Just delicious. Very pretty wine with nice bright berry flavors and mouthfeel — 8 years ago
100% Gamay.
Iron-tinted garnet. Clear and transparent.
The nose is royal. Complex commingling of floral note, red fruit, and minerality. Violet, rose petal, red cherry, wild strawberry, cranberry, tar, and iron. On the bouquet alone, this could very well be misunderstood for a Nebbiolo-based wine.
Structurally, the wine is built for long haul IMO. Grippy tannin, med plus acid, med low body (12.5 abv). 4 years old but this Beaujo tasted so young (who said it cannot age!). Still a lot of red fruit characters backed by mineral/stony frame. The same profile follows through from the aromas to the palate.
Pulled the plug on this bottle on a whim. No regret. Now I know I have to keep my hands off the rest of my bottles for another decade. Lovely juice! 91+ — 8 years ago
Practically perfect. Fruit like a NV cuvée with a beautiful savory note. Balanced, precise, exceptional. — 8 years ago
Yumm get again — 9 years ago
At 10% alcohol--with I'm guessing 60+ g residuals--the last 9 years leave an impression that is both sweetly-floral and quenching. Not sweet enough to be sticky on the palette, this is akin to peach honeysuckle sherbet. If you're lucky to have one of these tucked away, enjoy it on a bluebird mountain day. — 9 years ago
A nice burgundy. Smooth and a bit smoky at the end — 10 years ago
Very sweet. Wonderful to drink, especially in a mimosa — 10 years ago
This is a wine nerd's wine. Smells of a dark blond roux. Floral yet mellow. Not huge on the fruit. Would never pay the money for it, but fun to sip on. — 11 years ago
Grace’s bday + baby celebrations! — 6 years ago
Great nose. Mid red.
Love the fruit confit taste. A bit of pear and apple. — 6 years ago
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Superb quality & value @ £45
🍷 Golden straw
👃 Honey caramel apple citrus w/ tropical banana peachy fruits & vanilla
👄 Med+ body of buttery honey creamed citrus w/ sweet tropical undertones
🎯 Long buttery honey citrus & banana linger — 7 years ago
Juicy and acid with great body. Very sipable. A plonk find — 8 years ago
A dark power rises in the vendeé — 8 years ago
With truffled sweetbreads. Oh so good. — 9 years ago
Could drink this every day. Great table wine.
— 9 years ago
Peppercorn, loamy earth and limestone meet plum on the nose. More black cherry than red, with a strong mid palate that transitions effortlessly to an elevated, almost floral (purple flowers) finish. Tannins are well integrated at this point. Enjoyed following 3 hr decant. — 10 years ago
Mmmmm silky mud. My favorite way to have my wine. — 11 years ago
Love this producer. Not my favorite of his wines but that’s just personal taste. 12.5%. Still delicious. Very barnyardy — 6 years ago
Hand picked in Lyon, the label lured me into thinking that something magical awaited, a bit disappointed when opened. Plenty of fresh, vibrant fruit, but felt over oaked and missing the finesse of other Beaujolais I’ve had from the region. — 8 years ago
Ripe and lush with cherry and plum flavours, very juicy, medium bodied — 8 years ago
Cru Beaujolais made in a Croze-Hermitage cellar and it shows! Tasty! — 8 years ago
This review is NOT for the Old Vine labeling.
Looking for a wine to go with the Thanksgiving meal? This Gamay will work perfectly with the array of dueling dishes on the table. (Put a couple away in the cellar and take another look around '19. You'll think you're a genius.) — 9 years ago
Very sour, so give it a couple of tastes, and reap the rewards of the subtle apricot. Probably best not to look up what the name means till later. — 9 years ago
Fantastic Saumur champigny. Dark cherry with pleasant acidity. — 9 years ago
Light touch of oak, Chenin, Chardonnay delicious when the sun is out! — 10 years ago
Bringing out the good stuff now that Bess can drink again. — 10 years ago
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Lovely and well balanced rose from Gigondas...one of my favorite places to visit. 🍷 — 6 years ago