Lots of wines for a 25/50 Party (Lori & Mike's 25/50 Party): Wow, was this bottle drinking well. Even my wife who doesn't like Bojo thought this was good. Bought on release for about $15. Pnp. Ruby in color. The nose shows cherries, some cranberries and a bit of floral notes. On the palate, smooth and balanced. drinking really easily. Great cherry fruit with layers of complexity. great acidity. Wonderful texture. Glad to have a couple left, hope they all show this well.
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I've never really caught on to this wine. It has always, to me, seemed fairly subdued and dull. There's a bit of crushed, bitter cherry fruit on the palate but that is pretty much all I get out of this wine. There is none of those flavors from the soil one finds in Lapierre and Foillard for example. Uninteresting at best.
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The tannins have softened a bit in the last year and this wine is drinking nicely now. Bright, sappy, red garden fruit combined with excellent acidity and minerality. Needs to be served slightly chilled. Excellent summer wine.
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Had a taste from a bottle open 5 days. Pleasing, generous aromas of sweet, ripe cherry juice, floral, licorice. Straightforward, with lots of very ripe cherry fruit, a bit of spice and plenty of juicy acids. Vissoux tends to push my personal limits on ripeness, and this was no exception. But I was glad to finally have a positive experience with this wine, and was surprised it deftly handled so many days in the fridge.
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Nice wine. Lighter in color with a nose of fresh red fruit. Fairly light on the palate with short finish. Not terribly complex, but very pleasant.
Put under gas and kept at cellar temperature overnight. The 2nd night, very similar but perhaps a bit more open. Again, a really nice wine and a great value: if I was served this, I could be convinced it was a nice Cote de Beaune.
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I thought this was fantastic for the money. Reticent aromas of cherry, berry, and some chalk. Flavors are pure, juicy bing cherry with an earthy undertow and some mineral notes in the finish, which is slightly drying. Reasonably complex for a gamay, this was very drinkable and should still have a few years left in it.
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Day two, from the bottle opened last night and poured straight away into a 375. Man, the stuff has barely budged: still beautiful, maybe showing just a touch more structure, which is more than fine with dinner. For me, this is right there with the 2005 in terms of quality.
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Second time tasting this and I still think it is ho-hum. Clean and pleasant but just simple and tooty-fruity. Chilling it a bit at least added some texture. I've enjoyed most of Vissoux's 2006s, but for me this one's a pass. Especially when I consider how much Lapierre's 2006 Morgon kills it for a few bucks more.
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sfwine: Cru Beaujolais (San Francisco): Tight nose, with some tart red fruits and baby aspirin. Sweet red fruit flavors with licorice. Not as concentrated as the 2005. More open on day 2, with a nose of strawberry and red currant. Juicy red and black fruits, licorice, banana candy on the palate. Pleasant, but seems like a less serious wine than the 2005.
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Thursday Night 5 for $5 (The Grapevine - Pocatello, ID): Medium purple color, moderate nose of cherry, red fruit, banana and veg. Medium body, tart acid and low dry tannins. Moderate flavors of bitter cherry. Slightly off. Short finish. Hot with a hollow mid-palate.
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Beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers and light berries. Very thin mouth feel. My immediate thought is that it would be wonderful with horseradish and chive hamburgers....if only I had one handy. As Ross said, "This is how Beaujolais should taste."
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8/9/2015 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 Points
Lots of wines for a 25/50 Party (Lori & Mike's 25/50 Party): Wow, was this bottle drinking well. Even my wife who doesn't like Bojo thought this was good. Bought on release for about $15. Pnp. Ruby in color. The nose shows cherries, some cranberries and a bit of floral notes. On the palate, smooth and balanced. drinking really easily. Great cherry fruit with layers of complexity. great acidity. Wonderful texture. Glad to have a couple left, hope they all show this well.
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2/28/2014 - MICHVANZ wrote: 90 Points
Lovely gamay with aroma's of wild strawberries and a long finish.
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11/1/2012 - Rick 4 Wine wrote: 88 Points
Bit past prime, so thin and red but nice structure still
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10/23/2012 - pbaek wrote:
I've never really caught on to this wine. It has always, to me, seemed fairly subdued and dull. There's a bit of crushed, bitter cherry fruit on the palate but that is pretty much all I get out of this wine. There is none of those flavors from the soil one finds in Lapierre and Foillard for example. Uninteresting at best.
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10/30/2010 - MICHVANZ wrote: 89 Points
perfect expression of gamay
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5/30/2009 - Brad L wrote:
A wraith of smoke and gamay berry, same reflected in mouth, great thrust, balance, everything you would want. Whoa, what a wine.
