October 3, 2023 - Tuesday after dinner drinks in the neighbourhood. My bottle which I tasted semi-blind. Drank in Conterno Sensory.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose reductive on first pour, dissipates to show medium+ intensity aromas of flower in dirt earth, red cherries, strawberries, sandstone minerality, hint of green stems. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium tannins, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sandstone minerality, floral dirt earth, elegant red cherries, strawberry, spices. Long finish.
Very good quality. Feels more like Pinot Noir than Gamay actually. Quite seriously good in an elegant fashion. This plot is more sandy granitic soil.
January 27, 2022 - A lot of structure and deeper brown spice notes on this wine. After being 11 years old it had the relevant acidity level that still kept it all together. Went well with food, no complaints! £33 from Shrine to the Vine!
February 15, 2021 - Elegant nose, quite Burgundian. Wild strawberry, Earth, blackberry, leather. A touch of candy betrays it as a Gamay. On the palate still youthful, delicate and fruity (strawberry, raspberry). Low acid, medium tannin, but quite grippy in the front of palate. Long. GV.
April 8, 2020 - Burgundy red. In the nose, this is a bit muted, seems closed down. Quite stony, oriental spices, red fruit, tight and rather linear. In the mouth, this is also quite tight, noticeable tannin and acidity, but good balance, tobacco and spices. Round finish. This is closed down at the moment.
July 8, 2018 - Decanted for 30 Min’s or so, lovely aromas waftng from the glass, this is in its window now, still fairly youthful with the tannins, but drinking nicely
February 16, 2018 - Absolut grossartig, saubere Nase, dunkle Beeren, Pfeffer, Rosen, weitere Blüten, auch im Mund sehr schöne Frucht, fruchtextrakt, Reife aber anhaltende Tannin, sehr lang
March 22, 2017 - Decanted but still seemed closed down since the last bottle. 13%
February 22, 2017 - Retail $58. 100% Gamay. Another step up in complexity here--the rich raspberry is still there but a bit of mocha is added in on the nose. Easily one of the richest Beaujolais I have ever had. Like the La Rochelle, though, I imagine there is some more time in this wine. But it is so fabulous right now, I am not sure I would wait any longer. Excellent to Outstanding. 92-94 Points.
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January 21, 2017 - 1st of a case. Better after an hour or so decanted, it needed time to open up and for the fruit to come out. Not much tannin left to resolve, but more time could bring a bit more complexity.
January 18, 2017 - Château du Moulin-a-Vent: Medium ruby color. Aromas are juicy with raspberries but dark with plums, mixed with rose petals and iron. Fresh acidity, such a vibrant wine, dusty but dry tannins, it combines to form a wine that’s pure, brisk but structured firmly. Rocky soil, graphite, iron and violets on top of juicy raspberry and cherry fruit. Wow, very pretty now but years of improvement to come.