Beverages/1971 Beaujolais
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Question
Hello. We recently came by a bottle of 1971 Beaujolais. Label says Marquisat, Beaujolais Villages, An Marquisat Depuis 1420, Pasquier Desvignes. Any information on this vintage? Thank you.
Hi Deborah
Beaujolais is a kind of wine that is really not meant for aging, even a few years. This wine should have been drunk by 1973 or 1974, and is now certainly well past its prime.
Sorry that I can't give you better news.
Paul Wagner
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