Julienas
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, roasted chicken, grilled pork sausages
✨ Technical Specifications
Georges Duboeuf's signature red Beaujolais wines are synonymous with the Gamay grape, capturing the vibrant, joyful essence of the region's granite-rich soils. Historically, Duboeuf revolutionized the region by championing the fresh, fruit-forward style of Beaujolais, particularly through the global phenomenon of Beaujolais Nouveau, but also by highlighting the structured Crus. The winemaking typically employs semi-carbonic maceration, a technique that coaxes out intense aromas of fresh red berries, bananas, and violet flowers while keeping tannins remarkably soft and approachable. This technique, combined with the unique pink granite terroirs of northern Beaujolais, creates a style of red wine that is celebrated for its immediate charm, expressive fruitiness, and historical role in bringing French bistro culture to the global stage.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1964 by Georges Duboeuf, often celebrated as the 'King of Beaujolais', Les Vins Georges Duboeuf is headquartered in Romanèche-Thorins in the Beaujolais region of France. The négociant house revolutionized the region's global profile by championing estate-bottled wines, forging deep partnerships with artisanal growers, and popularizing the annual Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon worldwide. Managed today by the Duboeuf family, the house remains committed to expressing the nuanced terroirs of Gamay across the ten Beaujolais Crus—such as Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Juliénas—alongside curated bottlings from the Rhône Valley and Pays d'Oc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gamay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12-13%