Beaujolais Nouveau
(Acceptable)
A light red wine from
Beaujolais
Summary
A carbonic maceration wine, where hand-harvested fruit (to keep whole clusters) initially experiences intracellular fermentation (more precisely enzymatic conversion) in a neutral vessel covered by CO2, increasing fruity esters, glycerol and color extraction. After reaching approximately 2% ABV, the must is drained and pressed, limiting tannin, then blended and fermented off the skins until completion. Maturation is brief and in neutral vessels before release for immediate consumption.