Domaine de Roche-Guillon Fleurie French Red

Tasting notes & discussion 21

91 Points (James Suckling)

Typically $35/bottle from Domaine Copéret
Vintage 2020 from Beaujolais, France
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About Domaine Copéret: “Our family winery (for 5 generations) works the vines on the steep hillsides of Fleurie where mechanization is difficult. Our experience on these same terroirs allows us to obtain the best we can after all these generations of observations. Our domain, aware of the respect of environmental rules, cultivates the vines in the most reasoned way possible according to the vintages.”

Gamay Theory

TASTING NOTES:
“Fleurie is a more complex expression of Gamay with richer flavors coming from the granite and sandy soil. This wine has a lot more going on and is usually earthier and has more body than the light & juicy Beaujolais Villages. It presents a ruby red color with a fine and very aromatic nose. In the mouth, black fruits of currant, blackcurrant, and strawberry are full, harmonious and fleshy; spicy and well rounded.“ (AbV 15%)

BARRELS: N/A

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Game theory is the theory of games. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. But really, it looks at potential strategic actions players, or more accurately “rational agents,” can take in a scenario that could be considered a game from a mathematical perspective. It’s a very vague thing on the surface, but it gets ridiculously complex. The theories are different depending on what type of game is involved, and that’s not like Clue versus Monopoly. There are cooperative games, wherein individuals can be allied with each other in ways enforced externally, and non-cooperative games, wherein individuals can not ally or if they do it is solely for however long each of those involved decide to cooperate. There are symmetric and asymmetric games, determined by whether all individuals involved are capable of taking the same actions or not. Zero-sum and non-zero-sum games involve whether one person’s gains are equivalent to other’s expenses. Simultaneous or sequential concerns whether the individuals act simultaneously or sequentially, meaning that those who don’t go first have the benefit of knowledge from other’s prior actions. And that’s just the first few on the Wikipedia. There are… a lot.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended): Starters, barbecues, white meats, and cheeses.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option): Chicken. But the game.

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