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JG 94
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "Daniel Bouland’s small parcel in the lieu à dit of Corcelette was planted almost entirely in 1925, making these venerable vines eighty-six years of age in the 2011 vintage. The old vines have done an admirable job in this classic vintage, offering up a deep, complex and nicely reserved nose of cassis, black cherries, stony soil tones, woodsmoke, a touch of espresso and lovely topnotes of fresh thyme and sage. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully focused, with a rock solid core of pure black fruit, bright acids, excellent focus and balance and a very, very long, tangy and modestly tannic finish. This is one of those bottlings of Morgon that will go on forever and ever- based on its truly exceptional balance, more than on its overtly tannic structure, as it is one of the more politely-structured Morgons of the vintage. A complete classic. 2014-2050. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
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$11.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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Producer notes: "The Château de Thulon in Lantignié, one of the best villages due to its hillsides and granite soil, produces a wine with a bright red color and a fresh and fruity nose. Best drunik when young, within 2 years. Wines from the Beaujolais villages area were made and bottled on the Château de Thulons cellar (XII century), my great aunt's property."
Not yet reviewed; 2010 vintage rated 89 points by Wine Advocate: "The Burgaud 2010 Beaujolais-Villages les Vignes de Thulon offers a sappy, exuberant, and ultimately gripping profusion of ripe but tart-edged and prominently seedy blackberry. A mouthwatering salinity helps render this simple but pure and intensely-fruited recent bottling irresistible. Plan to enjoy it over the next couple of years."
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$16.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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Producer notes: "From vines averaging 50 years of age. The grapes for this wine come from southeast facing plots at the foot of the chapel perched on the hill above the village of Fleurie. They are vinified in whole bunches. After vatting lasting 8 to 9 days comes pneumatic pressing, then maturing in vats for 6 months. A refined aromatic wine in a carmine robe, it opens out to aromas of very ripe black-skinned fruit. Food pairing: country-style pâté, poultry, squab, leg of lamb, fresh goat's cheese."
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$15.95
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WA 87
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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87 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "An abundance of dark berry fruit meets a strong aura of game and firm underlying tannins, resulting in a low-toned, slightly-chewy, but satisfyingly, sweetly ripe finish. Enjoy this 2009 over the coming year. (Aug 2010)"
From organically grown vineyards; no sulphur, unfiltered.
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$19.95
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WA 88–89
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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88-89 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "From tank, Descombes’s 2010 Brouilly -- from a parcel of vines planted in 1993 -- allies fresh red raspberry and Maine blueberry for a sappy, bright, tart, energetic, and refreshing performance that emphasizes the white wine-like aspect of its vintage. At the same time, there is a palpable sense of extract, even of density, all of which suggest why their author prefers to give his wines longer elevage and points toward the potential for several years’ bottle interest. (Aug 2011)"
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WE 91
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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91 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$23 list] This shows fine balance between its fragrant red fruits and firm tannins. It is a testament to how structured a Fleurie can be, with its acidity cutting through the firm structure. This is for aging for four years, when it will become round, with a rich texture. Alcohol 13%. (Mar 2013)"
Producer notes: "Deep ruby color, with sweet fruit and spice aromas, lingering tannins. Vine age: 45 years average. Soils: granitic and sand-granitic. Vinification: semi-carbonic maceration, lasting from 12 to 16 days. First racking before the malolactic fermentation."
