Two new ones.

1) J. Lohr, Wildflower, Monterey Valdiguie, 2005 (California).  We're really big fans of the J. Lohr chardonnay so I had great anticipation of this and was fascinated by the different grape varietal.  On their website they likened it to a beaujolais and I think suggested it be drunk young and chilled.  When we poured it it was a clear red, some bouquet but not strong.  In my opinion it tasted like a good white wine, not like a red.  Nancy on the other hand thought she tasted prunes.  We both really liked it but for different reasons.  As someone seeking solid reds this isn't my favorite but the plus is it's a middle ground between me wanting a red and Nancy wanting a white.  Oh, and I personally don't think the taste is much like a beaujolais, so only the drink young instructions are comparable.

2) Comte de Monspey Tradition Brouilly, 2004 (France).  I bought this by mistake.  The liquor store had some questionable clients and I just wanted to get something and go.  Looking on the front of the bottle I thought I saw a region I hadn't tried before, Brouilly, and I didn't realize until later that that's beaujolais.  Not that I have anything against that type but you can read my comments on "nouveau" in my first posting.  Anyway this was different from nouveau.  The flavor was very mild, not fruity like I expected from beaujolais.  The dominant flavor was actually whatever yeast was used to make it.  In fact interestingly it was kind of a like a wine flavored beer, which isn't necessarily bad.  It was easy to drink.  Apparently it won some sort of gold medal of independent wineries.  But it's unlikely I'll buy this exact choice again.

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