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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 65 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by richard.presser on 11/1/2020 & rated 88 points: Opened with little fruit but blossomed over some 8 hours to a lovely strawberry Fleurie. Drinking beautifully. (641 views) | | | Tasted by Pverd on 1/17/2020 & rated 92 points: After a number of years when this wine was dumb and quite simple, it has now blossomed into a wonderful rendition of a lifted, spicy and complex bojo. Mid weight with lovely red fruits and a spicy after taste, that lovely fresh crunchy refreshing acidity and good length makes this a superb wine drinking just about perfectly. Well done. (903 views) | | | Tasted by mikered on 7/4/2018 & rated 94 points: Wow, this is what you get when producer and vintage really come together.
The first things you smell are black currant, plum, black cherry and blood orange pulp, then fresh herbs, lilac, licorice, freshly turned garden earth and a hint of soy and wheat chaff. In the mouth add silky blackberry, cranberry, cola, strong black tea and sweet lime peel. Rich without being heavy, great length, lip smacking acid gives it great energy and freshness.
This was a great bottle at or near it's peak. (1226 views) | | | Tasted by ManuKey on 5/9/2017 & rated 89 points: Un Fleurie toujours aussi satisfaisant, avec une acidité en parfaite place, le tout bien fondu, tout en gardant la fraicheur du fruit. Très bon. Dommage que les prix ne cessent d'augmenter dans le Beaujolais et la Bourgogne... (1424 views) | | | Tasted by richard.presser on 12/9/2016 & rated 89 points: Soft, full flavoured, long. Beautiful with duck dish. Drinking well now. No rush to drink the remaining bottle. (1881 views) | | | Tasted by kosmik on 3/10/2016 & rated 90 points: Pas de notes détailles.
Encore excellent! (1986 views) | | | Tasted by Lilja on 10/12/2015 & rated 89 points: Quite ripe fruit on the nose with strawberries and some raspberries. A bit of peppery spiciness, dirt, pine resin, old wood, a bit of butter and some carbonique maceration candy notes.
Dry with a medium+ acidity, medium bodied, medium alcohol, medium+ intensity and a medium+ finish. There is a slight bitterness to the finish, not disturbing though.
A very nice wine, not as fresh and pure as some of the others and with a touch more Burgundy to it. (2191 views) | | | Tasted by karl.1480 on 10/10/2015 & rated 87 points: Tasting with the Bojo-heads of Gothenburg: All Crus (except Chénas).
Pale intensity, garnet color.
Developing nose with a medium intensity. Aromas of strawberry, black berry, rubber tire, meat, fresh herbs, violets, warm soil, steel and tobacco.
Dry with a medium(+) acidity, medium body and tannins. Medium intensity with flavors of slightly cooked red berries, black berry, warm soil, spice box, fresh herbs, violets and tobacco. The finish is medium.
Had a bottle of this in august this year and that one felt a bit more youthful with a whole other vibrancy to it. This one was more developed and jammy. (1700 views) | | | Tasted by karl.1480 on 7/7/2015 & rated 89 points: The wine is clear with a pale intensity, ruby color.
The nose is developing with a medium(+) aroma intensity. Aromas of fresh red berries, tarragon, lavender, flowerpot, wet soil, crushed granite, raw meat and a hint of stable. Lots of non-fruit action on this nose.
The wine is dry with a medium(+) acidity, medium body and medium(-) tannins. The flavors intensity is medium(+) with flavors of blackberries, cranberries, lavender, soil, stable floor, raw meat and wet stones. The finish is medium(+).
