Tasting - Georges Duboeuf Nouveau 2015

Third on the tasting list was the Georges Duboeuf Nouveau 2015 from Beaujolais, France. This wine blew me away with the price - normally $12, but on sale for $5.95. I thought this wine was way better than the price point suggested.

The Vintage Cellar provided the following review:
"George Duboeuf is THE king of Beaujolais.  His wines are full of pop, charm and great flavor and his Beaujolais Nouveau is no exception.  A cornucopia of expressive fruit wrapped in an almost-bubblegum-like frame; it is the flagship Nouveau."

Since this was the first red of the tasting it definitely had a stronger scent of alcohol, but it wasn't overwhelming like I find many reds. It also had maybe a bit of a chocolate covered raspberry scent going on that I found also came through in the taste. The chocolate taste was less faint than the scent, but it was present and I think really helped give this wine a nice balanced sweetness. If I had to describe a food that this wine made me think of it would definitely be cherry cobbler, but a dark cherry cobbler. When I first tasted it, I immediately thought of the cobbler my boyfriends mom makes for holidays - yum. 

Overall, I thought that this wine was sweeter than most reds, but provided a good balance to the higher tannin levels deep reds like this usually have. I really liked this wine and could see myself pairing this with a dessert.