- Location
- Riga, Latvia
3rd Thursday of November aka Beaujolais Nouveau.
I love this day as it's a good reason to uncork Beaujolais. I don't follow the craziness of Nouveau and advise you to stay away from this commercial toxic drink. Choose fine Beaujolais Cru instead.
This is what we did yesterday and focused on Moulin à vent only.
2018 Mee Godard Les Michelons
Good address for serious Beaujolais in Burgundian style. It was very youthful indeed, but huge potential sensed right away. Purple color, violets on the nose, touch of oak. Seek for wines with some bottle age.
90+
2017 Château des Bachelards
Bordeaux shaped bottles. Long elevage. Certified biodynamics.
This wine is all about the greatness of the fruit. So ripe and fragrant. Healthy vines and optimal harvesting. Wine doesn't overwhelm with variety of aromas and flavours but strikes with its depth and precision. Concentration of fruit wrapped in violets.
90+
2016 Domaine Jean-Paul Dubost
This is natural wine made with carbonic maceration. It makes it lighter in style with wide spectrum of berries, flowers and spices. Full of everything in bright summer colours. Optimal balance of all the elements. Good grip of tannins, lightweight. Cheerful and graceful wine. Instant pleasure, no need to age.
92
2015 Domaine Labruyere Champ de Cour
Destemmed, Burgundian elevage. Comes from clay rich site. Dense and concentrated with fuller body. Pommard with accentuated fruit.
89+
2014 Domaine de Rochegrès (Albert Bichot) Magnum
Pale in color and pale on the palate. Lacks the concentration. Easy regional Bourgogne style.
87
2012 Château des Jacques (Louis Jadot) La Rochelle
The most Burgundian of all. WOTN. Yes, it has loads of oak, but it perfectly suits the wine. It's not heavy vanilla, but elegant and in unison with all other elements. Pure and perfume which takes you to the top sites of Cot d'Or. Peak maturity now. Splendid wine!
93
2008 Domaine Labruyere Le Clos Monopole
The most mineral of all wines tonight. Granite parcel just below the Moulin. Minerality in the inorganic sense. Some tar, fur. And good fruit. Rose petal - red and floral. Oak is well integrated and is not evident. Fine Burgundian style. Cold and elegant as some of Cote de Nuits, but fruit is more persistent. Acidity is prominent.
91
I love this day as it's a good reason to uncork Beaujolais. I don't follow the craziness of Nouveau and advise you to stay away from this commercial toxic drink. Choose fine Beaujolais Cru instead.
This is what we did yesterday and focused on Moulin à vent only.
2018 Mee Godard Les Michelons
Good address for serious Beaujolais in Burgundian style. It was very youthful indeed, but huge potential sensed right away. Purple color, violets on the nose, touch of oak. Seek for wines with some bottle age.
90+
2017 Château des Bachelards
Bordeaux shaped bottles. Long elevage. Certified biodynamics.
This wine is all about the greatness of the fruit. So ripe and fragrant. Healthy vines and optimal harvesting. Wine doesn't overwhelm with variety of aromas and flavours but strikes with its depth and precision. Concentration of fruit wrapped in violets.
90+
2016 Domaine Jean-Paul Dubost
This is natural wine made with carbonic maceration. It makes it lighter in style with wide spectrum of berries, flowers and spices. Full of everything in bright summer colours. Optimal balance of all the elements. Good grip of tannins, lightweight. Cheerful and graceful wine. Instant pleasure, no need to age.
92
2015 Domaine Labruyere Champ de Cour
Destemmed, Burgundian elevage. Comes from clay rich site. Dense and concentrated with fuller body. Pommard with accentuated fruit.
89+
2014 Domaine de Rochegrès (Albert Bichot) Magnum
Pale in color and pale on the palate. Lacks the concentration. Easy regional Bourgogne style.
87
2012 Château des Jacques (Louis Jadot) La Rochelle
The most Burgundian of all. WOTN. Yes, it has loads of oak, but it perfectly suits the wine. It's not heavy vanilla, but elegant and in unison with all other elements. Pure and perfume which takes you to the top sites of Cot d'Or. Peak maturity now. Splendid wine!
93
2008 Domaine Labruyere Le Clos Monopole
The most mineral of all wines tonight. Granite parcel just below the Moulin. Minerality in the inorganic sense. Some tar, fur. And good fruit. Rose petal - red and floral. Oak is well integrated and is not evident. Fine Burgundian style. Cold and elegant as some of Cote de Nuits, but fruit is more persistent. Acidity is prominent.
91