Last of 6 bottles. Carried this bottle to a coffee bar open tasting. A little more fruit forward upon opening, although gained complexity as the evening went on. Bright cherry fruit, some darker plum and blackberry notes, a bit of wet earth and rusty steel. Nice persistence on the med+ length, fruit and wet woodsy finish. Drink now through 2022.
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This has softened majorly in the last couple of years. These Vissoux Fleuries were hard for quite some time, showing little but acid and some tannin. Last night this was quite sweet but still with good structure. Drinking well now but can go some years yet as well.
More like a maturing Beaune or a fine Chianti classico than a juicy Beaujolais. Maroon and some bricking. Fabulous Griotte perfume (a sour Burgundian cherry) with a generous palate of earth and leather, cassis and sour cherry/cranberry that is still a little hard but opening nicely. Went well with hard cheeses, less well with all the sugary fixings of Thanksgiving. Opened with double decant and 2 hours of air at 62 F.
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Really nice Bojo, showing earthiness and steely minerality. Tasted alongside a 2012 Domaine de la Cote Pinot; a 2009 Marsannay; and two different Barbaresco. This wine showed nicely in this company, although the finish was slightly shorter than I remember from the last bottle (1 year ago). Drink now through 2020+.
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Without realizing it I drank my two magnums on the same day one year apart. I always buy magnums of good juice for entertaining non wine people. This had a very similar impression to last year. The wine is very mineral driven and balanced by berry fruit and a tinge of acid. Drink now.
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I loved this and thought it effortlessly quaffable. Before I knew it the bottle was gone. The perfumed nose cries delicate but upon drinking brings a bright beam of fruit with sour cherries and strawberries alongside a nice helping of acidity and just enough tannin.
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Very fresh and inviting. Pure strawberry juice, with some mushrooms, spice and lovely mineral bitterness. Excellent structure and acidity. Very well made and delicious.
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A private dinner (Buvette Gastrothèque, Paris, France): Very light and fine, feminine and floral, restrained elegance, light-pitched red fruit with a hint of peach, cool granite, gentle skin phenolics, fresh and silky, good length. It is perhaps a bit angular and not as flowing as I would like, in particular on the finale, but the quality is undeniable. It relaxes with aeration (the last glass was the best). Decant if you have the opportunity. Revisit in 2018?
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PnP from the cellar. Enjoyed a few glasses while organizing the cellar. The nose shows off sappy red fruit, a hint of vanilla, deep spice box, and a nice soil signature. The palate unfolds nicely, showing a med bodied wine, with bright and lively acidity, and a soft and inviting mouthfeel from the light tannins. The sappy red fruit shows through in the flavor profile, with cranberry and raspberry notes at the forefront, and a gorgeous depth that shows the pedigree of this wine. It is inviting and lush on the entry, and simply delicious, with several layers of complexity unfold with air. Delicious now, but will drink nicely through 2020+.
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Very good bottle, consistent with the notes below. Having found some '12s hard or stern, I had expected a bit of that here but didn't find it. A bit light, but quite pleasant. Little to add to the notes below except noticed a definite umami, beef broth note to the bottle, and enjoyed it.
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Isaac captured this wine well with his note. Popped and poured a magnum for the grown ups at Halloween dinner. This wine has incredible freshness from acid and citrus fruit in its profile. The palate also has also loaded with stoniness and minerals. Perhaps a bit on the lean side but very enjoyable Bojo.
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Delicious, earlier-drinking Beaujolais. Nose is a forward, dirty red fruit with floral essence and iodine. Palate shows off a med(-) bodied red with a moderate level of fine-grained tannins, very approachable already, with sappy red fruit, hint of caramel and rocks, and refreshing acidity. This wine is a joy to drink now. I think it will continue improving through 2016, and drink nicely til 2020 or so. Cheers.
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Lovely the aromatics here, so much bright red fruit, earth and flowers. Clean and elegant on the palate, with fine tannins and fresh acid, loving the rocky, earthy elements. I'd tasted barrel samples 15 months ago or so and it was heavy, but this is quite airy and refined, although still capable of cellaring for a few years easily.
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Wine and Music Matching: Strawberry, red currant, some darker berry fruit and a tinge of greeness. Minerality shows nicely on the palate, it has medium length and the green note does show up again but it doesn't spoil things.
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An excellent Fleurie. Lively gamay bouquet, fruity on the palate, medium in body, very pleasant without great complexity. After a few days in the wine cooler was still very attrractive, but perhaps not quite as fresh and lively as when opened. Highly recommended.
