Andres Montoya

9.4

2009. Pessac Leognan style...wow, this does not smell like Gamay! Petrol, smoke, cab-like notes of black current, smoke, graphite. This is awesome!! Over 50 year old vines. Very low yields of 18hl/hectare. Whole cluster but no carbonic maceration. Stainless and neutral barrel aging. Fabien Duperray, a name to watch out for! — 10 years ago

Lucas Servant

9.6

Vieux livres - Dans les feuilles / Notes poivrées, épicées - cépage gamay de bouze (propriété 1 hectare, assez rapidement épuisé) — 11 years ago

Angela Gemza

9.4

Rummy, Trinity, Gill-bodird. Better after breathing. — 11 years ago

Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.3

2011 vintage one hectare reserva dense and just a baby — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.7

This is the Grand Cru of Clos Rougeards production. 1 hectare in size. This has even more depth, complexity, minerality and another dimension! — 10 years ago

Diedra West

9.4

Diedra had this 10 years ago

Tom Kisthart

Owner Craft & Curd

9.6

Founded by the Knights of Templar. Continuous production since 1256. 850 hectare estate surrounded by 165 hectares of Mediterranean forest with only 80 hectares planted to vines. — 11 years ago

Derek Cohen

Wine sales, The Wine Shoppe at Green Hills

9.1

One man, one hectare, one basket press, one wine. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE...literally. — 11 years ago

with Josh

Kim Colonna

Owner/Sommelier/Importer Petits Creux & Grands Crus

9.5

This little 1 hectare lot on Barbaresco is on a stiff hillside with brings great minerality .. 5000 bottles made only on the best years. A must try !! — 10 years ago

Brian McMahon

Sales Polaner Selections

9.4

Varietals: Gamay
Organic: Certified
Vineyard: A true clos (walled vineyard) and eight hectare monopole of Dutraive's. Vine age ranges from 30-70 years old. A true clos (walled vineyard) and eight hectare monopole of Dutraive's. Made from the oldest vines in the vineyard, planted in the 1940s.
Orientation: South, southeast-facing
Soil: Pink granite shingles
Viticulture: No herbicides or pesticides, organically farmed, certified since 2009 vintage.
Vinification: Traditional vinification without sulfur and with natural yeast at very low temperatures. Carbonic maceration and little or no filtering.
Aging: 100% in 1-5 year old french oak barrels

Rating: 92 JG
The old vine bottling from Monsieur Dutraive hails from a parcel of sixty-five to seventyfive year-old vines and is raised entirely in Burgundy barrels, ranging from one to five years of age, so there is a little wood influence to this cuvée. The 2013 is outstanding, offering up a deep and nascently complex bouquet of cherries, raspberries, coffee, gamebird, lovely soil tones, spice elements redolent of clove and mace, a bit of mustard seed and a nice touch of cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and youthfully structured, with a sappy core, fine soil signature and a bit of tannin to resolve on the long, youthful finish. This is emphatically not a classic style of Fleurie, but it is an extremely well-made wine whose inspiration seems to be as much Vosne-Romanée as it is Fleurie. The focus and balance here are impeccable and I see no reason this wine will not age superbly well, and for those who are looking for a gateway Fleurie to make the transition from the Côte d’Or to Cru Beaujolais, this is a perfect wine! 2017-2030+. - John Gilman — 10 years ago