2009 Beaujolais Nouveau

The Beaujolais Nouveau celebration at the French Embassy is always a lot of fun. This year it was sponsored by the French American Chamber of Commerce of Washington DC and featured the wine of Georges Duboeuf.

My apologies for the poor pictures, the battery in my camera died so I had to use my cell phone. Tom Willcox has some great pictures of the event.

In addition to good wine, the night featured some great French cheeses, sausages, pates and fabulous desserts. The Maison Francaise was packed with people and everyone had a great time!

Wine: 2006 Chateau des Bachelard Beaujolais




Review: I know this will sound odd but the taste that jumped out at me with this wine was "new". I don't mean that in the normal pejorative sense. It is not that the wine was too young to drink, or hadn't had a chance to age, it just had a fresh taste to it, one that I haven't experienced previously.

This is a Beaujolais from Georges Duboeuf, the king of Beaujolais. Not to be confused with Beaujolais Noveau, Beaujolais wines are made from the Gamay grape.

The wine was deep purple with aromas of raspberry and black cherry. It was medium bodied with layers of flavor that spent a lot of time on my tongue. Overall, an excellent wine and a good value.

Price: $16

Grade: 90