13.5% alcohol. Striking label, an abstract painting inspired by flowers. Softish wax top; the cork is of excellent quality. Medium pale colour with significant thinning at the rim. The nose is delicate with an interesting mix of red berries and floral aspects. The mouth is reduced at first, a sensation which abates slowly through the meal. This bottle would have benefitted from a decant, not something that I normally put my Beaujolais trough. Rich and structured with excellent grip and superb acidity; there is clearly a lot to this wine, pity that the reduction detracts from it to an extent. Very good fruit with some raspberry on top of the redcurrant and wild cherry. A success, but I will certainly decant the next bottle.
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Grosse réduction sur la basse-cour à l'ouverture. Pas de carafe à l'horizon, donc on attendra le lendemain les premiers verres n'étant pas franchement convaincants hormis une qualité de bouche certaine.
Tout autre musique le lendemain, le nez s'est transformé sur des belles senteurs de fruits noirs, d'épices et quelques notes fumées. Très très joli. Belle bouche avec beaucoup de profondeur et un joli grain un rien accrocheur, renforçant le relief. Très bonne persistance sur les fleurs.
Après le Dutraive à nouveau un superbe Fleurie dans un tout autre registre. A carafer généreusement pour un usage immediat par contre !
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Excellent wine with many layers, probably helped by some well integrated oak. Brought to blind tasting. NO one guessed Beaujolais 😊. Single bottle from cellar - what a shame 🙁.
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A different kind of gamay for me, dark and musky. A little barnyard funk initially, blew off with a couple hours decant. Looking forward to trying again.
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rating a bit high perhaps but this was very good. One of the best beaujo I've had so far. One of the times where everything just came together with food and serving temperature. Had with roast chicken, sweet potates, corn on the cob etc. Pure fruit of the red varieties, a bit of bramble and blue, slight aroma of the soil/funk kind, and this juicy acidity.
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Very delicious right now. Layers of black and blue fruit, a candied lavender layer, and a perfectly pitched acidity. Will be hard not to drink the rest of my cache. I suppose it might develop more in the cellar, but it is so finely balanced and vibrant now, I'm not sure it's worth it!
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(au domaine) Il goutait bien mieux que les 2016! Ample, sur la reserve encore mais rond et tendu, finement puissant, étiré, minéral et ciselé, on tient là une belle quille qui ne demande qu'à s'épanouir patiemment en bouteille pendant 5 à 10 ans facile (avec des aromatiques fruitées florales de dingue!). Cette cuvée "de garde" du domaine (dixit Marc D.) devrait à l'instar des Greta Carbo et autre Madonne produire des surprises exceeptionnelles à 10 ans d'âge... J'y crois fermement. 91++
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It was very exciting on the first night, then kept under suction until night three or so, by which point it was stale and old and flabby and unappealing. Kept it under suction again for cooking and then tried it again after 10 days. And there it was again. The characteristic corn/tortilla note on the nose and in the finish (that I'd gotten after opening as well and every time I tried this wine at ViniCulture, Berlin, over the past few years). Fruity, balanced, everything. Does that mean it has another closed phase ahead of it in unopened bottles as well? Comments appreciated. Howdie!
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This is not an ordinary Beaujolais. This has really good complexity of flavours (cranberries, earthiness, raspberries, smoke, spices). The cinnamon and banana notes are there, but very restrained and almost concealed. It's in between Vosne Romanee and ordinary Fleurie in terms of complexity and richness of flavours. The finish is long but reveals more of cinnamon and banana notes.
Do allow this wine to breathe for at least 90 minutes to reveal its true glory.
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This is awesome. Best Gamay I've ever had. Lots of French funk and super balanced. This needs 90 minutes of air before consumption. I'd be very interested to try this again in two years and see where it goes. A great buy at $35-$40.
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Funky and floral but nose is still so closed up even after hours of decanting. Tannins are overpowering. Fresh, herbal, cherry, funky. Suspect it's going to get good, needs 3-4 years and should drink for a decade or longer. This doesn't come across as “baby Burgundy” as some Cru Beauj’s do, it's its own mature thing.
It’s too young and backwards for a score today, but could end up inside 91-92pts. Hold until 2020+
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Wow! I bought the last 8 bottle is NYC and I am becoming increasingly sad there are no more. Has a depth and complexity I have never experienced in a Beaujolais.