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W&S 88
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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88 points Wine & Spirits: "A dense, floral wine, this has a generosity that adds to its appealing freshness. It finishes bright, spicy and clean. Serve this lightly chilled with pâté de campagne. (Oct 2012)"
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W&S 86
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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86 points Wine & Spirits: "[$19 list] Dark raspberry flavors balanced by brisk tannins lend this wine good length, For pasta with lamb sausage. (Oct 2012)"
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IWC 88
WA 87–88
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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88 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "Deep red. Scents of dark berries and licorice, with a floral quality that gains strength with air. Juicy, tangy blackberry and cherry flavors pick up energy in the middle palate. Finishes with zesty cut and a hint of dusty minerals. I like this wine's energy. (Feb 2011)"
87-88 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$14 list] The Duboeuf 2009 Julienas La Trinquee -- named from the sector of its appellation farmed by the several growers who inform this wine -- is intensely-fruited and darkly-hued, featuring creme de cassis and dark cherry preserves, tinged by herbs and coffee. (Aug 2010)"
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$13.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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Not yet reviewed; 2010 vintage rated 92 points by Wine Enthusiast: "The 2009 vintage of this wine was one of the stars from Georges Duboeuf, and this 2010 fits the same pattern. It has great richness, spice, black cherry fruits, the acidity offering the fruity side of the wine. Ready for aging two years."
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W&S 90
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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90 points Wine & Spirits: "[$18 list] This wine’s black raspberry flavor rides on a texture of velvet. It feels substantial and youthfully closed off by its tannins, with plenty of bold, juicy fruit to sustain it while it matures over the next several years. Pour it with grilled sausages if you open the bottle now. (Oct 2012)"
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$19.95
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IWC 91
WS 90
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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91 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "Bright purple. Black and blue fruits and musky spices on the highly perfumed nose. Deeply pitched black raspberry and mulberry flavors are lifted by tangy acidity and gain spiciness and a violet quality with air. Shows impressive power on the finish, which strongly repeats the spice and floral notes. (Apr 2012)"
90 points Wine Spectator: "Lots of dark and brambly blackberry, lush crushed black raspberry, kirsch and damson plum fruit here, as well as black licorice, dried herb and mineral notes. Shows fine balance and good focus throughout. Drink now through 2016. 60 cases imported. (2/29/12)"
Producer notes: "Our flagship wine is from grapes grown on the most renowned terroir of Morgon; these lie on the slopes of crushed blue granite of the ancient volcano . This land gives the wine an intense underlying structure with brilliant dark fruit notes and long length in the mouth. The wine will continue to develop in the cellar for many years."
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IWC 91
AM 89–91
WA 88–90
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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91 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Vivid ruby. Raspberry, cherry, licorice and violet on the assertively perfumed nose and in the mouth. Juicy and precise, with very good depth, energy and building spiciness. Lingers with impressive tenacity, showing finishing notes of spices and flowers. I find this year's bottling of this wine far more vibrant and incisive than its '09 sibling. (Apr 2012)"
89-91 points and 'Outstanding Top value,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A reduced nose hides the nuance but it's clear that the underlying fruit is ripe. There is good richness to the complex and vibrant flavors that are underpinned by phenolically mature structural elements and fine length. This firmly structured example displays the classic size, weight and power of a fine Moulin-à-Vent. Drink: 2017+. (Jan 2012)"
88-90 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "[$35 list] The 2010 Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes, from 60 to 80 year-old vines, possesses lovely depth and fleshiness in its dark red fruit. Attractive spiced notes wrap around the radiant finish. This is a terrific showing. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2025. (Feb 2012)"
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WA 89
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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89 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$18 list] Pascal Aufranc -- whom I have not met, and whose 2010s were not among the samples that reached me in Beaujolais and stateside -- has rendered a 2009 Chenas Vignes de 1939 surprisingly modest in ripeness and understated for a wine of its vintage, but by no means lacking in delicious distinction. Faintly resinous; black tea; and lily-of-the-valley-like floral overtones add complexity to scents of fresh red fruit. Generously juicy and with a hint of tannic grit adding to the sense of invigoration engendered by berry skin tartness and mouthwatering salinity, this relatively lightweight 2009 will definitely bring you back for the next sip as well as contemplation. I would savor this surprisingly frisky 2009 over the next couple of years. (Aug 2011)"
Producer notes: "Deep ruby robe. This wine seduces with its rich red fruit fragrance as well as with its iris and dried flower aromas. The attack in the mouth is frank without being aggressive. Elegant and racy with nuances of wood and flowers. Should be laid down for one or two years. To be served with casseroles (Boeuf bourguignon, coq au vin)."
