2005 Paul Janin et Fils Moulin-à-Vent Clos du Tremblay

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91 points

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  11/20/2021 - NoahCap wrote:

  Wines like this make me ask myself: Why don’t I drink more aged Cru Beaujolais? I guess because there isn’t that much of it around. But wow, this is fantastic!
  
  A humongous amount of sediment in the bottle. But once poured off, the wine looks clear and youthful, no bricking at all. Smells young, lively, and utterly Burgundian (I know it technically is Burgundian, but you know what I mean). The nose is evenly split between cool red fruits and bitter herbs. The first fruit I smell is cranberry, followed by cherry. Maybe it’s just the upcoming holidays on my mind, but I definitely smell that Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce out of a can. The herbal notes are bitter, reminds me of the time I bought a pound of cinchona bark to make homemade tonic- a very distinctive smell. The tonic was a fail btw.
  
  In the mouth, the entry is driven by fresh acidity. It tastes very youthful, and the red fruits are there immediately. The tannins are present, but very fine grained and gentle. The body is very light but not thin. The finish emphasizes the bitter herbal notes that were present on the nose. I would guess this wine has at least another 5 years in the tank, but for my palate, it’s drinking perfectly now. This is some great stuff!

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  10/7/2016 - octopussy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Beaujolais Cru Night: Cherry red. In the nose, this is quite reserved and strict, quite classic. There's black cherry, some cassis, slightly powdery fruit, oriental spices. Very elegant. In the mouth, this is velvety despite being a bit strict and almost austere again, cherry fruit, good juiciness, great spiciness in the long finish, which also has some meaty notes. Classic Moulin-à-Vent, still young, really well-crafted.

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  6/25/2012 - wickedwax wrote:

  Tasted alongside a Diochon Moulin-a-Vent. Quite darker in color with aromas of black cherry and other dark berry fruit with minerals. Fairly rich with some heft for a Beaujolais, but lacking the acidity and verve that the Diochon had. Most of the group preferred this over the Diochon, but they also like California Cabs (I typically do not).

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  11/22/2010 - tcfishler wrote:

  Medium dark red. Decidedly blue fruited, although the dominant impression is a pure minerality just subtly influenced by gameyness. Luscious dry-ripe mineral-driven Gamay fruits and Cru-appropriate tannins make this a joy, although it is low on the acid spectrum for the genre, as one taster has already noted. Mint on the aftertaste refreshens.

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  2/12/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:

  This may be the blackest Beaujolais I have ever seen-it looks like Syrah. Ripe black cherries jump out of the glass. Medium weight wine=pretty heavyweight Beaujolais. Rich and tannic. Serious wine that will last some time, but it could use more acidity to give it the vibrancy of the best examples of this vintage.

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