I gather that this is rather late to enjoy 2009 Nouveau. According to Wikipedia, it's at it's best within 2-3 months of bottling.The Duboeuf website tell us that 'Beaujolais Nouveau is a purple-pink wine that is particularly lightweight, even by the standards of Beaujolais.' Well, not this one by a long stretch. It's tastes very different from expected. Much darker (inky colour I associate with heavy stuff like Costieres de Nimes) and heavier (quite a robust, dry fruity flavour). Bizarre.
Interesting article in Slate about the perils of Noveau:
http://www.slate.com/id/2074387/
...although things may have improved since it was written in 2002.
Apparently Germany and the USA are the major recipients of exported Nouveau which may explain it's rarity on UK shelves.
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Interesting article, seems like Beajolais Nouveau is a much bigger thing in the US than it is here. The guy seems to know his Bejolais, maybe worth checking out the wine he recommends Dupeuble, although I've had a quick look and it seems you can't buy it in the UK, lots of American stores sell it though. The little wine book you bought for me was scathing about Nouveau Beajolais 'more of an event that a drink'.
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