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Wine of the Day, No. 820

Wine of the Day, No. 820

A Cru Beaujolais that could stand up to grilled fare.

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Fredric Koeppel
Sep 03, 2023
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Though the name is “Fleurie,” the wine is not necessarily floral and certainly not fragile. I’m referring to Fleurie, one of 10 Cru Beaujolais wines that stand at the top of the Beaujolais pyramid. The other Cru communes — there will be a quiz — are Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Régnié and Saint-Amour. …

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