(Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques) Very dark ruby color; reduction, toasty oak nose; tight, shut down, tart berry, currant, oak, toast palate; needs 3-4 years; medium finish 86+ points (9,000 vines per hectare, vines aged 30 to 60-years-old; no carbonic maceration; 20-40% stem inclusion; 2-5 day cold soak, then 20-30 day fermentation with ambient yeast; 40% aged in barriques, some new, for 12 mos.)
(Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques) Group's #8 (my #8) – 64 pts.; 0, 0, 1, 4 - medium dark ruby color; roasted red fruit, brett, tart currant, oak nose; tart berry, plum, black cherry, smoke, oak palate with tangy, firm, sweet tannins; medium-plus finish
By Richard Jennings
(Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques) Very dark ruby color; reduction, toasty oak nose; tight, shut down, tart berry, currant, oak, toast palate; needs 3-4 years; medium finish 86+ points (9,000 vines per hectare, vines aged 30 to 60-years-old; no carbonic maceration; 20-40% stem inclusion; 2-5 day cold soak, then 20-30 day fermentation with ambient yeast; 40% aged in barriques, some new, for 12 mos.)6/29/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 86 points
By Richard Jennings
(Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques) Group's #8 (my #8) – 64 pts.; 0, 0, 1, 4 - medium dark ruby color; roasted red fruit, brett, tart currant, oak nose; tart berry, plum, black cherry, smoke, oak palate with tangy, firm, sweet tannins; medium-plus finish6/6/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 86 points