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Celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau 2014

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Tasted November 26, 2014 by Derek Darth Taster with 299 views

Introduction

Beaujolais Nouveau 2014

Flight 1 (3 notes)

White
2012 Stonier Chardonnay Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
91 points
Pop and poured. Consumed over 2 hours.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon-yellow colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of lightly toasted buttery oak, stony + saline minerality. With more air, sea-salt/brine/seafood aromas. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of lightly toasted oak, butter-cream, stony + saline minerality, and citrus lemon-lime. Medium+ finish. Minerality gained a bit more intensity with more air. Just the right touch of oak, great balance and nice minerality.
Very good quality. Reminiscent of a good premier cru Chablis. The minerality could still develop slightly more over the next 2 years, and will hold well for at least another 2-3. Can drink and enjoy now too.
Red
2014 Georges Dubœuf Beaujolais Nouveau France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau
87 points
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, purple colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of sweet bubblegum/candy, Tokyo banana, very slight stemminess. Youthful.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, low/hardly perceptible tannins, light body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red cherries, raspberries, bubblegum/candy. Short finish.
Wine to quaff. Maybe it's just me, but the more I quaff it, I get a sickly sweet medicinal feeling.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2006 Château Doisy-Daëne France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
90 points
Pop and poured.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, gold colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of orange marmalade, honey, and interestingly slight kerosene. Developing.
On the palate, sweet, high acidity piercing through the sweetness, medium+ alcohol, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of marmalade, honey, kerosene, kumquats, bitter orange peel. Long finish.
Good quality. Can drink now, and will improve with further ageing over the next 5+ years.
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