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eROBERT PARKER 91-92 POINTS: "Lapalu’s 2010 Brouilly Croix des Rameaux – from an exposed, high-elevation, late-harvested parcel and tasted as a pre-Read More...
assemblage from older barrique – is more concentrated as well as focused than this year’s Cuvee des Fous, which explains why he reversed his usual serving order. Black raspberry and cassis shadowed by framboise distillate and almond extract inform the nose as well as a finely-tannic yet (despite modest alcohol) glycerin-rich and (given the absence of sulfur) surprisingly vivacious palate, with suggestions of iodine, walnut oil, crushed stone and salt informing a piquant, mouthwatering, vibrant finish. Ideally stored, this should be deliciously fascinating to follow over the next half dozen years."
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"This delightful “sunbeam” nectar wears a pretty, red silk dress. Its subtle perfume delicately blends red fruit and especially fl owers, with the most exquisite femininity. A fresh, Read More...
tender mouth offers soft and graceful charm. Distinctively restrained and sensuous. To be savored during the springtime beauty of youth." WJDEUTSCH.COM
$18.99
La Chapelle des Bois" is one of the 13 named vineyards in the Fleurie appellation area.
A really pretty deep robe
the nose shows opennes, riche and fruity marked by notes Read More...
A really pretty deep robe
the nose shows opennes, riche and fruity marked by notes Read More...
of red fruits (strawberries)
$22.99
David Schildknecht Wine Advocate 91 Points
"Brun’s tank-raised 2010 Fleurie – from the Grille-Midi sector, although he confines the use of that name on the label to his Read More...
cuvee from older vines and better parcels – leads with sour cherry and purple plum wreathed in iris and peony. Its crunchy fruit counterpoised with beef marrow and nut oil richness on a fine-grained palate, this finishes with saliva-stimulating persistence, citrus zest and salt adding to its sense of irresistible invigoration. Look for at least 3-4 years of mental and sensual stimulation."
$16.99
"While clos are present in legions in Côte d'Or, they are very rare in Beaujolais. Le Clos des Quatre Vents comprises 30 acres and the vineyards surround a beautiful building screened Read More...
by pine trees along the hill that borders the village of Fleurie.
Forty-four acres of vineyards were owned by Dr. Darroze from 1955 until 2005. From 2005 his wife and children took over the management of the property. Lovingly tended by winemakers Bruno and Andre Montangeron Marion, Clos des Quatre Vents has excellent exposure and magnifi cent granite soil. Georges Duboeuf has purchased the entire production of the estate for 30 years. Intense, glossy garnet red. Strong nose of jammy black fruit with hints of pepper. This Fleurie surprises you with a very good tannic structure full of fi nesse and elegance. Long fi nish. Ages well." WJDEUTSCH.COM
Forty-four acres of vineyards were owned by Dr. Darroze from 1955 until 2005. From 2005 his wife and children took over the management of the property. Lovingly tended by winemakers Bruno and Andre Montangeron Marion, Clos des Quatre Vents has excellent exposure and magnifi cent granite soil. Georges Duboeuf has purchased the entire production of the estate for 30 years. Intense, glossy garnet red. Strong nose of jammy black fruit with hints of pepper. This Fleurie surprises you with a very good tannic structure full of fi nesse and elegance. Long fi nish. Ages well." WJDEUTSCH.COM
$19.99
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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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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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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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.)"
$21.99
“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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