April 3, 2024 - Ruby color, looking young when judged by the color. Funky, earthy bouquet with floral notes, red berry fruit. Expressive in the mouth, ripe, light red fruits, cranberry notes, orange peel, mint. There is so much fruit here, still. Bright acidity, good lift and freshness. Hard to believe this is a 13 year old wine. 5-10 years left, easily. And I think this will be more interesting in 5 years time.
October 7, 2021 - Light ruby color. Very aromatic displaying crushed cranberries, herbs like thyme, and plenty of funky earth.
The texture of this wine was pure silk with the elegance of a fine Burgundy. It opened with mostly strawberry and cherry fruit that evolved into cranberry/red cherry after about half an hour. Lots of earth and light herbs mix into the finish that is medium long and slightly watery.
It seems to have moved into that mature phase where it tastes more like a French Pinot than Gamay. Excellent, drink now - 2026
April 18, 2021 - Tremendous wine. Notes comparable with last bottle 7/7/2020.
January 3, 2021 - Robe cerise dense mais translucide, légers reflets orangés;
Bouquet harmonieux, invitant, sur un beau fruité doux & fondu avec des épices. Les notes florales parfument bien l'ensemble. Des notes de réglisses rouges, de sous-bois & de pierres concassés complètent le bouquet .
Bouche en ligne avec le nez, principalement sur le fruit (cerise & fraise)& bien balancé par une acidité rafraîchissante. Minéralité bien perceptible en arrière plan du début à la fin. Finale sur des petits fruits sûrettes & épices. Somme toute encore assez jeune, l'ensemble commence à se fondre. Excellent!
July 7, 2020 - More intense compared to the 2010, slightly darker in the fruit. Floral, bright red fruit. Dancing on the palate, so delightful and intriguing. Great wine.
October 20, 2019 - Robe rubis dense;
Au nez, beau mélange de petits fruits sauvages, légèrement terreux & épicé. Ensemble vif & invitant, les épices prennent plus de place avec le temps. Ensemble élégant, bouquet limite "addictif"!
Bouche en ligne avec les impressions perçus au nez. Le fruité en attaque est principalement sur des notes de petits fruits des champs (cerise, fraise). Bonne vivacité & très énergique. Petite note surette. Belle allonge sur les épices. Agréable & facile à apprécier. Bonne complexité. Excellent!
September 22, 2019 - Wine has aged so well as is right in the perfect drinking zone. Great structure, acidity and still strong fruit in great balance,
June 20, 2019 - Foillard strikes again. He seems to craft a good wine for almost every vintage. With no decant and consumed at cellar temperature, I noticed a little less verve and intensity toward the latter half of the bottle. Never felt aromas of cranberry so potently in a wine as I have here. These wines deserve way more credit.
June 15, 2019 - Quite juicy with some savouriness. Very structured, needs time and or food. Lovely
January 4, 2019 - Very fruit and earthy tones. Drinks very delicately now, mellow tannins and still good fruit. Alas, this wad my last bottle.