The true story of Beaujolais Nouveau!
The history of Beaujolais Nouveau begins on March 11, 1951, with the evolution of the regulations on the sale of wines of this year. Indeed the decree published in the official journal that day specifies that “producers were only authorized to bring out of their cellars the wines of the 1951 harvest benefiting from the designation of origin controlled only from December 15, 1951″.
But the Beaujolais winegrowers are rebelling against this publication, they want to sell their production earlier. Thus in 1951, the Union viticole du Beaujolais asked for the possibility of selling its wines "en primeur", before the date of December 15th.
Request accepted on November 13, 1951, with the publication of an administrative note specifying the conditions “under which certain wines with controlled appellation can be marketed as of now without awaiting the general release of next December 15”.
Well done Beaujolais, the “Beaujolais Nouveau” was born.
It is since 1985 that the cuvée arrives every third Thursday of November, at midnight, the Beaujolais Nouveau festival has grown every year since then.
Beaujolais Nouveau is a primeur wine produced in the Beaujolais vineyards, of course within the Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages appellations of origin. North of Lyon and South of Macon.
Obligatorily produced from Gamay Noir with white juice (100%) only either by carbonic maceration or then traditional maceration according to the houses.
Beaujolais Nouveau can be enjoyed with good Lyonnaise charcuterie, of course. It will go perfectly with a rosette, a Jesus, or even a pistachio sausage. But it also goes very well with good cheeses from the region such as Saint Marcellin or Saint Félicien.
We advise you to serve it at 14/15° so chilled but not frozen. Please note that Beaujolais Nouveau is not a wine for laying down. It should be drunk within 3 to 6 months to enjoy the pleasures of the fruit depending on the years.
