Taste the Artistic Allure of Trader Joe’s 2023 Beaujolais Villages

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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
.

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