Beaujolais Nouveau top quality year

Beaujolais Nouveau Day lands on Thursday 20 November, and early signs suggest the 2025 vintage is shaping up well. Despite modest yields, growers have delivered impressively consistent wines, widely considered the best since the celebrated 2022 release.

The 2025 harvest was small, affected by poor flowering and a touch of mildew, with heatwaves further concentrating juice in the berries. But while volumes were limited, quality was in abundance. Earlier ripening allowed producers to fine-tune picking dates, boosting depth and balance. Tasters report far more delicious wines than in 2024, including some genuinely outstanding bottles.

Beaujolais Villages wines, in particular, show ripe fruit, generous sweetness and firm tannins. They may shine even further from spring 2026 than on first release, but they underline the vintage’s strength.
The global market for Beaujolais Nouveau continues to evolve. France remains the biggest consumer, but Japan – one of the style’s strongest supporters – alongside the US and UK, still purchased 3.2 million bottles in 2024.