Deboeuf beaujolais

Start with correct spelling: D_u_boeuf ... ;-)

scnr,

M.

P.S.: IMHO there is no real decent equivalent sound in English for both the French "u" (which would be the sound of "ü" in German) and the "oeu" (which would be the "ö" in German).

For me, you can come close by imaging the sound made by someone getting punched in the stomach: "oof!" ;-)

Mark Lipton

It should never be Beaujolais Nouveau time.

Which seems to be a popular opinion and matches my past experience. The last one I tried was in '01 or '02 and was pretty bad.

Ever the optimist, I decided to give it a try this year as reviews have been pretty good. I tried a bottle of the Doboeuf as it was the only BN available at the PA state store near me. I brought it with me to a music group gathering and everyone tried some. It was served with an aged cheddar and some chips and salsa.

It was bright with a lot of up-front fruit, some acidity but not much in the way of tannins. It was inoffensive but totally lack in complexity, with I imagine is how it was intended to be. The most interesting thing about it was that it was still on the vine a few weeks or months ago.

Everyone seemed to enjoy it, but as a group we are wine newbies, so take that at face value.

Regards, Jon

I tasted this year's Beaujolais Nouveau and it was gawd awful. Not much different than years past. It has an unpleasant bathroom cleaner nose and that carries over to the midpalate. This is a novelty act that should have died out or be limited to release in France.