I'm not usually a fan of gamay. I find it a bit weak, watery and cloying. But this lovely Beaujolais has changed my mind. First bottle was off with a bit of sulfur, which did blow off after decanting. Otherwise, It opens with a bit of funk--like it's Burgundian neighbors to the north--followed by tart cherry and great tannins. In some ways it reminds me of a fruit forward cab franc blend. Truly spectacular. I understand that this is M. Delienne's first vintage. If so, there are great times ahead from this talented newcomer.
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trying to recall from memory, but this wine has a fantastically dense cherry nose, body was structured & layered with a mix of herb (?) and cherry. tannin was medium and tight - not typical of a Beaujolais.
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The Abbaye Road bottling from Marc Delienne is aged in a combination of Stockinger foudres and old barrels. Its bouquet reveals aromas of ripe cherry, raspberry, top notes of dusky violet and wood smoke, and just a touch of volatility too. On the palate the wine is a bit more tight-knit and structured than the Avalanche de Printemps bottling, with a deep core, full-bodied palate impression with lovely balance and restraint for the year. While the wine's slight volatility (by no means uncommon in the 2015 Beaujolais vintage) does integrate into its bouquet after a brief decant, it is depressing my score a touch, as in terms of raw materials and aging potential this wine is in many respects a step up over its unabashedly delicious, exuberant sibling-bottling. A very promising debut from Marc Delienne.
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5/7/2023 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13.5% alcohol. Striking label, an abstract painting inspired by flowers. Softish wax top; the cork is of excellent quality. Medium pale colour with significant thinning at the rim.
The nose is delicate with an interesting mix of red berries and floral aspects. The mouth is reduced at first, a sensation which abates slowly through the meal. This bottle would have benefitted from a decant, not something that I normally put my Beaujolais trough. Rich and structured with excellent grip and superb acidity; there is clearly a lot to this wine, pity that the reduction detracts from it to an extent. Very good fruit with some raspberry on top of the redcurrant and wild cherry.
A success, but I will certainly decant the next bottle.
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11/3/2022 - Marc C Likes this wine: 92 Points
Grosse réduction sur la basse-cour à l'ouverture. Pas de carafe à l'horizon, donc on attendra le lendemain les premiers verres n'étant pas franchement convaincants hormis une qualité de bouche certaine.
Tout autre musique le lendemain, le nez s'est transformé sur des belles senteurs de fruits noirs, d'épices et quelques notes fumées. Très très joli.
Belle bouche avec beaucoup de profondeur et un joli grain un rien accrocheur, renforçant le relief.
Très bonne persistance sur les fleurs.
Après le Dutraive à nouveau un superbe Fleurie dans un tout autre registre. A carafer généreusement pour un usage immediat par contre !
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3/5/2022 - Binder Likes this wine: 92 Points
PnP. At first a lot (too much) barnyard in the nose. Disappear with time in the glas. Lovely glas with "white" meat (rabbit).
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9/15/2021 - WiLD Vines Wines est 2009 wrote:
Bd gift from Aaron. Drank w Kurt, Peggy, Jim, Ralph and Helen. Very nice with ribs!
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4/29/2021 - Binder Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent wine with many layers, probably helped by some well integrated oak. Brought to blind tasting. NO one guessed Beaujolais 😊. Single bottle from cellar - what a shame 🙁.
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1/4/2021 - redz wrote: flawed
Sad. I enjoyed first bottle, but last 2 were corked, undrinkable
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7/27/2020 - redz wrote: 91 Points
A different kind of gamay for me, dark and musky. A little barnyard funk initially, blew off with a couple hours decant. Looking forward to trying again.
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5/6/2020 - MardySJ Likes this wine: 93 Points
rating a bit high perhaps but this was very good. One of the best beaujo I've had so far. One of the times where everything just came together with food and serving temperature. Had with roast chicken, sweet potates, corn on the cob etc. Pure fruit of the red varieties, a bit of bramble and blue, slight aroma of the soil/funk kind, and this juicy acidity.
