Community Tasting Note

• David Paris (dbp) wrote: 85 points

  December 17, 2016 - The color is normal. The aromas are very very ripe, dark and feel extracted for a Beaujolais. It's not like it's plum sauce, but it is plum skin (with the acid extracted). Honestly feels flabby on the aroma. Similar palate; really ripe, with some acidic notes present, but the creamy soft texture shows primarily hefty dark fruit. It's almost stewed and alcoholic on the finish with darkly complected fruit. Really flabby in the mouth. More plummy flabby fruit on the finish. There is some acid on the finish, but it feels like it's in battle with the alcohol and I'm left feeling like I'm breathing fire. I just really don't want that in my Beaujolais. I don't believe the 13.5% on the label. I much preferred the 2014 of this wine poured along side.

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3 Comments

• WMWG commented:

  2/7/17, 6:23 PM - Thanks for the honest note, I'm glad I read it before pulling the trigger.

• David Paris (dbp) commented:

  2/7/17, 8:41 PM - I actually bought another just to double check as I usually really like this wine... I also generally like John Gilman and he scored this wine 96!! Seems crazy considering my bottle. I'll try and open that second bottle, and note it, this week.

• WMWG commented:

  2/8/17, 2:36 AM - Same with me RE Gilman. I saw the note, which led me here. He rated the 09 Garants highly, which I had last year and thought quite good (though I didn't rate it quite as high as John). Maybe I'll pick one up just to see. Thanks again.

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