by Anura Guruge
on January 8, 2023
These were in my utility-room. Yes, I used to kind of collect them. But kind of gave up when I realized that there was not much point.
And I have yet to get a 2022 bottle! That is bad. First year that I did not get to celebrate ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’ day in decades. C’est la vie.
by Anura Guruge
on November 11, 2027
Appears that what I show at the very top is what the 2022 ‘Georges Duboeuf‘ ‘Beaujolais Nouveau‘ bottles are going to look like.
I will confess that I think that it is probably the ugliest wine label I have ever seen! Yikes. What are supposed to be two glasses of wine look more like dangling bull’s testicles. Yes, I know that you mustn’t judge a wine by its label, but dear Georges Duboeuf could sure have done better.
I didn’t have the time to check this year, BUT if the last few years are anything to go by, they have a worldwide COMPETITION for the design of the label. If that was the case, they are saying this was the BEST they got. Wow. I find that hard to believe.
Well, here’s keeping my fingers crossed that the wine will be 10,000 times more appealing than the label. SMILE.
by Anura Guruge
on November 18, 2021
As is my yearly wont, I am sipping the Nouveau as I write this.
It is certainly pleasant enough (but, some might argue, correctly, that I am not a very harsh critic of red wine as long as it is liquid, red, contains some alcohol & doesn’t taste like vinegar). Jokes apart, it is not bad. Not as ‘fruity’ (i.e., slightly sweet) as the last few years.
To my (unrefined) palate it comes across as more tart & tangy than what we had in the last few years. Yes, I know the technical term. Tanin. So, it appears to have more tannin. That is NOT a bad thing. Red wine is supposed to have tanin.
Interesting wine. The first sip can leave your tongue, palate & senses a tad confused. You taste the tannin BUT then there is a ‘sweeter’ aftertaste that kicks in right behind. Kind of balances each other. But, in the end, some will, like I, contend that this is more of a ‘harsher’ Nouveau than what we got accustomed to over the last few years. That is bound to happen. Nothing wrong with that.
I still like it. I will still drink the 3 bottles I bought & will most likely buy a few more.
Not too thrilled with the $12.99 price. Yes, inflation. But, I think we have got close to the ceiling. For $13.99 you could get a more refined red. SMILE.
Georges Duboeuf please take note.
by Anura Guruge
on November 18, 2021
I had a lot going on this month with my new PC (after 12 years) & new car. Plus, there have been other distractions & priorities. So, one way or another, until late last night I had forgotten that Beaujolais Nouveau 2021 was upon I. But, that was OK. I still had time to celebrate THE DAY. And I did.
As always, I went to a New Hampshire State ‘Liquor Store’ to get my my 2021 Beaujolais Nouveau. I went to the store in Concord. They had a display. See first picture.
As I had expected the price had gone up another $1 this year. This is becoming bit of a joke. They keep on raising the price $1 EACH YEAR. At $12.99 they are getting close to the ceiling. Beaujolais Nouveau, or no Nouveau, you will have to think hard as to whether you really want to fork out $13.99 for a ‘rough’ red. But, we can wait till next year to worry about that. For now, we are still in 2021, at $12.99 a bottle … & CHEERS.
A review of the ‘Georges Duboeuf‘ follows.