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2/1/2020 - Pey2001 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very delicious right now. Layers of black and blue fruit, a candied lavender layer, and a perfectly pitched acidity. Will be hard not to drink the rest of my cache. I suppose it might develop more in the cellar, but it is so finely balanced and vibrant now, I'm not sure it's worth it!
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10/31/2019 - Raage Likes this wine: 91 Points
(au domaine)
Il goutait bien mieux que les 2016! Ample, sur la reserve encore mais rond et tendu, finement puissant, étiré, minéral et ciselé, on tient là une belle quille qui ne demande qu'à s'épanouir patiemment en bouteille pendant 5 à 10 ans facile (avec des aromatiques fruitées florales de dingue!). Cette cuvée "de garde" du domaine (dixit Marc D.) devrait à l'instar des Greta Carbo et autre Madonne produire des surprises exceeptionnelles à 10 ans d'âge... J'y crois fermement.
91++
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10/8/2019 - Hanz Likes this wine:
It was very exciting on the first night, then kept under suction until night three or so, by which point it was stale and old and flabby and unappealing. Kept it under suction again for cooking and then tried it again after 10 days. And there it was again. The characteristic corn/tortilla note on the nose and in the finish (that I'd gotten after opening as well and every time I tried this wine at ViniCulture, Berlin, over the past few years). Fruity, balanced, everything.
Does that mean it has another closed phase ahead of it in unopened bottles as well?
Comments appreciated.
Howdie!
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6/12/2019 - vinhslee Likes this wine: 98 Points
This is not an ordinary Beaujolais. This has really good complexity of flavours (cranberries, earthiness, raspberries, smoke, spices). The cinnamon and banana notes are there, but very restrained and almost concealed. It's in between Vosne Romanee and ordinary Fleurie in terms of complexity and richness of flavours. The finish is long but reveals more of cinnamon and banana notes.
Do allow this wine to breathe for at least 90 minutes to reveal its true glory.
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5/22/2018 - MattLA Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is awesome. Best Gamay I've ever had. Lots of French funk and super balanced. This needs 90 minutes of air before consumption. I'd be very interested to try this again in two years and see where it goes. A great buy at $35-$40.
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10/20/2017 - aero wrote:
Funky and floral but nose is still so closed up even after hours of decanting. Tannins are overpowering. Fresh, herbal, cherry, funky. Suspect it's going to get good, needs 3-4 years and should drink for a decade or longer. This doesn't come across as “baby Burgundy” as some Cru Beauj’s do, it's its own mature thing.
It’s too young and backwards for a score today, but could end up inside 91-92pts. Hold until 2020+
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5/13/2017 - Vman Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow! I bought the last 8 bottle is NYC and I am becoming increasingly sad there are no more. Has a depth and complexity I have never experienced in a Beaujolais.
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4/9/2017 - Vman Likes this wine: 93 Points
I'm not usually a fan of gamay. I find it a bit weak, watery and cloying. But this lovely Beaujolais has changed my mind. First bottle was off with a bit of sulfur, which did blow off after decanting. Otherwise, It opens with a bit of funk--like it's Burgundian neighbors to the north--followed by tart cherry and great tannins. In some ways it reminds me of a fruit forward cab franc blend. Truly spectacular. I understand that this is M. Delienne's first vintage. If so, there are great times ahead from this talented newcomer.
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3/24/2017 - curiouswino42 Likes this wine: 93 Points
trying to recall from memory, but this wine has a fantastically dense cherry nose, body was structured & layered with a mix of herb (?) and cherry. tannin was medium and tight - not typical of a Beaujolais.
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11/25/2016 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 91 Points
The Abbaye Road bottling from Marc Delienne is aged in a combination of Stockinger foudres and old barrels. Its bouquet reveals aromas of ripe cherry, raspberry, top notes of dusky violet and wood smoke, and just a touch of volatility too. On the palate the wine is a bit more tight-knit and structured than the Avalanche de Printemps bottling, with a deep core, full-bodied palate impression with lovely balance and restraint for the year. While the wine's slight volatility (by no means uncommon in the 2015 Beaujolais vintage) does integrate into its bouquet after a brief decant, it is depressing my score a touch, as in terms of raw materials and aging potential this wine is in many respects a step up over its unabashedly delicious, exuberant sibling-bottling. A very promising debut from Marc Delienne.
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