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Very tasty Beaujolais, enjoyed over 3 nights. This wine is young, but is more of an early drinker...not to say it cannot age in the mid term, but this particular vintage doesn't have the structure that is oftentimes apparent in this cuvee. Beautiful terroir-driven aromas of forest floor, tree bark, some salinity, kirsch and tart red cherry fruits. The palate shows a med bodied and dry wine, med in alcohol, with nice, tart red Beaujolais fruit and definite wet earth and tar flavors. The tannins are med(-) and although there is not much tannic bite, I believe this wine will still reward some mid-term cellaring for the next 3+ years, and drink well through 2020 or so.
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Clear, med(-) purple in color, appears quite translucent. The nose is clean, developing, showing med intensity aromas of black cherry liqueur, peppery spice, soil-driven notes, and orange rind. The palate shows a dry wine, med(-) in body, med(-) in alcohol (listed 12.5%). Flavors are med intensity, and include black cherries, tense rocky minerality, raspberries, and black pepper. There is just a little heat on the palate, not too distracting, with med(-) tannins that are already approachable, with med(+) acidity, leading into a med length finish full of cherries, orange zest, and rocks. Delicious. This is a very good quality wine that is just entering into its drinking window. It will improve over the next 4 years in bottle, and will drink quite well through 2022. A very nice, early drinking Beaujo that will last about a decade.
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A Saturday of 2012 Wines: Tasted from two tank sample bottles, one just opened, one that had been open six days. Like the essence of crushed rocks and red plums. Beautiful acid, utter purity of flavors. I'm always impressed by this wine, but this vintage has some serious potential for aging.
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5/20/2023 - coremill wrote: 88 Points
Nice, but not as good as the 2009 drunk the day before. Less depth, and there's a distinct green note here.
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9/13/2021 - wilypod wrote:
Should have consumed before circa 2018. Not flawed, just intended for earlier drinking.
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5/31/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Last of 6 bottles. Carried this bottle to a coffee bar open tasting.
A little more fruit forward upon opening, although gained complexity as the evening went on.
Bright cherry fruit, some darker plum and blackberry notes, a bit of wet earth and rusty steel.
Nice persistence on the med+ length, fruit and wet woodsy finish.
Drink now through 2022.
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10/10/2018 - sleepyhaus wrote:
This has softened majorly in the last couple of years. These Vissoux Fleuries were hard for quite some time, showing little but acid and some tannin. Last night this was quite sweet but still with good structure. Drinking well now but can go some years yet as well.
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11/23/2017 - wilypod Likes this wine: 91 Points
More like a maturing Beaune or a fine Chianti classico than a juicy Beaujolais. Maroon and some bricking. Fabulous Griotte perfume (a sour Burgundian cherry) with a generous palate of earth and leather, cassis and sour cherry/cranberry that is still a little hard but opening nicely. Went well with hard cheeses, less well with all the sugary fixings of Thanksgiving. Opened with double decant and 2 hours of air at 62 F.
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4/4/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Really nice Bojo, showing earthiness and steely minerality.
Tasted alongside a 2012 Domaine de la Cote Pinot; a 2009 Marsannay; and two different Barbaresco. This wine showed nicely in this company, although the finish was slightly shorter than I remember from the last bottle (1 year ago). Drink now through 2020+.
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12/16/2016 - Matt T wrote: 86 Points
A fair amount of funk on this one. Leaning toward the acidic and tannic side. Not bad, just not for me.
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11/20/2016 - Boatdrinker Likes this wine:
Keeps you coming back for more. Funk and sap.
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11/1/2016 - EhrlichDY wrote: 90 Points
Without realizing it I drank my two magnums on the same day one year apart. I always buy magnums of good juice for entertaining non wine people. This had a very similar impression to last year. The wine is very mineral driven and balanced by berry fruit and a tinge of acid. Drink now.
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9/13/2016 - jcp5 Likes this wine:
I loved this and thought it effortlessly quaffable. Before I knew it the bottle was gone. The perfumed nose cries delicate but upon drinking brings a bright beam of fruit with sour cherries and strawberries alongside a nice helping of acidity and just enough tannin.
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8/9/2016 - 99tollap wrote: 91 Points
From magnum.
Very fresh and inviting. Pure strawberry juice, with some mushrooms, spice and lovely mineral bitterness. Excellent structure and acidity. Very well made and delicious.
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5/19/2016 - Matt T wrote: 85 Points
This was really reticent for some reason. Stiff tannins, high acid. Thought it wasn't ready, but perhaps it is already over the hill?
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4/24/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
A private dinner (Buvette Gastrothèque, Paris, France): Very light and fine, feminine and floral, restrained elegance, light-pitched red fruit with a hint of peach, cool granite, gentle skin phenolics, fresh and silky, good length. It is perhaps a bit angular and not as flowing as I would like, in particular on the finale, but the quality is undeniable. It relaxes with aeration (the last glass was the best). Decant if you have the opportunity. Revisit in 2018?
