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• JonathanP wrote: flawed

  November 24, 2014 - Compared to previous bottle, this was dilute and disjointed. The red fruit on the palate was cut short and accompanied by varnish and nail polish. Ethyl acetate flaw. Bugger.

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• JonathanP wrote: 92 points

  May 21, 2013 - A fascinating Fleurie from 30 year old vines grown on basalt rich soils, fermented in cement and raised in a resin vat. Not sure whether this was fined or filtered, but a slight cloudiness in the wine suggests not. Incredibly tasty and moreish - with tangy red berries, aromatic herbs, pomegranate juice, fennel, wet earth and a stalky pine resin resulting in a moderately complex flavour profile. Very fresh on the palate, which is balanced, transparent, well focused and carried by a persistent acidic spine. My first Balagny, but a producer I will seek out in the future. Drinking well now (give it an hour to breathe) or hold.

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• Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  September 9, 2011 - What a wonderfully expressive, exotic Beaujolais. Laden with floral spice, sap, wet earth on the nose. It is fine, lacy and layered in the mouth with bright cranberry, tart cherry and pomegranate fruits mixing it up with stalks and other plant matter. It is pretty, balanced and incredibly delicious yet lurking just below all of the sensual things is a structure to allow some mid-term aging.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Julie Balagny
• Varietal Gamay
• Designation Cayenne
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Beaujolais
• Appellation Fleurie

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