Beaujolais Nouveau

- 2009 Release Date: November 19
- Grape Varietal: 100% Gamay
- Serving Temperature: Slightly chilled (about 55°)
- Unofficial Motto: Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé!

Beaujolais Nouveau is a light red wine from the Beaujolais region of France. It is released in the same year that the grapes are harvested, on the third Thursday in November.
2009 Release

The 2009 Beaujolais Nouveaux was released on November 19, 2009. Many restaurants and wine bars around the world will be holding release parties.

According to top producer Georges Duboeuf, the 2009 vintage is "the sort of vintage you see once in a lifetime" http://www.duboeuf.com/#/en/page/BeaujolaisNouveau/le2009/le-millesime-du-soleil. Compared with typical Beaujolais Nouveau vintages, which offer light wines with strawberry or bubblegum aromas, Duboeuf expects the 2009 vintage to be full-bodied with flavors of blackcurrants and black cherries.
Making the Wine

Beaujolais Nouveau is made from the Gamay grape that comes from the Beaujolais AOC. The wine is made using a process of whole cluster fermentation known as "carbonic maceration". After the wine is pasteurized, it is ready to drink in 6-8 weeks.

Beaujolais Nouveau News
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Beaujolais Nouveau Questions

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- Vu les effets secondaires du Beaujolais nouveau je me demande encore pourquoi ce vin est en vente libre Oo'
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