Vanessa

9.1

I just love Fleurie wines – they’re gulpably delicious and versatile. Here we have a delightfully-perfumed and bright representation with Anne-Sophie DuBois, Les Cocottes, 2019, ABV 12.5%. 💕👏🍷

This wine is made with Gamay grapes and hails from the Beaujolais Cru appellation of Fleurie. 🇫🇷 The grapes used to produce this wine were farmed organically and grown on the famous pink granite slopes of this region, with a beneficial south-southwest orientation towards the sun ☀️, offering good exposure throughout the growing season, aiding in the ripening process.

This wine was vinified using the whole grape clusters 🍇 and was subject to ‘carbonic maceration’, where fermentation begins initially within the confines of the intact grapes under a blanket of carbon dioxide. This process is known to highlight the purity of fruit characteristics along with customary notes of bubblegum, cinnamon, banana, kirsch, among other expected characteristics.

👁 It’s medium purple with a delicate haze. 👃 On the nose it is light and perfumed with youthful notes of cherry blossom alongside cherry preserves, wild strawberry, kirsch, banana, nutmeg, balanced with mineral notes like wet slate. 👄 On the palate this wine is dry, it has a brighter, tarter flavor profile, with vibrant acidity, a light body, medium alcohol, light tannins, and good fruit concentration. It has a medium finish. 😍😍😍

We’re pairing this wine with tarragon chicken and caprese. 👌👌👌👌

@annesophiefleurie — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Geof Huth

9.6

Tart fruity nose. Tarter on the tongue with an abundance of fruit flavors. — 9 years ago

Melissa Gill

9.2

Brighter, lighter, tarter, pinot noir...goes so fast. — 9 years ago

with Helen

Christanna Honer

9.0

Nice crispy and spicy farmhouse. On the tarter side of things. Lemony zing. — 9 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.2

This producer can lay down some Givry! 2013 has slightly tarter, more red cherry fruits and a little less barnyard than its predecessor, but what a complete intricate wine. — 10 years ago

Chris Tanghe

9.8

Lower dosage, tarter fruit, creamy texture. Very fine — 12 years ago

Sean Smith

9.2

Comes off very hot on the nose. Tarter cherry notes. — 5 years ago

The Geek

9.0

Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium+
Tannin: Medium
Typicity: High

Delicious, showing really well even as a young wine. Had lovely tar and leather notes, with nice tarter-than-expected cherry and raspberry flavors. — 6 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2012 Vintage. Tarter and more acidic than our prior bottle. Bought at auction so possibly poor storage. — 6 years ago

Ross Wood

8.9

Sweet chocolatey nose, but delicious tarter taste with a great mouthfeel. Great balance. Black cherries, makes the mouth water — 9 years ago

with Drew

Mike Evans

9.2

Honey, floral, a delicious fresh vine, and melon, it is rich but well-balanced by acidity. It gets tarter with air and more minerality appears, it is perfectly tasty now but should reward at least modest aging. — 9 years ago

with Eric and Nicolas

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Brick on the eye, moves to clear at the rim. Nose sees sweet vanilla and ripe cherries. Palette sees medium+ acid, delicious caramelized cherries, tobacco, vanilla, almonds. Delicious lighter, tarter Pinot with some great caramel notes - if you have 2010, drink now. — 10 years ago

Celia Erickson

9.1

Riper red fruits, tarter on palate than nose, hints of ash — 11 years ago

Norma Normington

9.0

A pleasant, sweeter nose but tarter than expected. Notes of tart cherry, super dark (unsweetened) chocolate, and yes.m, tobacco. Recommend letting this wine breathe for at least 10-15 minutes (even after decanting); it’s really mellowed out and brought out smoother flavors. — 5 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

Gold in color, medium+ viscosity, oxidative notes of almonds, marigold, chamomile, yellow flowers, ripe/overripe apricot. Wasabi, high minerality of slate. No oak, slightly botrytis on the nose. Fruits tarter on the palate, citrus, white peach, no oak, hints of residual sugar but still dry, medium body, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish. — 6 years ago

Stan W

9.2

Lighter and tarter than I thought it would be. Nice red/cherry fruit. — 7 years ago

tim heyman

8.9

slightly tarter than I remembered but still good — 9 years ago

Mike Evans

9.2

Much tarter and more linear than the 2002 Clos du Papillon, it needs air and still has ample life. With air it rounds out beautifully, but still holds on to a lot of verve, one of the best and freshest bottles I've had. — 9 years ago

with Nicolas and Eric

Mike Mayer

9.1

Lite floral and red fruit on the nose. Very elegant flavors of red plum, boysenberry and a little cream of tarter on the palate. Nicely balanced. More Burgundian in style than most Sonoma Coast Pinots I have enjoyed in the past. — 10 years ago

with Lisa

Brittany Glass

9.5

Not as buttery, creamy, or creme brûlée like as other vintages we have had but still very good. We tasted tarter fruits and it was more crisp. — 11 years ago