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This purple, garnet Fleurie is a treat. The nose delivers loads of cherries with a hint of tar. On the palate it is quite powerful and offers luscious raspberry and plum cherry aromas.
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Piercing, ripe but tangy scents of plum and boysenberry, along with abundant crushed rock notes. Lithe in the mouth, yet with concentrated fruit and stony mineral flavors that cling Read More...
and linger.
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The Granger family has been involved in the production of grapes and the making of wine from father to son for over 200 years. Originally from the village of Chenas, for the last century Read More...
the Grangers have lived and worked in Julienas. Pascal Granger, born in 1961, is now the owner and winemaker and guiding spirit behind the domaine. The Granger estate encompasses approximately 10.5 hectares of vineyards, 8 of which are within the appellation of Julienas. The domaine's principal holdings are found in the lieu-dits of Croix Rouge, Fouillasses, Gonnards, and Mouilles. The oldest of the vines (45 to 90 years of age). This Julienas is racked into stainless steel and bottled in March of the year following harvest. The finest product of the old vines parcels is selected and racked into a combination of large and small oak barrels where it completes the elevage.
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BURGHOUND 92 POINTS "OUTSTANDING" - "A highly expressive and overtly floral nose also offers up notes of earth, pepper and spice hints. There is impressive Read More...
intensity and richness to the brooding, powerful and very firmly structured medium-bodied flavors that possess outstanding length on the austere, backward and clearly built-to-age finish. I would only buy this with the intent to age it as it's not likely to be a wine that will drink well young but on the other hand, it should be great in time."
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"This 19th-Century castle is situated right in the heart of AOC Cru Juliénas, in a locality known as Les Capitans. Centuries-old cedar trees in the stately gardens stand as tall sentinels Read More...
of a long, illustrious past. The remarkably old vines form one single, undivided vineyard circling the estate, and benefit from optimal soil and microclimate conditions. South-southeast hillside exposure to the sun allows the grapes to attain perfect ripening before they are harvested. This wine displays a sumptuous deep red color. its intense, complex nose offers an array of fruits, from peach to raspberry and black currant, with a subtle touch of cinnamon. Ample structure and excellent balance will allow this wine to age in bottle quite gracefully." WJDEUTSCH.COM
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eROBERT PARKER 89-90+ POINTS: "The Chateau des Jacques 2010 Morgon Cote de Py manages to display considerable richness while preserving juicy fresh Read More...
fruit vivacity and incorporating an abundance of fine tannin, which as de Castelnau acknowledges reflects an emphasis on pigeage that was especially pronounced with this cuvee. Smoked meat, peat, and crushed stone add depth and this finishes with impressive persistence, even if a touch of tannin seems, for now, to have the last word. I suspect this will be worth following for 4-6 years but would like to revisit it a year from now."
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Wine of the Week: 2011 Jean Foillard Morgon 'Côte du Py'
May 04, 2013|By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times |
I could drink a bottle of this Morgon "Côte du Py" Read More...
I could drink a bottle of this Morgon "Côte du Py" Read More...
from Jean Foillard every week with the greatest of pleasure. How beautiful is the bottle, with its red wax seal? The wine itself is soft and unctuous, tasting of prunes and dried cherries, a voluptuous cru Beaujolais made with painstaking care. The organically farmed vines from the famed "Côte du Py" range from 10 all the way up to 90 years of age. This is a very serious Gamay.
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Gentle nose. Very clean, layered and elegant. A grab bag of red and black fruit played up by sweet strawberry, cinnamon and pepper. Shows the range and substance of Gamay by exhibiting Read More...
balance and textural complexity that would make many high-end Pinot Noir producers jealous—or hopefully, inspired.
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This well-balanced wine has typical aromas of violet with an emphasis on fruit, and comes from nine different vineyards of the Gamay varietal, which are located throughout the Moulin Read More...
a Vent appellation. The refinement and richness of this wine is revealed by a soft wine making technique, maceration under CO2 and a six-month aging process in wooden barrels.
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WINE ADVOCATE 88-89+ POINTS - "The 2009 Moulin-a-Vent Clos des Thorins smells of ripe boysenberry and blackberry confiture with a suggestion of Read More...
their spirituous counterparts, as well as of brown spices and resin reinforced if not engendered by toasty new wood. Sweet fruit and firm, slightly grainy texture are not entirely resolved on the palate, and this is definitely one of those Chateau des Jacques bottlings that needs to – in director de Castelnau’s familiar expression – “digest its wood.” As it takes on air, a positive, clean sense of meatiness emerges as well. The wine will certainly be worth following for several years."
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WINE SPECTATOR 92 POINTS - "Lush fruit flavors of blackberry and blueberry mix with a core of spice and dried herb notes in this fresh red, which Read More...
is silky, with lightly chewy tannins, followed by lingering hints of dark chocolate and cardamom on the finish. Drink now through 2016."
