Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais Nouveau AOP (Burgundy, France) 2019

 The 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau from Duboeuf, the so-called “first wine of the harvest,” is everything Nouveau was meant to be:  grapey, easy, simple and straightforward.  And it’s all of that, a soft, supple fruit bomb that won’t tax either the palate or the wallet.  Nouveau tends toward the floral, and this one does just that.  Awesome spring and summer picnic wine, especially when served slightly chilled on a warm day.