JonesWineNo1  
Sommelier
Posts: 8568
 | | 11-22-2002 03:15 AM |
| 12% alcohol. $8.
Medium vibrant red color with purple tints and no legs. An expressive nose of bazooka bubble gum, banana, and strawberries. On the palate, the wine is quaffable with red fruits, slightly high acidity and light tannins. Drink no later than Christmas, 2002. 80 points. | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts: 4877
| | 11-22-2002 03:26 AM |
| | jones-to what did you deserve this honor? | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9423
| | 11-22-2002 03:29 AM |
| Yeah, who tied you down and stuck a funnel in your mouth? 
jb | | | |
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Seek
Upstate NY
Wine Thief
Posts: 2772
| | 11-22-2002 03:59 AM |
| Darn I was holding one for New Years  | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts: 8568
| | 11-22-2002 04:24 AM |
| | Ah c'mon you have to drink Beaujolais Nouveau on the first day it is released! I admit though I felt like an idiot buying just a single bottle of Nouveau at D&M a few blocks from my home - so I picked up a bottle of Dunn 99 Napa Cab to try and camouflage the purchase. It didn't work. | | | |
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RawReds
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 646
| | 11-22-2002 05:28 PM |
| I BOUGHT A CASE TO PUT DOWN FOR A FEW YEARS.
Think I goofed.
(just kidding) | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Truck Driver
Posts: 27
| | 11-25-2002 09:32 AM |
| Hey,
it's an 80 pointer so yucky??? 
They'll put a funnel in my mouth to have me taste a 55 pointer, but.....
As a matter of fact, since my better half loves it, I bought 4 bottles of Maison Mommessin cuvee non filtrè, already drank two, I would rate it the same as Jones. | | | |
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RawReds
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 646
| | 11-25-2002 05:02 PM |
| I agree, it's more of engaging in a wine custom rather than the expectation of an amazing wine. Back when I worked at the wine store, we used to go through a ton of this stuff. The first 10 cases would be airdropped for the november date, the rest would come by ship to resupply.
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Bradley Molzen
VinoCellar.com Admin
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5054
| | 11-25-2002 05:37 PM |
| I like how jones rates the bottle an 80, and then calls it quaffable.
That's pretty much how it should be. 80 is supposed to be "good" which for me means "drinkable" or quaffable as well.
In any case, perhaps I'll get one just to see what the heck this type of wine is about. | | | If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts: 8568
| | 11-25-2002 05:58 PM |
| | If you are looking to pick up some, I think Louis Tete makes the best Nouveau. | | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts: 4877
| | 11-25-2002 07:30 PM |
| | believe it or not the masses of the wine drinking public enjoy beaujolais nouveau. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9430
| | 11-25-2002 07:46 PM |
| | I'm no expert when it comes to BN, but the best I've had is the one Kermit Lynch brings in under his own label each year. | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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Jeremy Matthew
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2067
| | 11-26-2002 05:28 AM |
| I think it's complete crap for the money. Raspberry juice at best, unripe raspberry juice at worst.
Beaujolais Noveau is a prime example of French Culture at it's merriest and also most honest. At least there are no pretences about the quality of this wine.
$20(NZD) is too much for this wine. On the other hand a decent Fleurie or a Moulin au Vent and I'll generally smile.
However anyone out there who truelly enjoys Beaujolais Noveau- good for you, you've found a cheapie that has a great tradition attached to it. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 12-31-2002 02:18 PM |
| Jones, you crack me up (the camouflage statement). Yes, I am starting to catch up on my TN reading in Europe...  | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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