36. Association des Producteurs du Cru “Juliénas”, Juliénas, 1996

c. 30-40 FRF; 13%

Bought in 1997 in the village. Surprisingly weighty Beaujolais – dark and fruity – cherry I think. The 1998, however, was considerably less impressive. Pity. I mistook the 2 bottles and cooked with a sizeable chunk of this one…