Nouveau Beaujolais was one of the worst ideas anyone ever came up with for it painted what was a rather good wine region with wine which is not fit for consumption. It took me 15 years to go back to Beaujolais and only after an expert gave me a decent bottle.

This is a dry red with good firm tannins that grip the mouth. There are aromas of sour cherries, oak and over ripe redcurrant but the taste is more redcurrant with smokey and spice undertones.

This got a bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards but I think this is better than that. The International wine challenge gave this a silver medal which I believe was right. At about £20 a bottle it’s not cheap but is ftom Fleurie.

Louis Jadot Chateau des Jacques Fleurie