Beaujolais Nouveau 2019! What are your thoughts??

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So, last Saturday while shopping I noticed the new 2019 Beaujolais Primeur being displayed for tasting. 

I drank half a glass, and immediately took a liking to it. Bought 6 bottles of this Jaffelin Beaujolais-Villages Primeur 2019 - 100% gamay - at 6.50 euro a bottle. See https://www.maisonjaffelin.com/en

Fast forward to 4 days later and I've already finished 2 bottles. With company I should say... :)

I don't buy Beaujolais primeur every year, but this year I've been very surprised by the good quality. Anybody else already has had a sip of this year's wine?

What do the wine connaisseurs say: will this be a great year?

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BN can be s**t or it can be fabulous. Flowers on the label and the big names like Dro--- are at the very very best mediocre. When it is made by quality small producers it is wonderful. Dupeuble magnums are my annual go to for the family dinner. My faves available in the US this year are Ruet's rose and red. Also, BN does not necessarily need to be consumed immediately. The 2015 from Jean Foillard (IMO the DRC of Beaujolais) is even better now than on release and I don't like wines that are oxidized or otherwise past their prime. My friends often accuse me of infanticide.

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Apparently 2019 is supposed to be a great year for French wines, at least according to my wine dealer. 

I don't tend to buy big name wines. Moreover, my taste has been influenced heavily by natural wines which I have been drinking for 15 years now. So usually I'd get the nouveau Chateau Cambon from Domaine Lapierre in Morgon, or the Nouveau de Tue Boeuf (Loire). 

But the price increases over the last few years have made me reconsider natural wines. The nouveau Cambon 2019 is now 10.95 euro, and the nouveau Tue Boeuf 11.60 euro - whereas a few years ago I'd get these for 6-7 euro a bottle. 

This Jaffelin is not a natural wine as far as I know (I now also buy wines from a different wholesale dealer these days) but tastes very 'natural' for lack of a better word. No artificial additions, just pure fruit and grapes.

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Our wine shoppe has a Beaujolais that is wonderful. Very grape-like, with just a hint of tannin, cedar and wool.

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When I first read this thread, I thought, wow I'll get some Beaujolais for Thanksgiving, it sounds like this is a good year for it. (Past years I didn't care for it) And then of course some of you are decrying DuBoeuf which is what I bought (the only one my local shop carries). 

So, tomorrow... we'll see. Cheers!

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As someone who only drinks wine with a meal, I find Beaujolais Nouveau almost impossible to pair with anything other than charcuterie and some (not many) cheeses. It's just too jarring, thin, and without much complexity/ flexibility to match as well as the other Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages.

A question. Is there a different between Beaujolais Nouveau and Beaujolais Primeur ? I know that BN can be classified as a Primeur but I have tasted a few Beaujolais Primeurs that were "pas mal" while I never found a BN that I liked. Onzieme?

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Imho, one cannot say "great" and Beaujolais Nouveau in the same sentence. The two simply don't go together.
At best, BN is pleasantly drinkable until about the first of the year, after which it is better suited for vinegar making.

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