Jean-Paul Bartier
Nouveau Beaujolais-Villages Gamay
Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose
Great that we celebrate this great tradition in the U.K. 2016 was a nice ripe vintage and this example shows all of the bright fruit and vibrancy you'd expect. Enjoy very lightly chilled!
Great that we celebrate this great tradition in the U.K. 2016 was a nice ripe vintage and this example shows all of the bright fruit and vibrancy you'd expect. Enjoy very lightly chilled!
Dec 2nd, 2016
Drank this a month after release, with some anticipation given the current indications that 2015 will be a top vintage for serious French wines. A very dark magenta colour, almost inky, but with a light almost delicate menthol bouquet. The taste is of ripe red berries, the initial taste a little rustic but a smoother and surprisingly long finish. Probably the second best Beaujolais nouveau I have had in recent memory and whilst that is hardly saying that this is a quality wine it does bode well for the vintage.
Drank this a month after release, with some anticipation given the current indications that 2015 will be a top vintage for serious French wines. A very dark magenta colour, almost inky, but with a light almost delicate menthol bouquet. The taste is of ripe red berries, the initial taste a little rustic but a smoother and surprisingly long finish. Probably the second best Beaujolais nouveau I have had in recent memory and whilst that is hardly saying that this is a quality wine it does bode well for the vintage.
Nov 28th, 2015