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Mme L had her 50th birthday party a couple weeks ago, and in my excitement I bought a 2010 10litre Tete Beaujolais Village BIB. I had images of decanting it into earthenware pitchers and pouring it in high revelry, but somehow at the party the BIB box just sat untouched on the countertop next to the mags of Champagne.

So here we are two weeks later greatly enjoying this fine drink. It's a bit unusual - with a somewhat meaty edge (not Morgon meat, but some other meat) - but with all the classic fixin's in a balanced package. This is my first 2010 and we are off to an auspicious start. The bib was opened two weeks ago and the wine seems to have fallen off ever so slightly, but that might just be imagination. The wine does pack it in with air in glass.

The best deal per litre in Beaujolais I believe I've ever experienced.
 
Awesome, if only I had access to this sort of thing for my openings. Are you keeping it in the fridge or out in the open? I wonder how much more sulfur it has, and what that does to the taste, etc.
 
I have quite fond memories of a 10 Liter box of Domaine Roger Perrin rosé I picked up several years ago for like $90. Contrary to what you might imagine, a 10 L box is not as big as you think and fits nicely in the refrigerator. As mentioned, it's a little dangerous as one is oh so tempted to just have another glass...
 
I really think they should make these things commercially available. Seems like an efficient thing to ship and excellent fare for both summer party season and the holidays. Searching online, however, it would appear that these are only available to restaurant trade and with maybe an odd unit appearing in NYC wine shops now and then?
 
This has bugged me for a long time. The few decent box wines that are available are much more expensive relative to bottles than they are in Europe. Why is that?
 
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