GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Chateau de Javernand
Region: Beaujolais, France
Appellation: AOC Chiroubles (Beaujolais Cru)
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2019
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Reasoned agriculture
Grapes used: 100% Gamay
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from the 2019 harvest
Winemaking details: Hand-harvested, semi-carbonic maceration
Aging: 12 months in oak barrels
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + little Tertiary
- Aromas =
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium (ripe and well-integrated)
- Alcohol = Medium (14%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + little Tertiary
- Flavour details =
- Other = Tannins are more pronounced than other regular wines from Beaujolais Cru
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 6-8 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 15 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Top-notch
- Comparison with same price competition = Top-notch
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 14°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = grilled white meat, grilled red meat,
- Comments = This is probably one of the best expression of the Chiroubles Cru that I have tasted so far. This wine offers an incredibly great value for money. Elegant and expressive nose and palate coupled with a long and complex finish. At this price, this is for me a hidden treasure of the Beaujolais.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