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5/21/2009 - pbaek wrote:
The tannins have softened a bit in the last year and this wine is drinking nicely now. Bright, sappy, red garden fruit combined with excellent acidity and minerality. Needs to be served slightly chilled. Excellent summer wine.
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11/11/2008 - 5laton wrote: 87 Points
Had a taste from a bottle open 5 days. Pleasing, generous aromas of sweet, ripe cherry juice, floral, licorice. Straightforward, with lots of very ripe cherry fruit, a bit of spice and plenty of juicy acids. Vissoux tends to push my personal limits on ripeness, and this was no exception. But I was glad to finally have a positive experience with this wine, and was surprised it deftly handled so many days in the fridge.
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11/5/2008 - ecnemergut wrote: 88 Points
Nice wine. Lighter in color with a nose of fresh red fruit. Fairly light on the palate with short finish. Not terribly complex, but very pleasant.
Put under gas and kept at cellar temperature overnight. The 2nd night, very similar but perhaps a bit more open. Again, a really nice wine and a great value: if I was served this, I could be convinced it was a nice Cote de Beaune.
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9/23/2008 - drdebs wrote: 89 Points
I thought this was fantastic for the money. Reticent aromas of cherry, berry, and some chalk. Flavors are pure, juicy bing cherry with an earthy undertow and some mineral notes in the finish, which is slightly drying. Reasonably complex for a gamay, this was very drinkable and should still have a few years left in it.
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8/1/2008 - 14frimaire wrote:
Day two, from the bottle opened last night and poured straight away into a 375. Man, the stuff has barely budged: still beautiful, maybe showing just a touch more structure, which is more than fine with dinner. For me, this is right there with the 2005 in terms of quality.
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8/1/2008 - 14frimaire wrote:
Grapey, pure, delicious.
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7/11/2008 - 5laton wrote:
Second time tasting this and I still think it is ho-hum. Clean and pleasant but just simple and tooty-fruity. Chilling it a bit at least added some texture. I've enjoyed most of Vissoux's 2006s, but for me this one's a pass. Especially when I consider how much Lapierre's 2006 Morgon kills it for a few bucks more.
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6/11/2008 - swimnfit wrote: 88 Points
Light and crisp on the pallet. Little tannins and slightly acidic. Mild fruit. Fresh summer warm weather wine served chilled.
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4/2/2008 - 5laton wrote:
sfwine: Cru Beaujolais (San Francisco): Tight nose, with some tart red fruits and baby aspirin. Sweet red fruit flavors with licorice. Not as concentrated as the 2005. More open on day 2, with a nose of strawberry and red currant. Juicy red and black fruits, licorice, banana candy on the palate. Pleasant, but seems like a less serious wine than the 2005.
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4/2/2008 - 14frimaire wrote:
Banana? This ain't no Duboef... It is a beautiful bottle. Will it last forever? Certainly not. But for the next few years, this is lovely stuff.
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3/27/2008 - J_Hayden wrote: 83 Points
Thursday Night 5 for $5 (The Grapevine - Pocatello, ID): Medium purple color, moderate nose of cherry, red fruit, banana and veg. Medium body, tart acid and low dry tannins. Moderate flavors of bitter cherry. Slightly off. Short finish. Hot with a hollow mid-palate.
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3/14/2008 - pgb67 wrote: 88 Points
Ripe & fresh are definitely the words for this wine. A very smooth and easy-to-sip Beaujolais.
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2/24/2008 - brooklynguy wrote: 89 Points
fresh, great balance, red fruit and cinnamon, great acidity. honestly, i just don't see how it gets any better in the world of non-cru Beaujolais
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2/21/2008 - bknysak wrote: 88 Points
Loads of fresh raspberry and cherry juice. Slightly tart, with a note of black tea. Refreshing, clean.
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2/19/2008 - rottcodd wrote: 88 Points
Super value at 8 EUR. Great fruit, balance and texture. Delightful.
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1/25/2008 - 14frimaire wrote:
Beautiful, and in a good place now.
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1/20/2008 - brooklynguy wrote: 90 Points
just fantastic. the finest non-cru beaujolais of 2007, i would say. so clean and ripe and fresh and well balanced, just perfect, really.
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12/8/2007 - brooklynguy wrote: 89 Points
top notch beaujolais.
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11/19/2007 - brooklynguy wrote: 89 Points
just excellent - best non-cru Beauj of 06, I would say. fresh and ripe, great balance and texture. a winner
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9/27/2007 - cygnus83 wrote:
Beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers and light berries. Very thin mouth feel. My immediate thought is that it would be wonderful with horseradish and chive hamburgers....if only I had one handy. As Ross said, "This is how Beaujolais should taste."
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