Chénas

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Chénas is a French appellation in the Beaujolais wine region known for producing structured, age-worthy red wines primarily from the Gamay grape.

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Label Occurrences
Chénas canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
agingPotential several years ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc ⓘ
climate semi-continental with Mediterranean influences ⓘ
country France ⓘ
fermentation often semi-carbonic maceration ⓘ
governingBody INAO ⓘ
grapeColor black grapes ⓘ
grapeVarietyRequirement predominantly Gamay ⓘ
knownFor age-worthy red wines ⓘ
structured red wines ⓘ
labelingLanguage French ⓘ
legalProtection protected designation of origin ⓘ
locatedIn Beaujolais wine region ⓘ
linked to: Beaujolais

Rhône department ⓘ
Saône-et-Loire department ⓘ
linked to: Saône-et-Loire

eastern France ⓘ
marketPosition lesser-known Beaujolais cru ⓘ
minimumAlcoholByVolume 10.5% ⓘ
numberOfCrusInBeaujolais 10 ⓘ
partOf Beaujolais crus ⓘ
linked to: Beaujolais
primaryGrapeVariety Gamay ⓘ
productionFocus dry red wines only ⓘ
recognizedAs cru Beaujolais appellation ⓘ
regulates vineyard practices ⓘ
winemaking practices ⓘ
yield limits ⓘ
servingTemperature about 14–16 °C ⓘ
styleComparison can resemble neighboring Moulin-à-Vent in structure ⓘ
often more structured than basic Beaujolais ⓘ
typicalAlcoholByVolumeRange 12–13% ABV ⓘ
typicalAromas floral notes ⓘ
red fruits ⓘ
spice ⓘ
woody notes with age ⓘ
typicalColor deep ruby red ⓘ
typicalFoodPairings charcuterie ⓘ
grilled meats ⓘ
roast poultry ⓘ
typicalSoils granite-based soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
typicalTannins moderate to firm ⓘ
wineRegionOf France ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ
wineType still wine ⓘ

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Beaujolais → hasSubregion → Chénas ⓘ