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1/9/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
PnP from the cellar. Enjoyed a few glasses while organizing the cellar.
The nose shows off sappy red fruit, a hint of vanilla, deep spice box, and a nice soil signature.
The palate unfolds nicely, showing a med bodied wine, with bright and lively acidity, and a soft and inviting mouthfeel from the light tannins. The sappy red fruit shows through in the flavor profile, with cranberry and raspberry notes at the forefront, and a gorgeous depth that shows the pedigree of this wine. It is inviting and lush on the entry, and simply delicious, with several layers of complexity unfold with air. Delicious now, but will drink nicely through 2020+.
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11/9/2015 - sleepyhaus wrote:
Very good bottle, consistent with the notes below. Having found some '12s hard or stern, I had expected a bit of that here but didn't find it. A bit light, but quite pleasant. Little to add to the notes below except noticed a definite umami, beef broth note to the bottle, and enjoyed it.
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11/1/2015 - EhrlichDY Likes this wine: 90 Points
Isaac captured this wine well with his note. Popped and poured a magnum for the grown ups at Halloween dinner. This wine has incredible freshness from acid and citrus fruit in its profile. The palate also has also loaded with stoniness and minerals. Perhaps a bit on the lean side but very enjoyable Bojo.
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12/30/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Delicious, earlier-drinking Beaujolais.
Nose is a forward, dirty red fruit with floral essence and iodine. Palate shows off a med(-) bodied red with a moderate level of fine-grained tannins, very approachable already, with sappy red fruit, hint of caramel and rocks, and refreshing acidity.
This wine is a joy to drink now. I think it will continue improving through 2016, and drink nicely til 2020 or so. Cheers.
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11/29/2014 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Lovely the aromatics here, so much bright red fruit, earth and flowers. Clean and elegant on the palate, with fine tannins and fresh acid, loving the rocky, earthy elements. I'd tasted barrel samples 15 months ago or so and it was heavy, but this is quite airy and refined, although still capable of cellaring for a few years easily.
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9/27/2014 - Bearbus wrote:
GM Music event:
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9/27/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Wine and Music Matching: Strawberry, red currant, some darker berry fruit and a tinge of greeness. Minerality shows nicely on the palate, it has medium length and the green note does show up again but it doesn't spoil things.
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7/26/2014 - Orlandus wrote: 90 Points
An excellent Fleurie. Lively gamay bouquet, fruity on the palate, medium in body, very pleasant without great complexity. After a few days in the wine cooler was still very attrractive, but perhaps not quite as fresh and lively as when opened. Highly recommended.
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5/21/2014 - startinoz wrote: 91 Points
Green stalky nose. Big red fruit flavours.
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5/17/2014 - AlexGarner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Domaine du Vissoux 2012 Beaujolais tasting (Prince Wine Store - Bank Street): Smoky bush berries with apricot blossom and stewed rhubarb on the nose and a sweet, botanical palette with a ripe fruit finish.
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5/9/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Very tasty Beaujolais, enjoyed over 3 nights.
This wine is young, but is more of an early drinker...not to say it cannot age in the mid term, but this particular vintage doesn't have the structure that is oftentimes apparent in this cuvee.
Beautiful terroir-driven aromas of forest floor, tree bark, some salinity, kirsch and tart red cherry fruits.
The palate shows a med bodied and dry wine, med in alcohol, with nice, tart red Beaujolais fruit and definite wet earth and tar flavors. The tannins are med(-) and although there is not much tannic bite, I believe this wine will still reward some mid-term cellaring for the next 3+ years, and drink well through 2020 or so.
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1/15/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Clear, med(-) purple in color, appears quite translucent.
The nose is clean, developing, showing med intensity aromas of black cherry liqueur, peppery spice, soil-driven notes, and orange rind.
The palate shows a dry wine, med(-) in body, med(-) in alcohol (listed 12.5%). Flavors are med intensity, and include black cherries, tense rocky minerality, raspberries, and black pepper. There is just a little heat on the palate, not too distracting, with med(-) tannins that are already approachable, with med(+) acidity, leading into a med length finish full of cherries, orange zest, and rocks. Delicious.
This is a very good quality wine that is just entering into its drinking window. It will improve over the next 4 years in bottle, and will drink quite well through 2022. A very nice, early drinking Beaujo that will last about a decade.
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9/27/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Tangy and fresh and orange-zesty, intense on the palate, young and youthful. The review from this guy: isaacjamesbaker, is dead one.
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5/4/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:
A Saturday of 2012 Wines: Tasted from two tank sample bottles, one just opened, one that had been open six days. Like the essence of crushed rocks and red plums. Beautiful acid, utter purity of flavors. I'm always impressed by this wine, but this vintage has some serious potential for aging.
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