Remember next Thursday (17 November) is Beaujolais Nouveau day and the following is an assessment of the harvest from the Beaujolais producers - it will be interesting to see if it lives up to the hype!
Exceptional is not too complimentary a word for the coming 2005 vintage, the first grapes for which were picked on 5th September 2005. Everything has come together to make the 2005 vintage a success: - Ideal weather with maximum sunshine, cool nights and enough water to allow the grapes to ripen well. - A harvest smaller than the authorised appellation yields is a condition for excellent concentration. - The health and ripeness of the grapes was perfect giving exceptional quality. - Remarkable balance between acidity and a natural wealth in sugar. All the winemakers have to do now is to transform this potential into nectar...
Michel Bosse Platière, Inter Beaujolais President
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