Grape - Gamay
Alcohol - 12%
Available from - Waitrose
Price - £7.99
Appearance - Clear; medium intensity; ruby
Nose - Clean; medium- intensity; cherries, redcurrants, a touch floral
Palate - Dry; medium acid; medium alcohol; low tannin; medium length; medium body; sour red fruit, slightly earthy.
Balance - 8 Length - 5.5 Intensity - 5.5 Complexity - 5
Beaujolais Nouveau is a 'harvest to table' wine that is produced quickly to a good standard, but must be drunk promptly, as the vibrant fruit will simply fade and it will go off before very long. Around this time of year, every year, this wine drops on a specific date which is rather hyped, but the buzz encourages people to drink a drop of wine, so I'm all for it.
Georges DuBoeuf's Beaujolais Nouveau has won a rather prestigious gong, it seems. Namely, the Lyon-Beaujolais Gold Medal. BN is generally light and fruity, but this seems to have something just a touch extra. It is going down really quickly!
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