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[Innkeeper]

Just a slight correction Beaujolais Nouveau and Beaujolais Village are completely different wine. The Nouveau is a short lived wine from the current vintage, in this case 2002. Being short lived, the 2002 Nouveau is now just about dead.

Beaujolais Village is a regularly bottled and released Beaujolais from a tighter appellation (Villages). The current release is 2001 although the 2002 will be out soon if not already.

Having said all that there is such a thing as Beaujolais Villages Nouveau, which is also a Nouveau from the current vintage. It doesn't last any longer than the regular Nouveau, and would be fading fast right now.

Incidentally the 2002 Nouveau did not, with few exceptions, get reviewed well here and elsewhere. This does not bode well for all 2002 Beaujolais and their Crus. So stock up on the 2001, and even the bigger 2000 Crus such as Morgon and Moulin-a-Vent.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 02-22-2003).]