2009 Jules Desjourneys Moulin-à-Vent

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  5/8/2022 - Montesquieu wrote: 92 Points

  Mirazur restaurant, Velo Roussillon cycling trip (Menton, France): I seem to like this more than many other reviews, as it had a lot of depth and complexity, but I'd knock it for some excess heat and cola-like bite. Without that, would be closer to 95.

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  9/14/2020 - Jeanda Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  A l'ouverture le vin se montre intéressant, sur des notes de fruits noirs mêlés à des notes tertiaires de sous-bois. La bouche est ronde, assez puissante, avec une belle note minérale. Apres avoir laissé la bouteille épaulée 3h, le vin s'est effondré, perdant à la fois ses nuances aromatiques et son équilibre en bouche. Le vin est devenu mou, terne et fatigant. La même mésaventure est arrivée avec le Fleurie Chapelle des Bois 2009. Pas terrible pour un vigneron qui veut être, par ses prix, dans un haut de gamme jusqu'alors inexistant ou presque dans le Beaujolais.

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  3/14/2020 - karl.1480 wrote: 87 Points

  BYOB 2020-03-14 Blind tasting (Göteborgs Vinkällare): Medium ruby color.
  
  A bit dark and gloomy nose showing ripe strawberry, cooked plum, blackberry, garrigue spice, tobacco, brown spice and dry soil.
  
  Somewhere above mid-weight with firm tannins and a bit weak acidity. Sun-ripe red and black fruit, garrigue herbs, tobacco and some warmth from the alcohol. Very good intensity and persistence.
  
  The sun-ripe fruit, spice and alcohol led me to Grenache-based blend from Rhône or Languedoc. Maybe not so bad of a call since Desjourneys doesn't really make the most typical Beaujolais-wines. Not the most inspiring wine I've had from this producer. Maybe time to drink up?

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  10/28/2019 - clydescellar wrote:

  Bad bottle

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  4/26/2019 - Dovberg wrote:

  Never ever judge a wine by the region or grape. A few years since my last taste and I must say I don't get this wine at all. Time has done nothing to this bottle.
  
  Perfyme dominated, wild and raw on the nose with almond icing, viols, sundried tomatoes, lingon berries and cooked cherries.
  
  On the palate the wine has a slim figure with dry, raw tannins. Lacks some fruit that might bloom with time? Blind I would go for a barbaresco with some age for sure. Very tightly built wine that still feels too young to drink. Gamay? Beaujolais? Wow, would never guess that.

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