Hear ye! Entendez vous!
French law and custom dictate: Beaujolais Nouveau is released at 12:01 a.m. on the third Thursday of November and meant to be drunk during its vintage year. What better way to welcome “the first wine of the harvest” than in person, with Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, the most famous Beaujolais négociant? This year’s Nouveau Day soared to nouveau heights with the American debut of Duboeuf’s Beaujolais Nouveau Rosé, an instant classic.
Behind Beaujolais
North of the Rhône Valley, south of Burgundy, and west of the Saône River, lies the Beaujolais region. The predominant grape varietal is Gamay and the terroir is more granite than limestone-based, like the foundation of Burgundy. The moderate climate produces light and medium-bodied red wines with medium or high acidity and low tannin levels. Wines are typically unoaked, with pronounced red fruity aromas of raspberry and strawberry and a hint of spice.
