It’s the third Thursday in November- time to crack the Nouveau Beaujolais which went on sale at 12:01 am. It’s an interesting story in marketing and winemaking, look it up. The premise is to get a wine to market quickly that is juicy and fruity without much structure, aging capacity or complexity. It’s supposed to be a fun wine. This one will hopefully replicate last year’s success. Pale to medium purple colored with low viscosity (13% ABV). The nose of this Gamay shows off textbook aromas of grape, bubblegum, cherry, lilac, purple licorice, sweet black plum, açaí berry and banana. This profile is due to the carbonic maceration technique used to rapidly vint this wine. The palate is dry with medium acidity and low tannins. Light-bodied, this beauty gives me grape bubblegum, cherry, banana, açaí berry and black plum along with a trace of wood shavings. The finish is zesty with the acidity lingering longer than the short-medium term of the fruit. It’s worth every cent of its $15 price and get 89 points from me, respectable for what it is. Run out and get a bottle, drinking window is till the end of the month. 5 Stars! Salut….
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2023, Beaujolais, France
16 Thursday Nov 2023
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