We loved this wine when we first tasted it with Henri over ten tears ago, and left his domaine with the back of our car weighed down with six cases of wine. We opened one tonight because we recently learned Henri passed in December.
Decanted an hour prior to drinking. Consumed over three hours.
Light ruby with a bit of rust at the meniscus. The nose is now quite tertiary, savory/meaty rather than floral or forest floor. Plenty of dark red fruit too. It’s more complicated and impressive than I’m conveying.
It’s even better tasted, proper grand cru. Dark, mostly red fruit immediately, complimented with black tea, and some more meatiness. Good acidity, especially for an '09. More body than their village wines, but far from heavy. Still lots of fine tannins, this wine is just entering its prime drinking window, and I’d bet on a decade or two more. Fantastic. We love the village wines, but this is definitely a couple steps above.
Rest In Peace, Henri.
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A fun 09 side by side next to the MG Ech. This was my first Jouan and it was really quite stunning. More masculine than the MG, expectedly, and the CSD terroir really shines through. Exceptional length as well.
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2/13/2022 - Brady D wrote:
We loved this wine when we first tasted it with Henri over ten tears ago, and left his domaine with the back of our car weighed down with six cases of wine. We opened one tonight because we recently learned Henri passed in December.
Decanted an hour prior to drinking. Consumed over three hours.
Light ruby with a bit of rust at the meniscus. The nose is now quite tertiary, savory/meaty rather than floral or forest floor. Plenty of dark red fruit too. It’s more complicated and impressive than I’m conveying.
It’s even better tasted, proper grand cru. Dark, mostly red fruit immediately, complimented with black tea, and some more meatiness. Good acidity, especially for an '09. More body than their village wines, but far from heavy. Still lots of fine tannins, this wine is just entering its prime drinking window, and I’d bet on a decade or two more. Fantastic. We love the village wines, but this is definitely a couple steps above.
Rest In Peace, Henri.
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7/9/2021 - finediningnyc Likes this wine:
A fun 09 side by side next to the MG Ech. This was my first Jouan and it was really quite stunning. More masculine than the MG, expectedly, and the CSD terroir really shines through. Exceptional length as well.
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4/30/2012 - Rupert wrote:
Ray Walker visits London (Chez Bruce, Wandsworth, London): More reserved than the Ilan Charmes, denser, more savoury and substantial, powerful, serious, super
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7/13/2011 - Rupert wrote:
Truchot and others (Chez Blach): Gorgeous, sumptuous young wine, the fruit sweet, soft, the tannins ultra soft
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