2018 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 86.8 points

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  3/23/2024 - jakesmorrison wrote: 85 Points

  Fruity. Bright. Light. Medium high acidity.

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  12/26/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Decent and flavorful Beauj with surprising body and tannins. Bubblegummy early but that blew off quick. Given the low price ($10-15) and availability, it's a good, easy, harmless value, especially if you are pouring for a crowd.

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  11/16/2020 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Believe the hype on this as a value buy. Was looking forward to trying as I found the 2018 Jadot entry-level Beaujolais (non-villages) to be a solid bargain with plenty of character and freshness. This is a notable step up for like $3-5 more on average, with more structure and energy; not a revelatory wine in the abstract but truly great QPR.
  
  Fresh, high toned nose of strawberry, cranberry, a little candied but not in a bad way at all. There's also some vaguely earthy/minerally stemmy tone. I'm not sure if there are stems used here (I doubt it?)- but it sets it apart from the plain Beaujolais.
  
  Nice punchy acidity on the palate, tart fruit, not elegant acidity, but more importantly, far more refreshing than most other grocery store bargains. Pretty surprising tannic structure too, chewy and present.
  
  I wish the sweet fruit from the nose found its way to the palate a little more to balance the acid and tannin, but it's still delicious and we can't expect perfect balance on a $12 red. It's true that only a few dollars more nets some serious competition in wine shops, but especially for extremely-widely-available wine, or casual weeknight dinner wine, this is in the upper echelon.

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  11/15/2020 - Rhuby Likes this wine: 84 Points

  You could say that it's consistent and a reasonable choice for a fresh and fruity easy drinker in its price range.
  
  Day 1: pre meal while waiting for the chili. Medium red-purple. Fresh, fruity, and simple. Little to light tannins.
  
  Day 2: with pork tenderloin tacos. Juicy. Very mild red fruit aroma. Strawberries.
  
  Day 3: with grilled cheese. More of the same.

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  9/14/2020 - Dan & Krista Stockman Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Vintage after vintage, this one always shines.

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