2014 Georges Dubœuf Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 86.5 points

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  11/28/2020 - Wayne Hansen Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Found this forgotten in the wine cellar and thought, "Why not?!!". Plastic cork. Nice fragrance on pouring. Wine is a medium garnet with an amber and orange rim; shows some age but still looks OK.
  Smells pretty good, too! Slightly reticent aroma of cranberries, mineral/crushed stones, not particularly focused but not flabby either; greatly improves over time … in fact, after being frozen for a week, the defrosted version still delights; the last pour is the best with a bit of sediment and tannin crystals. Fragrance is deep and penetrating with plum skin, dark cherry, hint of citrus pith, crushed rocks, underbrush, and a hint of tangy orange peel.
  Nicely astringent on entry with cranberry fruit and a slightly bitter herbal cherry pit finish that is food friendly and tasty; definitely an acidic mouth feel but also racy with citrus pith energy and a medium fruit forward personality with plenty of mineral/stony substance; balanced between acids and fruit; I am liking this very much! Softens a bit with time in the glass. The last glass is wonderful with rich, intense, brambly fruit, tangy acidity and tannic grip – pretty amazing for a Nouveau!!!
  Crying out for a nice roast chicken!

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  4/15/2015 - Zed57 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Loosen up people. It is what it is. Simple, fresh, clean and fun. Will not overly impress anybody but how can you hate it?

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  3/18/2015 - Baron Slick wrote: 87 Points

  Fruity, vibrant, and light, it's full of raspberries, strawberries, hibiscus, and a lick of salt. It's inexpensive and matches almost any food you pair it with. How can anyone not like Beaujolais?

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  1/1/2015 - PVJC Does not like this wine:

  We each had a glass and poured the rest down the sink. Every few years I think we should have one of these, then we actually do, and after a few years my memory fades and we do it again...

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  12/29/2014 - WineCenturyAZ Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Pale garnet in the glass, aromatic fruit forward nose, palate of cherry, cranberry and red berries. Nice Nouveau showing promise for the 2014 vintage.

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