1962 J. Thorin Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 94 points

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  1/27/2024 - RichEB1 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  1962 Chateau Des Jacques, Moulin-A-Vent, Beaujolais. Oh my God. This was absolutely STUNNING!! The color looked excellent through the glass so I had fairly high expectations, but as soon as I pulled the cork (Durand bottle for sure!), the scents of red berries and sweet Earth leapt from the bottle and I knew that I was in for a wild ride. In the glass, the color is even prettier than through the bottle. I had to take a pic outside to try and capture it (along with a really great AZ sunset). In the mouth, this truly stopped me in my tracks. It explodes with sweet red fruit and hints of cinnamon, then slowly progresses to rose and fall leaves on the mid-palate, and ends with an incredibly long finish filled with minerality and waves of acidity. I truly have no words here - one of the better bottles of wine that I can recall drinking in a long, long time. A stunning and completely etheral experience.

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  11/15/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points

  In half bottle. Wilted rose, consummate, plum fruit, iron, funk and earth on the nose. Palate had generous fruit and acidity with moderate plus length. It had some orange peel, smoke, and sweet dark fruit. There were still some tannins left despite its age. Drinking beautifully. Believe it or not, even in half bottle, it will still age for at least another 10 years.

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