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Beaujolais
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Gamay, carbonic maceration and the ten crus, read north to south.
All levels 100 min 15 steps About Beaujolais AOC
Part of France
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Start with the region south of Burgundy and its tiers, from regional Beaujolais to the crus.
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Next, the middle tier: 38 hillside communes between the regional appellation and the ten crus.
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Meet the grape behind every tier, Gamay, the sole red grape of Beaujolais.
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Intracellular Fermentation: Carbonic Maceration
See how whole clusters ferment inside the berry under carbon dioxide, and what that does to tannin and fruit.
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Then the traditional Beaujolais version, where crushed grapes at the bottom supply the carbon dioxide.
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Begin the crus at the northern end, near the Burgundy border.
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Next door, Juliénas and its range of soils from granite in the west to sedimentary deposits in the east.
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South to Chénas on the slopes of Mont Rémont, a small cru of floral, age-worthy reds.
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Moulin-à-Vent (King of Beaujolais)
Its neighbour Moulin-à-Vent, known for pink granite soils and firm, cellar-worthy Gamay.
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Continue to Fleurie and its silky, floral Gamay from pink granite.
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Climb to Chiroubles, a high cru on steep granite slopes.
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Down to Morgon, where decomposed schist and granite give a more structured cru.
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Régnié sits between Morgon and Brouilly and was promoted to cru in 1988.
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Reach the south with Brouilly, whose six communes ring Mont Brouilly.
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Finish on the slopes of Mont Brouilly itself, where volcanic diorite shapes Côte de Brouilly.
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