RKS 2024 Wine: Louis Aîné & Fils Beaujolais-Villages 2022: Riding on the Zip-Line

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A friendly juicy and warm Gamay?

Aroma: Raspberry rules but there is black cherry, blackberry. None of that excessive alcohol plaguing so many red wines. Inviting.

Palate: Blackberry but more acidity than expected but is fine yet still worrisome as one expects something softer and fruitier from a Burgundian Gamay. Not much fruit on the finish.

Personality: Louis Aîné & Fils is a well-regarded powerhouse in the Beaujolais market but I am but an average and unremarkable wine. Reputation and what is in glass often clash.

Food Match: Cold turkey and chicken leftovers with a tomato salad.

Price: $21 CDN (Ontario).

Cellarbility: Drink in 2024. I am wary of the acidity. This wine is just too zippy.

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 84/100. Wine Align 85.

(Louis Aîné & Fils Beaujolais-Villages 2022, AOP, Louis Aîné & Fils, Beaujeu, France, 750 mL, 13%)

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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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