Just a quick update on this evening’s tasting of our second Beaujolais Nouveau from Nick Dobson Wines.
This one is a true Beaujolais Nouveau from Philippe Deschamps (Vincent Lacondemine makes a Beaujolais Villages Nouveau — like the French care about these things!).
The Deschamps Nouveau is definitely the better of the two I have. Much more body, much more fruit and decidedly smoother, with red berry fruits, especially blackberry, coming though quite strongly. Exceedingly drinkable. Still clearly a young wine but this might well keep whereas I have my doubts about the Lacondemine. (Yes, I know you’re not supposed to keep Nouveau, but last year’s has kept brilliantly.)