Beaujolais Nouveau
I think one of the greatest pleasures of being in the wine business is simply that you will never know it all. No matter how experienced or how widely travelled you are, you will always be learning something about wine every time you open a bottle.
Tonight, I had the pleasure of opening a bottle of George Dubaeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2006, a wine of the festivities in the town of Beaujolais, Burgundy.

Beaujolais nouveau is a wine made from the Gamay grape and is the most popular vin de primeur, a wine harvested in fall and sold before spring.
Beaujolais nouveau is produced by carbonic maceration followed by Pasteurization, a process which bypasses malolactic fermentation. The wine is ready to be drunk a scant six weeks after the harvest. Each year the new Beaujolais is officially released on the 3rd Thursday of November and no time earlier, which has been mandated by French Law. Just after midnight, a race begins to ship the wine out all around the world as quickly as possible.
Beaujolais nouveau is not a wine to keep; it must be rapidly consumed within a few months of its production, so for those who have it with them now ought to enjoy it quickly!
Ok, now for the fun part, how did I feel about it?
I opened it at about 10 degrees, and it had a surprisingly dark colour for a wine this young, a dense violet purple core with a clear rim and low clarity, I'm assuming from this that it is not filtered or fined.
The nose is very interesting, with a blend of berries & ripe bananas with a touch of fresh raspberries at the end. Simply really fruity and fresh!
The palate upholds the berries with a hint of Banana milkshake (ok, its an interesting comparison i know). A wonderful light to medium bodied wine with an easy mild tannin finish.

Evolutions
ok, after the wine heated up to 27 degrees, the nose started to show its youth with rather raw alcohol, and the banana is REALLY starting to overpower. strange, I do wonder why is it banana? Another evolution is an interesting spicy & herby notes in the nose.

Ok, i'm done for tonight, looking forward to the next festival in 2007!
PS : Roo's Cellar does not have any Beaujolais Nouveau as yet, but stay tuned to next year!

Salut & Good night.

Greetings from all of us here in Roo's Cellar Penang! This blog is a new addition to Roo's Cellar 2007 "out-reach to you" campaign, where we not only showcase our current events and happenings, but also providing tips and some interesting wine facts & history to help you get a better understanding of wines, especially the wines available in Roo's Cellar.

I guess that Roo's Cellar wines are rather pricy and on the high side, but here in Roo's Cellar, we can assure you of our quality of wines, and make sure that our wines are in the best drinking condition for your enjoyment. you wouldn't see "underaged" or"Common" wines here!

I would like to leave you with this quote from a gentleman called Mr Alex Bespaloff

"Never go for the cheapest wines, as it might leave you with a bitter impression of wines. The cost of producing the wines, the cost of the cork, bottling, shipping and taxes are all common and constant in any bottle. Thus, by parting your money a little more for wines, you can be assured of a far better quality wine. Wines can never be too expensive for enjoyment, but cheap wines will always be too expensive"