2000 Beaujolais-Villages

[mrdutton]

Have any of our Beaujolais fans tasted any of the 2000 releases yet?

Until I ran across this particular one, I was not aware that any of the 2000 vintage had been yet released:

2000 Domain Manior du Carra, mis en bouteille au domaine, Jean-Noel Sambardier, proprietaire-recoltant. Imported by Kysela Pere et Fils, Ltd., Winchester, VA.

No where near as bubble gummy as the 2000 Beaujolias Nouveau, this wine was still quite fruit forward with strawberries on the nose and the palate. I still got a hint of banana, but it was not where near as strong as what I tasted in the 2000 nouveaus I'd tried this past fall. There was a reasonable amount of acid and a decent finish, although not very long lasting (somewhat to be expected, eh?).

I purchased the wine with the intent of quaffing it. However, I drank a couple of glasses with a "left-overs" meal consisting of a piece of fried red snapper smothered with slivered-roasted almonds, a small piece of broiled center-cut, boneless pork chop, mixed veggies and roasted potato quarters.

I thought the wine was a reasonable match for the meal.

I am looking forward to more 2000 Beaujolais. Summer grilling season is right around the corner, just in time for the crus beaujolais!