I spontaneously bought two bottles of this wine two years ago and haven't tasted it until now. I must say that I'm truly happy with my purchase! Maybe this wine lacks a bit of the depth and structure you could expect from a Fleurie but this has a really intriguing aroma profile. It's slender, juicy and easy drinking with complexity enough to stay interesting. I'm looking forward to see how next bottle turns out with some further aging. (1860 views) | | | Tasted by bjlcrucrazy on 5/1/2015 & rated 93 points: Phenomenal wine!!! So delicious, beautiful fruit, minerality, all in balance. This is in a sweet spot right now!! (1476 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 1/16/2015 & rated 89 points: Opened on Easter. 35 year old Gamay vines from a 4.5 hectare vineyard. Not as flowery as I had expected but a good core of fruit. On the serious side for a Beaujolais without any candy or bubble gum notes. Pretty wine. 89 points. (1722 views) | | | Tasted by StefanAkiko on 11/29/2014 & rated 89 points: Minerality on over-drive.
Some loved it, I enjoyed a glass with no interest for a filling.
Balanced, transparent, intense, pure and wet stones on speed.
Last btl.
Has been quite interesting to follow this wine over a period of time. (1635 views) | | | Tasted by JohanPe on 7/28/2014 & rated 85 points: Pure red fruit, wet stones, vanilla and a decent minerality. Not complex and not that interesting, refreshing and tasty though. (1903 views) | | | Tasted by JohanPe on 7/17/2014 & rated 88 points: Mature red fruit, wet stones, chocolate. Very straight forward, all about the fruit here. Despite the lack of complexity a good value, refreshing and highly drinkable. (1692 views) | | | Tasted by kosmik on 5/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Pas de notes détailles.
Excellent! (1731 views) | | | Tasted by Christoffer78 on 4/30/2014 & rated 89 points: A very compelling Gamay full of mature red fruit like strawberry, raspberry and a whiff of boysenberry jam. The palate is one-dimensional without any real character and has stunningly empty end-palate. Still it is a refreshing and vivid effort, still nothing worth writing home about. (1892 views) | | | Tasted by ktrh on 3/11/2014 & rated 84 points: It is a clear bright wine, ruby with low concentration, no difference between rim and center, no gas or sediment and low viscosity.
On the nose no signs of any flaws.
It has moderate intensity and a primary and youthful nose. The primary fruit is some cherries and dark (?) raspberries and some redcurrants and even some plum.
There are some flowers, viols and spices on the nose with hints of terragon. The nose has some minerality but is dominated by fruit components. Mild hints of barnyard, but not in any way unpleasant. No detectable new wood, could be matured in neutral oak?
On the palate it is bone dry with a medium- body. The fruit confirms the nose with the addition of some candied raspberries. Tannins are medium-, the alcohol appears to be medium- (probably 12.5-13), however it has a burning finish with alcohol, but this could be due to the balance of the wine rather than the actual level of alcohol.
Acidity is medium. The finish is medium+, but rather harsh and unbalanced with acidity and alcohol dominating. The wine has medium- complexity.
Overall a good wine but slightly unexciting, and also the unbalanced finish is not pleasing. At the price it is ok, but I would rather go for more exciting wines such as Lapierre and Jean-Paul Brun (2132 views) | | | Tasted by pgb67 on 12/23/2013 & rated 91 points: Thanksgiving 2013 + a couple other parties: Fleshy, showing ripe raspberries and baking spices, but with a good core of minerals and a sophisticated tar-driven finish. Chermette hits my bojo sweetspot. (1926 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 12/20/2013: Quite green and stalky on the nose with tree sap smells, a touch of pepper and some sandalwood. There is sweet berry and cherry fruits in the mouth countering the cooler elements. it finishes just a tad short. (1571 views) | | | Tasted by Billigan on 12/18/2013 & rated 89 points: Lovely rocky and spicy aromas to accompany the energetic, sappy Bojo palate. Decent weight and acidity. Good companion to a sauteed chicken dinner. (1481 views) | | | Tasted by kosmik on 12/14/2013 & rated 90 points: Superbe de fraîcheur, de fruits frais croquants rappelant la fraise fraîche, la framboise et la canneberge, floral sur la rose et le lilas, avec une toute petite touche boisée élégante. Très beau nez. En bouche, c'est frais, croquant, tanins souples, coulant, amertume moyenne, persistance moyenne, rétro fruitée. Nous n'attendions pas ce 2011 à ce niveau. On a adoré. (1414 views) | | | Tasted by Carmen400 on 10/25/2013 & rated 85 points: Slightly chilled before serving, popped and poured. Very intense strawberry aroma and taste with some cherry. At first sip the strawberry flavor reminded us of strawberry jam. Purple color, fast legs, light body; juicy texture with a medium finish. Flavor and aroma very consistent throughout dinner. Delightful! (1549 views) | | | Tasted by larseman on 10/25/2013 & rated 90 points: Syrligt, syrligt, syrligt. Slankt, svalt och mineraliskt. Lagerblad. Långt. Gott. (1600 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 8/28/2013 & rated 88 points: Bibendum Portfolio Tasting: Mineral and cherry nose with some florals. Palate is savoury and earthy with medium length. (2754 views) | | | Tasted by Gurto on 8/19/2013 & rated 89 points: Doftar friska röda bär - hallon och jordgubb -, grönörtigt, grusig mineralitet, fin Pinotaktig parfym, viol och lakrits. I munnen hoppande friskt med röda bär, livlig syra och tydlig mineralitet.
