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Speaker 1
0:06
hey , domain Dave , again for cheap wine . Fighter calm . Another wine , again 2025 style . This is a 899 French wine I found at Trader Joe's . It's kind of hidden away . Trader Joe's wines have got me confused lately . I don't know what they're doing , but there are still kind of little gems that can be found here , and this is the well I'm gonna say this in English rather than the French version the authentic company , beaujolais villages , 2023 . And looking up this wine , I did find the Le Authentique winery , but everything is authentic company wines in Beaujolais . Being authentic is very in nowadays and I'm not sure why . I don't know if they felt they got away from their roots and now they're back to it .
Speaker 1
0:58
This is a 899 wine . It was from a company that has a lot of different producers from about 12 , 13 different regions in Italy . Most of them are organic and even biodynamic , but not this one . And what do we have here ? So we got a Beaujolais Villages how Beaujolais works . Beaujolais is south of Burgundy , while Champagne is north of Burgundy , and this is how a lot of French wine regions actually classify themselves . If it just says Beaujolais on the label , there are like 90 different villages that could have vineyards around it in the region and it could be from anywhere . It's just a taste of Beaujolais . And then the villages there are 38 , 39 , like I see different numbers that are said to be better , the more outstanding villages , and a Beaujolais villages can be from more than one of those for the most part . And then there's Creux and there's 10 Creux and those are like special villages and instead of Beaujolais being the label , the name of that village is on the label and all these are fairly affordable . I mean , when it comes to very nice French wines , $8.99 for a Villages is a very nice price and the Cruze can be usually like under $50 in the 20s , 30s , 40s , 50s . I mean these are not wines that go for . I mean for French wines especially that are super expensive . This one , I'm not quite sure what it's about . The website for La Authentique does not show it . They don't show any wines with their brand name on it , but there are mentions of it on the web . So we're going to take a taste of this and we're going to take a taste of this and we're gonna go .
Speaker 1
3:12
The most of the Beaujolais is the Gamay grape . I think they do a little bit of Chardonnay , but it's almost all Gamay , and Gamay is a lighter bodied red wine that often reminds you of Pinot Noir , but not always . It has a slightly candied taste to it , but it's a dry wine . It's got that you know those soft , cherry , gummy kind of candies . Got some spice to it , maybe baking size , got some plums , got some stone fruit , not super complicated , but there's nice flavors here . It sips very well and it's 13% alcohol , which in today's market is kind of low . You know not , but it's not really Taylor sip , maybe some some licorice . It's got some nice different flavors to it . There's some harder but not really hard-edged spices and flavors . It's mostly softer and sweeter , but it's not sweet . It's got that . Hey , wait a minute , how can it be sweet and not sweet ? Well , it kind of is . Yeah , I like it .
Speaker 1
4:46
This is a wine that you can just sip and it's not going to get cloying or anything . It's just going to be an easy-sipping wine , which is , I guess , what it's supposed to be At $8.99, . It's not supposed to be anything you're contemplating , you're navel about . It's just something that sips well and it does that . It's got kind of a bright label and it's all in French and Beaujolais always looks nice and it's kind of artistic . It's kind of like that . That's no , that love sculpture for the 60s where the letters are all different . They're doing that with Beaujolais . Yeah , it's kind of a nice wine $8.99 , trader Joe's .
Speaker 1
5:32
Like I said , the Bougelais Villages tends to be the sweet spot when you're looking for value to flavor , and it is . It's a little bit more . It comes from a smaller area of grapes , though it's not a small area of grapes and it tastes pretty good . Yeah , I like it . I mean , it's a good way to start the year off without getting too heavy , getting too much wine , getting too much alcohol , getting too many things at your palate after the holidays . This is a good kickback and enjoy a glass of wine . It's the I'll say it again authentic company Bougelais Villages 2023 . It's actually La Authentique Compagnie , but I go with the American version . That's it for me . Domain Dave CheapWineFightercom . Like us where you like your podcasts , if you will . It does help and I'll be back with more wines in the next coming months , days , years , whatever . So , adios , keep it cheap and stay warm . Bye-bye .
