2012 Yvon Métras Fleurie

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  12/8/2021 - weezie wrote: 90 Points

  Much lighter and more acidic than the Moulin-a-vent. Lacked the fruit-forward character of other quality beaujolais I’ve had. Drank with trufffle cacio e pepe bucatini and dry aged steak- was fine but definitely did not match the food, the steak in particular. Wasn’t unpleasant, but wasn’t particularly memorable. Not something I’m itching to revisit, although I may try with Chinese food to see if it pairs better (and/or see if this was just an off bottle).

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  10/27/2021 - WST Likes this wine:

  Cranberries, ripe raspberries, and some Metras funk. Acidity on the attack almost felt lightly carbonated. Long finish.

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  7/28/2021 - Andydna Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Pale red. Very minor funk on the nose, and it wasn't there on day 2. Nice red fruit like raspberries. Floral. Minor Brett. Very good, but I have had better Metras.

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  3/11/2021 - LFCHALA Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Interesting day, very interesting day. Opening with a fresh, uncomplicated and great Olivier Horiot Champagne Les Riceys. So, by far, the best producer of Beaujolais: Yvon Metras. This 2012 Fleurie Magnum delivered what is expected of it: freshness, balance, wonderful mix of fruits. Then it started to get serious. A bold and mineral with good acidity 2009 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Thrill of and the king of the night, a simply astonishing 2008 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. When I thought the game was over, it was the turn of a perfectly maintained and delicious ex-cellar 1998 Mersault-Charmes 1er Domaine Rougeot. Finally, one of my favorite wine styles: sweet german wines. We drank a refined 2010 St Urbans-Hof Goldtropfchen Piesport Auslese

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  3/1/2021 - Chomsky wrote:

  Seth gave me a small bottle of this to try on its Day Two. Very pale, like other wines I have had from Métras. The nose is very pretty and hugely floral with hints of pale red fruit and classic gutty Beaujolais dirt. On the palate it's a mess, a brief burst of pale fruit and then the carbonic goût de souris clampdown. Blech.

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