Läskande gott med sirlig bärighet, gröna toner och bra mineralitet. (2193 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Beaujolais Vins du Beaujolais (L’Union des Vignerons du Beaujolais)
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Wine Scholar Guild Vintage Chart & Ratings
# 2009 Vintage Notes:
"There will be a lot of absolutely delicious Beaujolais to try in 2009, as it is indeed a very good, atypically ripe and opulent vintage for Beaujolais. As others here have mentioned, the Louis-Dressner and Kermit Lynch portfolios cover many of the very best estates (with an honorable mention for importer Weygandt-Metzler), and just choosing from their strip labels is a very good jumping off point. As a quick primer, the three best Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages producers that I regularly cross paths with are the aformentioned Jean-Paul Brun and his Domaine Terres Dorées, Pierre Chermette of Domaine du Vissoux and Domaine Dupeuble from the Kermit Lynch's portfolio. I also find the Beaujolais-Villages from Joseph Drouhin consistently excellent and very classic in style and like all of this firm's Beaujolais, a completely underrated source for very top drawer Crus and B-Villages.
Amongst the Cru Beaujolais, it is important to keep in mind(again as folks have mentioned already) that certain villages tend to produce much more structured wines, and this will be very evident in a powerful vintage like 2009. In general terms, the wines from Moulin-a-Vent, Morgon and Cote de Brouilly are going to demand a bit of bottle age to really start to drink well in 2009, and these may not be the best growers to focus on when tasting through the vintage to draw your own conclusions. But in these appellations, if you keep in mind that what you are tasting is likely going to need five years of bottle age to really blossom from these crus, you cannot go wrong with Kermit Lynch's "Gang of Five" producers- Thevenet, Lapierre, Foillard, Breton are four of the five- as well as Georges Descombes and Louis et Claude Desvignes from Louis-Dressner. I also like very much the Morgons made by Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin for the big houses, and Jean-Paul Brun also makes a very good example of Morgon.
In Moulin-a-Vent, Louis Jadot's Chateau des Jacques makes a very good range- though always structured when young- and Bernard Diochon is excellent year in and year out. Pierre Chermette also makes superb Moulin-a-Vent and the Drouhin version is consistently exceptional. In Cote de Brouilly, the two most exciting producers are Nicole Chanrion and Chateau Thivin (both represented by Kermit Lynch). The Chanrion is usually very accessible out of the blocks for this very stony terroir (it is an extinct volcano), while the Chateau Thivin bottlings demand time and are usually tight and structured when young. Better to try the delicious straight Brouilly from Chateau Thivin if you want to drink one of their wines out of the blocks, as that never demands patience and is lovely.
