Julia Indik

9.0

Bright at the outset with apple, cherries, peaches then transitions to touch of smoke and wood while the acidity carries forward through the finish. — 3 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Dark garnet color. Aromas of earth, tobacco, dried dark cherries/raspberries, menthol, dried rose petals and violets. The palate is more dark fruit driven (black cherry/raspberry/plum) with hints of forest floor and minerals. Touch of Brett and oak on the long and tingly finish. Nicely structured with fine grained tannins. Crisp acidity and medium bodied. The tertiary notes take the lead. Gets better as it opens up. — 5 months ago

Kathryn McCarty

8.9

Soft notes, typical Provence rose, perfect for summertime — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Bright lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and flinty floral notes. On the palate flavors of crisp apple, pear and lemon citrus with notes of white flowers and garden spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity ending with citrus and mineral spice. Nice! — 7 months ago

Ericsson

9.2

Great Gamay with good acidity and showing signs of red fruit, great pull from the Somm and perfect accompaniment to the French country style magret de canard. Cheers from Paris. — 7 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2023 summer. Showing some maturity with brown spice and mushroom on the nose; still some velvety fruit on the palate — 8 months ago

S.Carey

9.1

Delicious: very refined but w body, smooth & good second day. Think I bought in NH — 9 months ago

Keith Pajonas

9.0

kind of expensive — 3 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2023/12. Starts funky but blows off after a few hours. Crisp bright red fruit — 5 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

This 90% Merlot is grown directly adjacent to the Margaux property of the chateau but is entitled only to Bordeaux Superieur appellation. It’s really good and eminently drinkable. Loads of ripe, deep plummet fruit competes with cedar and rich, minerally earthy notes. In the mouth, it’s rich but not as ponderous as many ‘18s. For a weeknight-priced Bordeaux, wow! — 5 months ago

ESF

9.3

See previous note from almost 3 yrs ago - still going strong - improving even - fruit took on a baked quality, but so so fragrant, so in the pocket - really struts for a Cru Bourgeois! — 7 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2019 vintage. Second wine of La Lagune. Terrific value. I have no idea why the different label for the 2019 vintage. — 7 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

Fun pinot/gamay blend, juicy and easy drinking, red berries and citrus with some pepper and earth for a little heft — 8 months ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Inspired by Marcel Lapierre, the wines of Yvon Métras are arguably amongst the most controversial in all of Beaujolais. It could be that some just don’t “get it”. It could also just come down to an individual’s tolerance for his wine making methods (unabashedly natural). Regardless, no one can call his wines boring. This was our first of two Métras wines in the line-up this evening. Popped and poured; no formal notes. The 2015 “Moulin-à-Vent” is comparatively dark and rustic to the wines that came before it. It’s a little funky and mousy but not out of control; certainly well within everyone’s tolerance on this occasion. Tannins are a little gritty and acid is well into the medium+ category. I felt like this bottle could probably stand to sit longer. You can drink now but best after 2025 and should drink well through 2035. — 9 months ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Brought to Au Courant from our cellar to celebrate our daughter’s 15th birthday. As far as I can tell, 2009 was the first commercially available vintage of Thibault’s foray into Moulin-a-Vent so this was fun to try since I’ve been a big fan of his work there.

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service. The 2009 VV pours a deep ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity and some light staining of the tears. There were some signs of sediment but most had been decanted off. On the nose, the wine is…well…pretty wild with notes of horse blanket and there’s just a touch of varnish in there too. For me, it’s teetering on the edge of, “is this charming or is this overbearing”? However, since there was more there than just a cow pasture and I don’t get any gerbil cage, I’ll leave this in the “charming” camp but I digress…back to the notes from the nose. The wine is developing, with dark crunchy berries, dark cherries, sandalwood...some pepper, some leather and light notes of potting soil. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. The first glass showed a touch of effervescence like there could have been a slight refermentation in the bottle. Confirming the notes from the nose though it seems cleaner on the palate with some granite minerals on the finish. Interesting, it’s almost like this was semi-carbonic but as far as I know, Thibault has been making these wines using the same methods as he does his GC wines in Nuits-Saint-Georges so I don’t know. And this is why I like this wine. It’s making me think...and it’s been enjoyable throughout the meal, working particularly well with our strip steak. Yum! A really fun wine for those that enjoy something a little more rustic. That being said, I know it wouldn’t have pleased everyone. There is plenty of gas left in the tank and while this drinks very well now, I would expect that this will continue to drink well through 2029 with ease. — 4 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.1

2021. Really interesting citrus and mineral aromas and flavors. Not exactly lime, lemon, or grapefruit. More tropical. Great mouthfeel. Crisp finish. Paired really well with roast salmon. — 6 months ago

Edward Patten

9.3

Spicy, earthy with dark fruit and peppercorns. Good tannins — 7 months ago

Robert Krupp

9.2

Very fresh for 15 years. Enough tertiary funk to play well on the table. A fun cellar release from KLWM — 7 months ago

Tracy Hall

9.1

Really nice! Fruit and well balanced, smooth and even better the second day if it lasts that long. VINOP — 8 months ago

Marcel Van Duinen

9.2

Mooie Saint-Emelion, geur had zich wat beter mogen ontwikkelen. Smaak is prima, nu (2023) al goed drinkbaar. — 10 months ago