Community Tasting Note

• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 18, 2023 - Very punchy and vibrant, in a unique way for Beaujolais- much less about that kind of candied red fruit and more peppery, earthy, wild. At times it was a bit steely and difficult- other times it was super engaging and delicious.
  
  The nose kept oscillating between a strange sort of almost-reductive flinty tone and a snap of crunchy wild raspberry/mulberry. Almost like blood orange. When they meshed together, it was just fantastic, especially by day 2. Acidity is a bit tart sometimes, but again, once the fruit finds its footing, it's really complete. A surprising wash of tannins also, not too coarse, just present and a bit demanding.
  
  Reminded me a lot of my previous experience with Chateau Thivin, the other famous Côte de Brouilly standard. I could be underrating this, especially as I think it could age a bit longer than the average cru Bojo. The 12.5% ABV is surprising, not because it doesn't feel light (it does) but because it has the "profile" of a slightly more entrenched, "serious"-style French wine, if that makes sense. I could say it's "Pinot-like" but that's oversimplifying it.

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• David Paris (dbp) commented:

  11/30/23, 5:36 PM - You nailed this note and capture the character of the wine very well! These are the reasons I have the second most bottles of this wine in my cellar than any other. What a fun wine and killer QPR.

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