2022 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/19/2024 - Claymonster Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Lovely gamay and my first from this producer. Darker and broodier that I'm used to from the region and variety. Also this is 14% so maybe the warmth of 2022 has something to do with that. Quite fresh though with a good balance of bright bramble fruits, earth, medium acidity and body, and tannins that have a little unwelcome harshness to them. Not a dealbreaker, but they just seemed edgy. I should not be surprised at this however since it is so young and it does suggest that several years in the bottle will serve this well. A good wine and a good bargain for bottles in the low $20s.
  
  Music Pairing: Beck - Mutations

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  3/7/2024 - screwtop12 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This was a really delightful wine. There were aromas of blackberry, strawberry, floral including rose and maybe a hint of leather. It was dry with a medium body and a long finish. It felt lighter than than one would think and was really pleasant and really enjoyed with our pepper infused bacon burgers with grilled onions and roasted brussel sprouts.

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  2/20/2024 - Michael Mackenzie Likes this wine: 91 Points

  From a famous little corner of Fleurie, but ironically the word 'Fleurie' does not dominate their iconic yellow labels, this is because the domaine was created before the Fleurie Appellation existed and the label still retains the original, classic design! In fact up until 1926 the vineyard owners felt they were in Moulin a Vent and were a little disappointed to be put in to the 'new-fangled' Fleurie appellation, The soils here are an unusual mix of manganese and clay, this gives wines with more structure and power than most Fleuries. This wine is named after a favourite racehorse 'La Roilette' owned by a previous owner of the farm in the early 1900s. This is why the unchanged label from the 1920s carries the silhouette of a horse's head. The Couderts own the largest part of this old estate, and pick from old vines at maximum maturity to make fully coloured wines with great juicy richness. They are without doubt one of the finest domaines in the Beaujolais.
  Source: Lea & Sandeman website.
  
  Colour: deep cherry red, thin rim, purple tinge.
  Nose: full, fresh, quite earthy, still closed, almost raisiny in an Amarone style.
  Taste: light body, rounded, fresh, soft tannins, good brambly fruit, a touch of raisin, med finish, dry, brambly.
  Overall, clearly a great terroir and good winemaking to evoke the full depth thereof. Needs decanting as still a baby. Wears its 14% ABV quite lightly. Clearly a food wine.

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  2/12/2024 - wineshlub wrote: 91 Points

  Popped and poured. Rich black fruit aroma. Clean flavors of cassis, apple cinnamon. Full throated licorice finish. Young, primary, robust, great staying power. Excellent now, will likely develop further.

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  2/9/2024 - Ozric Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose: Blueberries, thyme, some leather and licorice. Lingonberry, gravel.
  
  Palate: Full generous entry with slight immediate tannins. Slight alcohol heat with sweet berry notes. Light aftertaste.

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