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UPC
code: 7 84585 00106 4
2009 Manoir du
Carra, Beaujolais Nouveau 12/750ml
Just barely three weeks old, this fresh
fruity red from the granite hills of Beaujolais comes entirely
from Gamay grapes. Beaujolais Nouveau day is November 19th
this year and is a celebration of harvest and a festive event.
This bistro style wine should be consumed in copious
quantities in the first full year of its life.
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UPC
code: 7 84585 00308
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2009 Manoir du Carra,
Beaujolais Villages Nouveau 12/750ml
Redolent of strawberries and roses, fragrant and medium
bodied. Refreshing, tart finish.
GOLD MEDAL -
Trophée Lyon-Beaujolais Nouveau 2008 (the only
official competition devoted to Beaujolais Nouveau)
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2007 Manoir du
Carra, Juliénas, Cru Beaujolais 12/750ml
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UPC
code: 7 84585 00805
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The 2005 vintage was the Sambardier family's
first release of the Juliénas, the oldest Cru of
Beaujolais, that was
named for the famous Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.
The vineyards are located in the lieu-dit "En bottiere"
on granite and schist soil types.
Young and dynamic winemaker Frederic Sambardier only produces
4,800 bottles or 400 cases (12/750ml) from 0.8 hectare (1.97
acre).
The vines average over 50 years old. Skin maceration during
fermentation for 10-12 days. Finally, the wine has had 4 months
of aging in foudre (large barrel). Egg white fined, the wine
is bottled unfiltered.
Imported - 150 cases 6/750 ml
Tasting notes: Beautiful ruby red color. Pleasing and graceful, this
full-bodied Juliénas displays spices and ripe red and black
fruit aromas (red currant, blackberry). This well balanced
wine shows soft tannins and a long lasting finish. Excellent
now, it will show even better after a few years of cellaring.
This is a perfect match with game, poultries, white meats and
cheeses or even by itself as an aperitif.
"A
rich Burgundy color. It has a refreshing bouquet and a yummy
flavor — full, fruity, and tangy, with a hint of pepper. We
enjoyed the Juliénas with a rustic mushroom risotto recently.
The distinctive Gamay flavor resonated nicely with the
risotto’s dark, woodsy elements."
- Robert Calvert,
InMichiana, November 2009
2006 Manoir du
Carra, Juliénas, Cru Beaujolais 6/750ml
"Deep
vivid red color. Energetic raspberry and blackberry aromas are
complicated by dried violet and smoky minerals. Fleshy
red berry and blackcurrant flavors are
youthfully taut, with tangy minerality adding vivacity. Medium-bodied,
fresh and youthfully bitter, with good finishing grip and
energy.
- Tanzer's
International Wine Cellar (July/Aug 08), 90 pts
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2007 Manoir du Carra, Moulin à Vent, Cru Beaujolais 6/750ml
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UPC: 7 84585 00910 7
The vineyards are located in the lieu-dit "Les
Burdelines" on manganese granite soil with
Eastern sun exposure. The wine is produced from 50 year old vines.
Aged 50% in foudre (large barrels) for 3-4 months, 50 % in
concrete tanks.
Beautiful deep ruby color. The bouquet displays aromas of
rose, iris, spice and ripe fruit. The wine has a good
structure and a good aging potential of 5-10 years.
Enjoy with game, red meat and strong cheeses.
"Bright ruby. Exotically perfumed bouquet of black
raspberry, rose and apricot, with a hint of white pepper
adding vivacity. Juicy and precise, offering lively red and
dark berry flavors and showing no rough edges. Nicely balanced
wine with strong finishing sweetness and a lingering note of
pit fruits."
- Tanzer's
International Wine Cellar (Nov. 09), 89 pts
2006 Manoir du Carra, Moulin à Vent, Cru Beaujolais 6/750ml
"Saturated
red. Fresh
cherry, anise, floral and mineral aromas offer impressive
clarityand
penetration. Deep bitter cherry and cassis flavors are
brightened by zesty minerality and framed by dusty tannins.
Tangy berry skin dominates the lively finish, which is
impressively focused and long."
- Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (July/Aug 08), 90
pts
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2009 Manoir du Carra, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais 6/750ml
The Fleurie AOC is located in the North of the village of
Fleurie, between Moulin a Vent and Chiroubles. The AOC spreads
over 890 hectares of vines in only one village. There stands a
madonna statue, that was built in 1875 to thank the Virgin Mary
for protecting the vineyard.
The soil is quite
homogenous, made of granitic sand - a pink stone very specific
to the Fleurie area.
Made from 100% Gamay grapes coming from the lieu dit "Montee
de la Tonne".
The vineyard measures 1.5 hectare and the
average age of the vines is 50 years. Yield: 48 hl/ha
Manual harvest; Semi-carbonic maceration for 10-12 days;
Aging in Foudre for 3-4 months; Slight filtration.
Intense red color, subtle fruity and floral aromas of
violet, berry and cinnamon. Ample in the mouth, fruit flavors.
Even better after a few years of cellaring.
Excellent with
red and game meats, and cheeses.
"Strawberry jelly aromas are followed
by a more stern, mineral wine. The tannins are fine, with
an underlying sweet berry fruit. But it does need time, with a
density of texture that needs to round out. But worth waiting
for."
- Wine Enthusiast,
89 pts
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