Grape Variety: 100% Gamay Noir.

Growing Region: Beaujolais, France

Chief Winemaker: Stephane Queralt

TASTING NOTE:
Georges Duboeuf's business produces more than 25 million bottles of wine annually. He is almost single-handedly responsible for popularizing the annual Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon, and has won several awards for his wines.

His wine labels are easily recognizable by their use of colourful flower images and the distinctive Duboeuf insignia. Duboeuf Wines is one of the largest and best-known wine merchants in France, leading to Duboeuf's nicknames of 'le roi du Beaujolais' (The King of Beaujolais) or sometimes 'pape du Beaujolais' (Pope of Beaujolais). Georges Duboeuf still heads the company at the age of 75, and his son Franck Duboeuf is considered his heir apparent this year.

The colour is magenta in the middle of the glass, with a light purple edge. The bouquet is pleasant, soft, light and very fruity, with notes of fresh raspberries and red cherries. The palate has a light feel about it, the Gamay fruit shows ripe red fruits and subtle hints of floral and herbs characters. This wine has subtle tannins - helping to fill out the mid-palate - but still remaining soft and refreshing, actually one of the few wines that tastes of fresh grapes.

CELLARING POTENTIAL:
Drinking well now plus will age gracefully over the next 2-3 years.

SUGGESTED FOOD MATCHES:
Perfect wine match with vegetarian dishes, cold meats and seafood salads, serve slightly chilled.

86 Points - Wine Weekly 2007