Beaujolais Nouveau - Recommended this Year
The Duboeuf is on sale at PLCB stores for $9.99 through Saturday, November 17. On Sunday, the price goes up to its usual retail price of $12.99 ($23.99 for 1.5 L). Drink it by New Year's (this New Year's, not the next one).
The Georges Duboeuf is the only 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau available off the shelf in PLCB stores. It's PLCB code is 5877, but you won't have to ask for it by number. There is usually (always?) a display at the front of the store, at least for the next few days. A few others brands of Beaujolais Nouveau are available by special order, but Duboeuf is king.
This wine is from the new vintage (2012), with these grapes being harvesting only 6-10 weeks ago.
Nouveau Beaujolais is always young, fruity, low in tannins and a little sweet. But the wine can change noticeably year-to-year because of the weather in Beaujolais. In 2010, we recommended buying it, bought several bottles ourselves and shared it with friends. In 2011, we recommended against buying it because it was especially thin and bitter. This year, it really is OK. Don't expect a Bordeaux or Burgundy or big California red. It's a light, fruity, fun wine.Go ahead and buy a bottle and let us know what you think.
ENJOY, we hope.
Sample new releases, some from the 2011 vintage, buy March Madness Passports, and ENJOY!
Vynecrest produces a Nouveau made from Gamay grapes, one of the few traditional Nouveau wines produced in the US.