In the less structured Cru villages, wines I particularly like are the aformentioned Clos de la Roilette in Fleurie (they are the Chateau Yquem of the village- though their vines are right on the Moulin-a-Vent border and the wine used to be sold as Moulin-a-Vent before the AOC went into effect, so they are a bit more structured than most Fleuries), Cedric Chignard, Jean-Paul Brun and Pierre Chermette are all very, very good sources. Domaine Diochon in Moulin-a-Vent also makes a good Fleurie, as does Joseph Drouhin. In general these will be more floral, open and sappy bottles of Beaujolais out of the blocks and they will be delicious from the get-go.
In St. Amour, Domaine des Billards makes absolutely brilliant wines and is one of my favorite producers in all of Beaujolais. In Julienas, Michel Tete is the star producer, but I also like the Drouhin bottling from here very well indeed. There are many more outstanding bottlings to be found scattered thorughout the crus and I am sure that I am forgetting several worthy estates, but this at least will give you a good "to do" list to get started with the vintage. The only '09s I have tasted thus far are the Joseph Drouhin wines, which I tasted through in Beaune in March, and they are deep, sappy and beautifully soil-driven. If all the other top estates have made wines in this style, then this is indeed going to be a very special vintage for the region. But with the wines from Morgon and Moulin-a-Vent, you may do better trying a few bottles from either the 2006 or 2007 vintage if you can find them well-stored, as these are less structured vintages and both are beginning to really drink well from these villages." - John Gilman
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"The 2014 vintage in Beaujolais is absolutely terrific and probably, along with 2011, the best vintage in the region since 2005. The region has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the last few years, with an absolutely phenomenal vintage in 2011 (particularly for those of us who like to age our Beaujolais for several years prior to serving), one of the most difficult growing seasons in recent memory in 2012, a good, solid classic vintage in 2013, and now, again, another truly outstanding vintage in 2014." - John Gilman
"2014 [...] vintage is a return to the mineral-cracked freshness and explosive low-alcohol red fruit the cru level wines of this region are famous for but have lacked since 2010/2011 (without the potentially hard/green/diffuse/underripe character found in many 2012/2013's)." - Jon Rimmerman
"the 2014s exhibit lively berry and floral character punctuated by zesty minerality. The wines are concentrated yet not heavy, and show good structure without coming off as outsized. Many producers I visited in June described the wines as a hybrid of the 2010s and 2011s, combining the structure of the earlier vintage and the fruit intensity of the latter. As such, the 2014s, as a group, are hugely appealing right now but I have no doubt that they will reward another three to five years of aging. Many of the brawniest 2014s have the material to see them through a decade or more of life but by that point they’ll have little resemblance to most peoples’ notion of Beaujolais, so I’d advise drinking almost all of the ‘14s before they hit their tenth birthday." - Josh Raynolds
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Vinification will not be straightforward and the 2015 vintage will be a reflection of the quality of the winemaker." - Jean Loron
"the wines have the potential to age and evolve beautifully" - Michael Apstein
# 2016 Vintage Notes:
"a harvest of soft, amply fruity wines, though without the depth and density of the outstanding 2015 harvest." - Wine Scholar Guild
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Trade body InterBeaujolais has said the 2018 harvest in the region will “go down in history as a legendary vintage” alongside the likes of 2017, 2015 and 2009." - Rupert Millar
#2018 Vintage Notes:
"The heatwave of July and August led growers to anticipate rich, high-alcohol wines akin to the excellent, but atypical, 2015s. However, probably due to the reserves of groundwater accumulated prior to June 20th, the 2018s are, as a rule, fresher, with slightly higher acidity and considerably lower alcohol than their counterparts from 2015. There is, nonetheless, an appealing fleshiness or rondeur to many 2018s, which suggests they won’t keep for as long as the more mineral 2017s – which are really hitting their stride now – but makes them highly seductive from the word go.
Another interesting theme, which we encountered in wines from various domaines across different crus, is a Cabernet Franc-like leafy character towards the back of the palate, which contributes an extra degree of freshness and buvabilité." Will Heslop Fleurie The single vineyards on weinlagen-info |
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