Effusive notes of cassis and blackberry jelly well up from Duboeuf’s flower-labeled 2007 Fleurie. On the palate, this wine is still very much fruit-dominated, but a slight graininess of texture and wet stone-like note in the finish very slightly dampen-down, rather than making more complex, the overall effect. With its good concentration and hints of structure one might be tempted to hold on to this, but on balance I would drink it for its fruit over the coming year. Consistent in style and amazingly low in price (but then, this is – sadly –a region in crisis), the myriad Beaujolais bottlings of George Duboeuf represent perennial best values in the American marketplace. That includes wines from a range of domaines with which Duboeuf father and son have long-standing relationships, and which generally cost very little more than do the “Selections Georges Duboeuf” that bear his signature flower labels.Importer: William Deutsch & Son Ltd., White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-9463

In the flower label series, this deliciously bright soft wine has a great lift of berries, cranberry texture and a bubble gum exuberance. Always one of the most popular cru Beaujolais, this wine, from a light vintage, shows the delicious, immediate fruity side.——R.V.(11/1/2009)—— 87