BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES “Les Belouzes”

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CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE BURRIER FAMILY FOR 6 GENERATIONS AND IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MAJOR PROPERTIES OF THE SOUTH OF BURGUNDY, IN THE MÂCONNAIS/BEAUJOLAIS REGION. THE VINEYARDS COVER 42 HA, INCLUDING 22 HA OF POUILLY-FUISSÉ, 7 HA OF SAINT-VÉRAN AND 12 HA OF FLEURIE, MORGON, MOULIN-À-VENT, SAINT-AMOUR AND CHIROUBLES BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES “Les Belouzes” DESCRIPTION OF THE TERROIR In the south of Burgundy the large Beaujolais-Vil- CHASSELAS MÂCON LEYNES lages Appellation covers more than 14 000 acres SAINT VÉRAND CRÊCHES SUR-SAÔNE on 39 villages. Château de Beauregard owns one SAINT-AMOUR-BELLEVUE hectare of Beaujolais Villages ‘Les Belouzes’, si- JULIÉNAS ANCIENNE MAISON TOURNISSOUX tuated in Romanèche-Thorins at the border with (CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD) CHÉNAS the Moulin à Vent Appellation. The soils of this plot, LA CHAPELLE DE-GUINCHAY MOULIN located in the heart of the village, are deeper and À-VENT ROMANÈCHE richer in alluvial deposits than the Moulin à Vent. FLEURIE THORINS They give aromatic wines with a good structure for CHIROUBLES a Beaujolais-Villages. VILLIÉ-MORGON BEAUJEU DRACÉ VINES AND VITICULTURE RÉGNIÉ-DURETTE SAÔNE Grape variety: Gamay 100% - Average age of the BELLEVILLE vines: About 30 years. SUR-SAÔNE VILLEFRANCHE/SAÔNE The vineyard is managed to promote microbial life BROUILLY LYON in the soil, to encourage deep rooting of the vines. Strict control of the yields; culture respectful of the environment; 100% hand picked. Beaujolais-Villages Morgon Appellation Brouilly Moulin-à-Vent WINEMAKING AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WINE Chénas Juliénas Chiroubles Saint-Amour Sorted on a vibrant table as soon as they arrive in Fleurie Régnié our winery, the grapes follow a traditional vinifica- tion (opposite to the modern style ‘en Primeur’) in order to reveal its typical Terroir expression. Then the wine ages in fines lees in a temperature controlled vat or sometimes in ‘Pièces’ (Burgundian oak cask-228l) in order to favor its aromatic concentration and keeping potential. Our Beaujolais Villages shows a dark color with ruby lights. It reveals intense red fruit aromas, the mouth is round, full and fleshy. Nice finish with supple tannins. Keeping potential: 2 to 4 years. FOOD MATCHING Serve between 14 and 17°C in convenient glasses. ‘Les Belouzes’ matches well with Burgundy ‘charcuteries’, grilled red meats, poultry and not too matured cheese. Joseph Burrier ChâteauChâteau dede BeauregardBeauregard 143512 2015 • / 08 / [email protected] 11 JOSEPH BURRIER . CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD . 71960 FUISSÉ - FRANCE TÉL : (33) (0)3 85 35 60 76 . FAX : (33) (0)3 85 35 66 04 VERSION e-mail : [email protected] web : www.joseph-burrier.com.

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