The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived some time ago. Yet when I saw this on the supermarket shelves the other day, it still somewhat took me by surprise. That supermarket chain has been stocking many different varieties of wines from JP Chenet, but most of them seem to come from Languedoc of that area, so it was unsettling to see that they had foraged into Burgundy. Besides, most of the Beaujolais one sees in Hong Kong are from George Duboeuf or Burgundy producers. In any case Duboeuf owns some 10% of Beaujolais vineyards. Looking up Chenet's website, I see that they have been selling Beaujolais Nouveau for some years now. As for me, I am not a big fan of Beaujolais Nouveau, but should I want to get a bottle, I'll stick to the traditional vendors, rather than a merchant that I associate with South West France.
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