Barton & Guestier Beaujolais Villages 2016

Barton & Guestier Beaujolais Villages has unsually ripe fruit, along with the light body and floral aromas we expect from Beaujolais. Its primary flavors are Concord grape and red plum with hints of soy sauce and floral notes.

Barton & Guestier Beaujolais Villages has unsually ripe fruit, along with the light body and floral aromas we expect from Beaujolais. Its primary flavors are Concord grape and red plum with hints of soy sauce and floral notes. It’s very pleasant slightly chilled, to about 60 degrees, and quaffed outside on a warm day. Or, serve it at cellar temperature (65 degrees) with dinner.

The light body and relatively low alcohol (12.5 percent) make it an excellent match with all kinds of food — even foods you normally wouldn’t have with red wine, such as shellfish (mussels with fried potatoes would be great) or white-flesh fish.