2014 Domaine Labruyere Moulin-à-Vent Clos du Moulin à Vent

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  8/29/2023 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Although gamay was not my thing to date, I decided to take half a case of this and try it. I am impressed. Comes across as a cross between something Spanish and burgundy with good acidity, nice sweetness and lovely nose. I think I will try and get another half case.
  Might get better in 2-3 years.

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  8/28/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Made from a tiny vineyard of 0.92ha with an average of 70 year old vines. Wine is aged for 12 months in oak, 10% new. Medium garnet, ruby hue. Just after uncorking aroma is overwhelmed by leather, cured meat and farmyard notes, with time it balances out with smoky cherries & strawberries, wet earth, spices, smoke. Medium body, medium- density, fresh and rustic with balanced dynamic and lively structure, bright high acidity, medium velvety tannins. Still growing give it another 2-3 years for it to fully blossom.

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  11/17/2022 - jhack1961 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Magnificent! That said, this vintage is much less like Burgundy or Gamay than any of the few other Labruyeres I've had - it reminded me of a good vintage of Ch Musar w/o any funk. High-toned nose w a landscape of complexity, very structured, smooth rich palate with just perfect tannin and acidity. I wish I had more!!

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  5/13/2022 - Eudemis wrote:

  13% alcohol. Extremely long cork, the like of which I remember seeing on top Médoc classified growths. Deep colour with substantial thinning at the edge of the rim.
  Rich nose with some undergrowth and perceptible oak (a bit of a Laurent nose in fact, so, Burgundian in a manner of speaking); classy but trading freshness for sophistication. The mouth is in the same style, save for a very substantial level of acidity which brings some balance to the finish.
  All in all, a good bit overstated and over processed. Certainly not for Beaujolais purists, and I have yet to be fully convinced by oaked Gamay. Enjoyable nevertheless in a guilty kind of a way.

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  2/14/2019 - Aglenardi Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I havent been surprised in a while, and this wine surprised me quite a lot. Just had the 2011 last week and it was ok, but this is quite a revelation pf what a gamay grape can achieve. Aerated and decanted, and poured within 15 mins, it opened up with an elegant bouquet of sweet cassis, rose petals and blackberry with a hint of smoke and leather in the background. Complex flavors with nice long finish. Tannins are surprisingly soft and mellow and well integrated, such a contrast with the rustic and chewy tannins of the 2011. Beautiful

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