All hail Bowjoelay Nuvoe, our unofficial version of the annual Beaujolais Nouveau and the first ever vintage bottled exclusively for The Natural Wine Company by Domaine des Moriers. After featuring one of the Domaine’s wines in our September box, the idea of working together was floated; the group of friends behind the label were into the idea of releasing something newer and lighter than their usual reds, one of the partners being François de Nicolay, and we’re lucky to be able to draw on the winemaking traditions of his family, who’ve been producers since the mid 19th century. And so here we have the freshly fermented juice of the 2020 harvest: light, acidic, juicy, and made with grapes from the region of Moulin-à-Vent. The official release of Beaujolais Nouveau is at 12.01am on the third Thursday of November, this year the 19th, and the idea is to drink these wines openly and unsparingly; this is not a wine for keeping and generally lasts for a few months. We’ll be sharing a glass with you.