Tasting Beaujolais Villages Nouveau Honoré Lavigne

Yesterday was the release day of Beaujolais wines. I grabbed one with me at my way home: The Beaujolais was Villages Nouveau Honoré Lavigne. The last two yers have been quite dissapointments because Alko´s (goverment store monopoly) had selected Beaujolais that where quite yeasti.

This time selection has been better. Atleast on this label. The taste was light as Beaujolais usually is but it reminded me from Chianti with I tasted few years ago. Beaujolais has clear acids and quite fruity taste. This cuold be nice on hot day because it is supposed to serve chilled 12-14 degrees. The weather in Finland is unfortunately barely on plus degrees and it is raining. I fooled myself with fresh baguette, grilled sweet pepper, melted haloumi and olive oil. I have to say that it was best side dish with wine for long time.

I say this Beaujolais is worth of tasting. Even my wife, who has quite accurate taste and skeptical opinion about beaujolais, had a glass of this.

Boujelais Nouveau Day!

What a happy surprise. I had totally forgot that it is the third thursday of november the Boujelais release day.

Four years ago the Boujelais Nouveau was very nice and since that I have tasted them at this special day. This year I´m going to get some extras with the Boujelais. Maybe some baguette with grilled sweet pepper and some Haloumi cheese.

I have to remember to get some riper wine for my wife too. Few times I have been so excited about Boujelais that I have forgot that its taste ain´t for everybody.

salud or terveydeksi (for health) as we say in Finland.