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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Producer notes: "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 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 vats and barrels."
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$15.95
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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This wine is produced from Jean-Paul's oldest vines, which have fewer, smaller grapes with a more concentrated flavor. He is able to harvest the grapes later because there is far less risk of rot, owing to the small bunches. The grapes are very ripe and have a high natural sugar level. The wine is vinified in traditional Burgundy methods. Ancien is a deeply colored wine with a bouquet of red fruit and very soft tannins. It can be drunk relatively young but is probably best at 2 to 3 years old. This is a wine well balanced with natural sugar and acidity.
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France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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Producer notes: "From vines 25 to 60 years of age. Deep garnet in color, this wine offers a sustained, complex nose of stone fruit combined with mineral notes. The highly vibrant palate has a sound underlying structure which is powerful yet velvety, thanks to tannins which, despite mellowing, are still very perceptible. This is a stylish wine bearing the hallmarks of its terroir and will make fine drinking over the next two to five years. It goes nicely with meat in sauce, game, and cheese."
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$16.95
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IWC 89
WA 88
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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89 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "Vivid red. High-pitched red berry and floral scents are complicated by notes of fresh rose and lavender, with a touch of licorice coming up with air. Taut and focused, offering tangy redcurrant and bitter cherry flavors that pick up sweetness with air. Silky tannins add grip to the lively, linear finish. (Apr 2012)"
88 points David Schildkinecht (Wine Advocate): "[$23 list] Villa Ponciago’s 2010 Fleurie La Reserve is scented with fresh blackberry and ripe tomato along with a whiff of chamomile. Firm in feel, but brightly juicy and expansive on the palate it finishes with impressive tenacity and vivacity, featuring the tart and invigoratingly biting sense of berry seeds. I would expect this to be worth following for 4-6 years, though generosity and charm are not likely part of its metier. (Aug 2011)"
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JG 92
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The one hundred year-old vines that go into Monsieur Chermette’s Coeur de Vendanges bottling have really produced a beautiful bottle in 2011. The bouquet is deep, nascently complex and very pure, as it wafts from the glass in a mélange of red and black cherries, pomegranate, complex soil tones, a touch of raw cocoa, woodsmoke, fresh thyme and a bit of violet in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and very intensely flavored, with a sappy core of fruit, beautiful focus and structure, a bit of chewy tannin and outstanding length and grip on the focused and still very youthful finish. Whereas the 2011 Cuvée Traditionelle is really a lovely drink already with a bit of aeration, it strikes me that it is borderline criminal to be drinking the Coeur de Vendanges 2011 right now and this superb wine should really be tucked away in the cellar for at least a couple of years to allow its secondary layers to emerge and the tannins to more fully fall away. A beautiful bottle of Beaujolais. 2014-2025+. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
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JG 91
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2011 Cuvée Traditionelle from Domaine du Vissoux is another lovely and utterly classic example of the vintage- tightly-knit and rock solid at the core and only waiting for a bit of bottle age to help it burst out of its youthful confines and delight. The very deep, pure and nascently complex nose offers up scents of cherries, cranberries, woodsmoke, a beautiful base of soil, blood orange and a topnote of fresh herbs. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, vibrant and intensely flavored, with lovely mineral drive, a fine core, tangy acids and a long, youthful and impressively driven finish. Give this a year to really blossom- though it is already very tasty with a bit of aeration! 2012-2025. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
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JG 95
