Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages 2008, Burgundy, France

Hello all!  Going to be some furious posting tonight after a long (and needed) vacation.  I came down with a nasty head cold that rendered rating wine next to impossible.  If you can't smell and can't taste, what can you say?  Not a whole lot.  Anyway- so I'm feeling better and I'm shopping around with my guy trying to find a wine to pair with the cod we're sautéing and I come upon this nice flowery, white labeled Georges Duboeuf bottle.  Hmm... Georges Duboeuf is a super reliable French importer, and the Beaujolais is Gamay... definitely wouldn't overwhelm the cod... let's get it!


Guy and I open it up at his apartment whilst cooking our fish, (cooking without wine is almost a travesty in my book) and we both take a whiff.  He hates it.  I love it.  It's a super zippy, fruity, spring-y smelling bottle.  Yum.  It has that citrus-y, zesty smell that almost makes you think of a Sauv Blanc.  Very cool.  Next we tasted.  Again my guy was unimpressed to the maximum.  He just doesn't like "girlie" wine.  He's into the Malbecs and Cabs... the big leagues if you will.  Anyway, I found it to be quite agreeable.  It was easy on the palate with virtually no tannins and a lot of fruity spring in its step.  Oh well on his part, he has his Michelob, more Beaujolais for me!

Technical Info:

Varietal: 100% Gamay

Alcohol: 12.2% 

Origin: Burgundy, France

Price: ~$10 at Sprouts, Sunflower Market, and other grocery stores and wine shops

Rachel's Grade: B+   Super affordable and flavorful, this Beaujolais is a great party/guest wine from the great old standby guy, Georges Duboeuf.  I recommend most all of the wines he produces if you're into young, drinkable, fruity, light-medium bodied reds.  Seriously, can't go wrong.  Lots of fun for very little $$.