Beaujolais Noveau 2024 has arrived!

[elleng]

https://wineanthology.com/27806-georges-duboeuf-beaujolais-nouveau-2024?

Check it out, and let us know what you think; I won't do so for ??? a while, prolly.



*What Was the 2024 Vintage Like in Beaujolais?
The 10 just-released Nouveau bottlings included in this year’s tasting reveal a usual mix of quality, from the playful and tutti-frutti to sturdier versions that showcase the region’s signature shades of herb and smoky mineral notes. The 2024s aren’t showing the impressive concentration that the 2022s offered; but the best examples, like the Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau, are balanced with enlivening acidity.

“[It was] a vintage of many challenges, but worth every effort," said vintner Philippe Pascal, whose Domaine Mont Bessay in Juliénas debuted with the 2021 vintage. (Pascal also owns Domaine du Cellier Aux Moines in Burgundy’s Givry appellation.) Though the growing season began with normal budbreak and avoided the threat of an April frost, relentless rainfall in late spring and early summer was punctuated at the end of June with episodes of hail that encouraged black rot and mildew growth, demanding careful vineyard management.>>>

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/2024-beaujolais-nouveau-exciting-juicy-wines-for-the-holidays

[ProfessorGAC]

1. I Was In The Region One Year At This Time

We had a manufacturing site between Lyon & Grenoble.
I flew into the Lyon airport from Rome, and stayed the night in Lyon. That's right on the east edge of Beaujolais.
The whole town was jumping.
Hotels were packed.
I got to try a glass the day after it was released at the Cafe across the street from the hotel.
I liked it. Very fruity, great aroma.
It's the only time I had any.

[elleng]

2. Nice!

I've had it a couple of times, and like the 'review' above, for info.