Community Tasting Notes 78

• David Paris (dbp) wrote: 90 points

  September 13, 2022 - Consistent notes to mine from 2020. This is currently perfect and gulpable on day one pop and pour, but not nearly as good on day two, so for future bottles, try to drink straightaway.

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• mdefreitas wrote:

  January 13, 2021 - Still going after more than a decade. This is still high-toned, crisp and structured, while the fruit has inched towards the background. Enjoyable with food, but perhaps a bit astringent by itself.

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• jrobs7777 wrote:

  December 5, 2020 - Just a remarkable little bottle. For under $13, this is an absolute steal. Still fresh and vibrant. Juicy. Red berries, zinging acidity. Fantastic food wine. 10+ years on and really showing no signs of age. Easily another 10+ years left here.

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• David Paris (dbp) wrote: 90 points

  October 4, 2020 - Quite perfumy on the nose... smells like cheap French perfume. There's plenty of fruit noted as well; lots of strawberry. I know I was dissing on the perfume, but I do like the nose overall and find it pretty and balance. Beautiful palate texture; really luscious and pretty. Vibrant, with very fruit forward flavors. I love the texture and the elegance on the palate. It's very pretty and feels much more substantial in impression than you'd expect from a $15 Beaujolais. It has real Burgundian palate texture. Perfectly integrated structural elements of acid and tannins as well. The finish gets a little angular and slightly harsh... just not fully in balance for some reason. The intensity of this wine is very high, with some bitter metallic tannins on the finish that is what's giving me a little bit of trouble. The fruit profile is round and voluminous, but certainly on the red spectrum (no purple fruits). Yes, large in scale and nearly fake in a way, though... like, the aspartame version of raspberries. I think due to that, the finish is the least interesting part of the wine as the palate and nose are quite great. Still, overall, very enjoyable. Not sure what to do with my remaining bottles due to the mixed enjoyment here. Maybe I'll try my next bottle in one year to see if the finish smooths out at all... but it has already been 10 years. Comparing to my notes from a decade back, despite its tightness then, I do think it was overall better in 2010/2011 due to what's happening on the finish.

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• Winiac wrote: 90 points

  June 24, 2020 - This bottle was much more developed and had acquired more focus and concentration.It is on decline, but still has good and focused flavors of black cherries. Fine tannins and average acidity. Medium length and pleasant finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Joseph Drouhin
• Varietal Gamay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Beaujolais
• Appellation Morgon
• UPC Code 012086508516

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• Pending Delivery 23 (4%)
• In Cellars 125 (22%)
• Consumed 423 (74%)

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