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "Pierre-Marie Chermette’s Fleurie 'les Garants' is a stunning young example of the 2011 vintage, with an almost 'meaty' character to the fleshy and bottomless fruit here that is truly exceptional. This is a classic 2011 Cru, with its concentration of fruit utterly transparent at the same time, rather than driven by ripeness that takes center stage over the base of soil tones. The Les Garants lieu à dit is a southwesterly-facing vineyard on pink granite flecked with both mica and quartz, and this superb base is the focal point of this lovely bottle, which was raised in ten percent new oak barrels and the rest in foudre. The stunning nose is very pure and sappy, but also classic and soil-driven in its aromatic mélange of pomegranate, red plums, complex soil tones, fresh herbs (mostly redolent of mustard seed and lavender), raw cocoa, incipient notes of gamebird, a bit of youthful pepperiness and a whisper of cedar in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and stunning in its purity, with a rock solid core of fruit, ripe, moderate tannins, laser-like focus and absolutely stunning length and grip on the primary and very, very promising finish. This will be a great wine, and while it is a superb drink already (I finished the sample bottle in no time flat!) it would be an absolute crime to drink this wine before it has had at least a couple of years in the cellar to allow its secondary layers of complexity to emerge. This is brilliant Fleurie in the making! 2014-2035. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
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JG 94
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "Pierre-Marie Chermette’s 2011 Fleurie 'Poncié' is a beautiful wine in the making, with a synthesis of the vintage’s intensity of flavor and great transparency coupled to a vibrant sappiness that is quite impressive. The very pure and expressive nose wafts from the glass in a blend of cherries, red plums, blood orange, a touch of cocoa, a lovely base of soil, fresh herbs and dried violets in the upper register. On the palate the wine is fullish, pure and loaded with almost sweet fruit at the core, with excellent focus and balance, impressive, nascent complexity and stunning length and grip on the very tangy and vibrant finish. This is one 2011 Fleurie that does not seem to need cellaring to start to seduce and should be a superb drink right from the start. Lovely juice. 2012-2022+. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
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JG 94
WE 91
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2011 Moulin-à-Vent 'les Trois Roches' from Domaine du Vissoux is outstanding and destined to be an absolutely classic expression of this great commune with a bit of bottle age. The utterly refined and complex nose jumps from the glass in a blend of cassis, espresso, granite, a touch of garrigue, woodsmoke, curry-like spice tones and a gentle framing of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very long and racy, with a superb core of fruit, just a touch of ripe tannin, vibrant acidity and stunning focus and grip on the very, very long and dancing finish. I absolutely love the elegance of this bottling in 2011! This is an utterly classic bottle of Moulin-à-Vent in the making. 2014-2025+. (Sep/Oct 2012)"
91 points and 'Editors' Choice,' Wine Enthusiast: "Big, bold and finely concentrated, this shows both rich fruit and structured tannins. Notes of cherry, black plum and a touch of smoky wood come together in this wine that needs at least three years to show at its best. Alcohol 12.5%. 2,700 cases produced. (Mar 2013)"
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IWC 90
WA 89
FWR 88
France
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Burgundy
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Beaujolais
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90 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "[$20 list] Bright violet. High-pitched, intensely perfumed aromas of spicecake, redcurrant and wild strawberry, plus a hint of white pepper. Racy, sappy and gently sweet, offering palate-staining red fruit preserve and candied rose flavors with hints of licorice and succulent herbs. Finishes on a gripping note of bitter cherry, with very good precision and length. Smells like a lot of ripe stems in here; fans of Dujac Burgundies should check this out. (Feb 2011)"
89 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "Chermette’s 2009 Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes Cuvee Traditionelle -- whose 45 hectoliter per hectare represented, he said, about as high a yield as he ever gets -- is loaded with ripe cherry and purple plum; laced with lip-smacking and invigorating salinity and cherry pit bitterness; and finishes with savory length, notes of iodine and chalk adding to a sense of minerality pronounced for its vintage (and highlighting the difference with the basic 'Pierre Chermette' bottling, which incorporates purchased fruit). Soft and generous yet minerally diverse and refreshing, this should remain delightful for 18-24 months. (Aug 2010)"
88 points Fine Wine Review: "Chermette’s estate Beaujolais vieilles vignes cuvée traditionnelle is smooth and opulent with simple, but most enjoyable crushed cassis fruit. Probably best enjoyed over the next 3-5 years. 12% stated alcohol. (Issue #131/132; 2011)"
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