Jules Desjourneys
Moulin-à-Vent Gamay
Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Ripe, juicy cherries and a bit of game on the nose. Tertiary flavors on the palate though: earthy notes, game, dried cherries. Quite tannic but with good acidity to keep it alive and kicking. Interesting mix, but balance and integration? Hmmm.
Ripe, juicy cherries and a bit of game on the nose. Tertiary flavors on the palate though: earthy notes, game, dried cherries. Quite tannic but with good acidity to keep it alive and kicking. Interesting mix, but balance and integration? Hmmm.
Mar 27th, 2020
Also 2009--showing young and more heft than the Fleurie, but not as interesting as its brother.
Also 2009--showing young and more heft than the Fleurie, but not as interesting as its brother.
Jan 13th, 2016
Pleasing and delicious
Pleasing and delicious
Nov 30th, 20152009. Wow is this Burgundian! Plum skin, kirsch liqueur, intense, bold notes of baking spice and sweet smoke. All stainless and neutral oak aging. Very serious Gamay, high acid, grip and age worthy qualities. I love this!
2009. Wow is this Burgundian! Plum skin, kirsch liqueur, intense, bold notes of baking spice and sweet smoke. All stainless and neutral oak aging. Very serious Gamay, high acid, grip and age worthy qualities. I love this!
Sep 29th, 2015
Layers of complexity. Fresh berries, wet forest floor, and floral undertones. Is this a Gamay? Some grippy tannins but smoother than expected.
Layers of complexity. Fresh berries, wet forest floor, and floral undertones. Is this a Gamay? Some grippy tannins but smoother than expected.
Aug 16th, 2015
Swears : it's not just the unicorn. Surrrious Gamay and illusive enough to incite some lasting afterthought. More please.
Swears : it's not just the unicorn. Surrrious Gamay and illusive enough to incite some lasting afterthought. More please.
May 29th, 2015It's hard to believe the Jules Desjourneys 2009 is a Beaujolais, such is the concentration and depth of this Moulin À Vent. The fruit is not so unusual, a generous dollop of wild strawberries and pie cherries, but then it veers sharply off the sunlit path, into a thicket of scrub and undergrowth, wet decaying leaves and stony brook, only emerge once more with violets, lilacs and sandalwood. Nicely developed, with fine fore-to-mid palate tannins, it's drinking beautifully now and has the potential to last.
It's hard to believe the Jules Desjourneys 2009 is a Beaujolais, such is the concentration and depth of this Moulin À Vent. The fruit is not so unusual, a generous dollop of wild strawberries and pie cherries, but then it veers sharply off the sunlit path, into a thicket of scrub and undergrowth, wet decaying leaves and stony brook, only emerge once more with violets, lilacs and sandalwood. Nicely developed, with fine fore-to-mid palate tannins, it's drinking beautifully now and has the potential to last.
Apr 18th, 2015