2009 Domaine Piron & Lafont / Piron-Lameloise Chénas Quartz

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  8/29/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Garnet center with fading. More green herb than fruit on the nose. Light, lean blackberry and thyme with a deep core of soil and stone. As best I can tell from my prior note in 2015, the fruit has receded a bit, but not to the point of being too dried out. Very much a vin de terroir, and notably good for a minor 12 year old cru Beaujolais. I have no idea about more recent vintages, but I've enjoyed Piron wines from this era for their stoniness and sense of soil.

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  6/9/2017 - d'Artagnan wrote:

  Bien, mais une bouteille qui me parait manquer un peu de fraicheur. Moins réussie que la dernière bouteille il y a un an.

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  3/29/2017 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 91 Points

  First of two for me. Ruby to garnet in color with light bricking at the edges. Strong graphite aroma, along with some funk, matchstick, and dark and dark red fruits. Medium (+) body and finish, medium acid, luscious mouthfeel, just enough tannic grip to give some structure, and flavors of black cherry, cassis, and again a notable mineral core. This really smells and tastes like it grew through rocky soil. Fuller and richer than many Beaujolais; clearly a serious wine. Solid juice.

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  7/26/2016 - erroltrout Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Robe grenat evoluee fruits rouges. Assez dense typee grenache mais pas mal de fraicheur. Bien.

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  5/22/2016 - d'Artagnan wrote: 89 Points

  brunch chez les parents.
  Très joli, léger, bien ouvert, avec un bel équilibre. Ce n'est pas une bombe de fruit mais il a développé une belle finesse, dans un registre épicé/fumé intéressant. Il se boit tout seul. Incroyable rapport q/p. 89 pts

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