Getting right into the swing of things I find the bottle of 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau presented to us on New Years Eve from our friendly downstairs neighbor. This is a wine intended to be consumed almost as soon as it was bottled so I have decided that this one needs to go first.
Beaujolais Nouveau is made from the Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc grape more commonly known as Gamay. It is released every year on November 15th. If you see a sign saying "Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!" its here. I like to think this wine has the "drink by" date right on the bottle. If its a 2007 vintage, drink it in 2007.
This one is a clean wine edged with pink and is pleasant enough. Granted it is simple, exhibiting far more fruit and perfume than backbone but that is as intended. This is not a bad wine to gather up (inexpensively mind you) in the middle of November for a pre-Thanksgiving day party. Feel free to serve it with your turkey as long as I am not on the guest list.
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