Community Tasting Notes 5

• joraesque wrote: 85 points

  October 10, 2012 - Medium to full-bodied. Rough, firm tannins, and moderate fruit. "jsums" has got the profile right in the notes below. Developed slowly over 1-2 hours, gaining the most on the finish. This could be aged for a couple more years, or consumed now with barbeque meats. 85-87
  Update: showed better integration on the palate the next day. This seems to be a "vin de garde".

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• christophee Likes this wine: 86 points

  October 19, 2011 - Murky garnet with medium viscosity in the glass. Fig, plum, wet stone and noticeable heat on the nose. Secondary violets and spice. Medium-lite body with red fruit, peel and earth on the initial palate. Fruit fades quickly leaving minerals and grippy tannin on the back. Short finish. Good QPR.

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• wondersofwine wrote: 88 points

  November 29, 2010 - 12.5 alcohol by volume on label. Deep purple and opaque. Dark berries on the palate; slightly grapey. Fine gritty texture. Exhibits some of the expected Gamay characteristics. Fruity but not overripe or sweet. I think this will hold for at least a couple more years and may improve. I will probably hold by second bottle until 2012.

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• wicozani wrote: 87 points

  August 30, 2010 - Agree in all respects with jsums' note below. This is a very nice beaujolais!

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• jsums wrote: 87 points

  February 23, 2010 - Light ruby color. Nose: sweet strawberry, ripe raspberry, sandalwood, and a little baked cinnamon apple going on. Palate: raspberry/strawberry, red apple, anise, and cinnamon. Bright acidity. Moderate/firm dry tannins. Moderate/long finish with some red apple/plum skin and green stick. Good, solid Beaujolais with some future upside. Excellent food wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Georges Dubœuf
• Varietal Gamay
• Designation Château des Capitans
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Beaujolais
• Appellation Juliénas

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• In Cellars 14 (35%)
• Consumed 26 (65%)

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