Domaine des Chers Julienas Vieilles Vignes – Fantastic

Now this is some good Beaujolais! We review the latest vintage of the Domaine des Chers Julienas Vieilles Vignes from Arnaud Briday.

100% Gamay from vines averaging 65 years of age in the hillsides of Julienas, Beaujolais, France. The wine is whole bunch fermented using carbonic maceration and matured in cement vats for 6 months.

Sample submitted for review. The Domaine des Chers Julienas Vieilles Vignes has an SRP of $23 and is available for as low as $17. It is imported by Alain Junguenet Selection.

From the winery:

Garnet color, Julienas Vieilles Vignes is a round red wine, structured and balanced with aromas of blackcurrant , raspberry, violet and spice. It perfectly reflects the quality of the wines of Domaine des Chers. We produce in the best hillside of Julienas. This wine is made with 100% gamay. In the mouth, Julienas Vieilles Vignes is ample, elegant, very well-structured and balanced. It gives a great pleasure with friends or family and there are many wine pairings possible with this fun and accessible wine.

13.5% Alcohol

The 2020 Domaine des Chers Julienas Vieilles Vignes from Arnaud Briday begins with pleasing aromas of black cherry, strawberry and some floral notes plus a bit of that signature Beaujolais bubble gum aroma and nice touches of black pepper.

It only takes one sip to know that this is some darn good Beaujolais! It’s elegant but still features good depth on the juicy fruit. Touches of earthiness reveal themselves on the mid-palate and lead into the finish.

Speaking of that finish, it’s dry, smooth, a bit grippy, and quite long with lingering juicy fruit and some dusty tannins. This is lovely! It’s very similar to the 2019 with perhaps a bit more of the black pepper notes in the 2020.

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And here’s our previous review of the 2019 vintage:

The Arnaud Briday 2019 Domaine des Chers Julienas Vieilles Vignes opens with pleasing aromas of strawberry, black cherry and some floral notes plus a a touch of black pepper and of course a bit of that signature Beaujolais bubble gum aroma.

This tastes very good. It’s elegant but still features good depth on the juicy fruit. Touches of earthiness reveal themselves on the mid-palate and lead into the dry, smooth, long and a bit grippy finish of lingering juicy fruit and some dusty tannins. Lovely.