Beaujolais - too old?

[lizardbrains]

I was at my little wine store the other day, looking for a new Beaujolais (they've just recently come out, right?). Well, all they had was a '98 and a 2000. With the Beaujolais only lasting 1 year in taste (or less) from what I've learned... wouldn't these two wines be too old to taste any good? Or am I oversimplifying what I've learned?

They were both the same Producer/label - the only difference I saw between them was the year.

ALSO on the back the notes said that this Beaujolais is good to drink through 2 years from the date. So, the '98 (according to the label itself) is too late to taste good. Am I right about all this? They were cheap wines - maybe $6-8 - but I didn't want to waste my money on a bad wine.