chocolate and vanilla.

Palate: Crafted in a subtle fashion with no rough or jagged edges instead full of a gentle persuasion of confidence. Gentle tannins and acids are mostly camouflaged by precise fruit. Elements of raspberry, blackcurrant and strawberry are not slobbering all over the place but held as components of a whole. Short finish.

My Personality: I am a “fancy” Beaujolais neither boring, brutish or overconfident. Just a good wine. I am a bit young though. Hands off until mid 2024.

Food Match: Given the perceptible acidity this will be more suited to food. Roast lamb or mushroom stroganoff. Stay away from spicy foods.

Cellarbility: Best consumed prior to 2026-year end.

Price: $23 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 87/100.

(Nicolas Potel Cru du Beaujolais 2022, Appellation Fleurie Contrôlée, Nicolas Potel, Nuits-Saint-Georges, France, 750 mL, 13%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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