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ROBERT PARKER 91-92 POINTS - "The high quartzite content that geologically links Chateau des Jacques’s 2010 Moulin-a-Vent Clos du Grand Carquelin with Read More...
their Chenas En Papolet seems evident also in a prominent, mouthwatering salinity and a sense of lift and sappy brightness of red currant and red raspberry. Those looking for geological signs might associate the iron- and manganese-rich characteristic for Moulin-a-Vent in general with the deep beef marrow, meat-stock richness that underlies this Carquelin and supplies a dynamic, yet somehow by no means discordant, counterpoint to the wine’s sharply-focused red fruits. As with the corresponding Champs de Cour, tannin is very fine and in the background, and the texture is almost silken. Hints of lanolin and brown spices from barrel are discreet and well-integrated. This should be worth following for half a dozen or more years. (The 2009 performed this June at the upper end of my issue 190 projection, displaying an even more striking, shimmering mineral savor.)"
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ROBERT PARKER 90-91 POINTS - "A 2010 Moulin-a-Vent Clos de Rochegres originates in the high-elevation site that is by de Castelnau’s account farthest Read More...
advanced in Chateau des Jacques’s conversion to biodynamic farming, thanks he says to the diligent collaboration of those participating vignerons who are responsible for day-to-day work in these particular vines. Decidedly the most carnal wine in its collection, this emphasizes both smoked and fresh red meats and displays a sappy sense of extract-richness even though tart black fruits are not to the fore. Saliva-inducing salinity, tincture of iodine, and what I can only describe – even if this is merely from power-of-suggestion – as iron filings introduce dynamic and depth to a sustained finish. This finely-tannic, energetic though hardly effusive Moulin-a-Vent should benefit from a couple of years in bottle and merit attention for six or more. (The fruit intensity and surf-and-turf depth vibrantly displayed today by the 2009 Rochegres easily merit my highest issue 190 expectations and confirm that wine as among the prime candidates for wine-of-the-vintage.)"
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eROBERT PARKER 89-90 POINTS: "Chateau des Jacques’s 2010 Moulin-a-Vent La Roche seems to live up to its name with a stony undertone and slightly more Read More...
austere overall impression than its immediate siblings, and this includes pungent hints of dill and carrot-top which suggest a less-ripe element. Salted meat juices dominate over fresh red berries, but there is a brightness and mouthwatering juiciness to the finish – arguably borne of this site’s, in point of fact, higher clay content than its neighbors’ and hence greater water- and eventual acid-retention – that offers welcome counterpoint to the stoniness and suggests a handsomely and athletically lean wine whose energies will not dissipate for 4-6 years. (Here is one instance where today the 2009 is showing a notch less impressively than I projected, coming off just a bit more cooked-fruit and opaque, though still fascinatingly complex and meriting a 91-point rating.)"
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“The Janin’s estate is one of the leading lights of the Romaneche-Thorins. Its manicured vineyards are predominantly planted in manganese-rich soils that emphasize the wines’ spicy, Read More...
very original taste of terroir and improve their ageing potential. Under Eric’s influence, more of the wines are now aged in wood – and very successful it is too.” Bettane & Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines of France.
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WINE ADVOCATE 89 POINTS - "Thomas Patenotre – who has rented and farmed Bernard Diochon’s vineyards since 2007 – perpetuates his predecessor and mentor’Read More...
s practice of multiple cuvees and bottlings, with the Diochon 2010 Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes that I tasted in June representing the unfiltered cuvee destined for the U.S. and bottled in May (the domaine’s fourth bottling of the vintage), and as usual predominantly from the layered decomposed granite and clay of the lieu-dit Champs de Cour on which the estate is situated. Blackberry, cedar, and smoked meats are shadowed by leafy herbal overtones, and saturate a palpably extract-rich palate suffused with fine but abundant tannin. Tart berry skin and pungent herbs lend a relatively austere cast to a lightly-chewy but impressively persistent finish. While this is short on charm, it suggests that some patience will be rewarded with further intrigue and a versatile table companion that should remain so for at least 4-5 years. (Tasted alongside, the 2009 displayed additional clarity – as I had hoped it would – and performed on the upper side of my issue 190 projection. I suspect it will always hold the edge over an admittedly distinctly different 2010.)"
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ROBERT PARKER 90-91 POINTS - "Breton is (rightfully) becoming something of a regional star, and not only do his wines command a respectable price, Read More...
he also makes a statement about its appellation’s potential with a 2009 Regnie that costs as much as his wine from across the line in Morgon. From tank, this boasted vivid, bright red raspberry and cherry, with (for Breton typical) low-sulfur seeming to accentuate the purity of fruit and encourage a caressing texture without sacrificing any sense of refreshment. Almond and pistachio extract; brown spices, bittersweet inner-mouth iris florality, and invigorating salinity add allure. The sense of richness no doubt comes with fairly high alcohol (Breton was not present when I tasted, and I did not have chance to inquire about the level of this or his corresponding Morgon) but there is neither heat nor roughness. This should be a beauty in bottle, but like any Breton wine should be cellared watchfully and only if your conditions are ideal."
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Saint-Amour is the most northern of the Beaujolais crus. Saint-Amour is said to have derived its name from a Roman warrior, Saint Amateur, who, after being converted to Christianity, Read More...
founded a monastery on a peak overlooking the Saône River Valley. The touch of romanticism evoked by its name makes this a very much sought-after wine. The color is deep ruby flecked with violet, and on the nose one finds a combination of spice and wild berries. Warm up your winter evenings!
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