Devin Bray

9.0

A bit hot. Some herbs, stewed cherry. — a month ago

romo

9.3

WotN, only because it surprised me with a substantial frame and persistent fruit, yet clearly Beaujolais. — 4 months ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe noire, nez grillé et mine de crayon et long
A besoin d air vin au profil aromatique noir — 4 months ago

Randy Fillingim

9.1

After 14 years, quite an impressive showing. The usual two players-Mr. Tanin and Mr. fruit -still working together and near perfect harmony. It was a delight to drink.  — 8 months ago

Yaw Awuku

9.5

Aged 8 years and introduced itsself with wonderfully dense aromas of dark fruits and forest floor. Fresh and peppery on the palte, but in a very smooth way. Dark fruits and black cherry. Finely grained mineralic Texture and a long, long finish! — 3 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

An overperformer within the Jadot range. Juicy black plum, fresh herbs, peppercorn. — 4 months ago

Ira Schwartz

8.9

A perfect cork always makes me feel that I did my part. The nose offers up scents of mature fruit. In the mouth a nice balance of complex fruit, earth and acid. After about 75 minutes alcohol started to appear on the finish. — 4 months ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

Very very dirty violets, dark cherries, plums. Dirt. Pastilles. Consistently amongst the nicest Beaujolais there is. Too bad, have you seen the prices? Meaty would be apt, medium full on the palate, quite savory and dark. Mysteriously, they bottle it seems the same wines in both burgundy and Bordeaux bottles. Anyone with knowledge?
A great bojo, indeed. Dark, floral, refreshing, I should have bought more. — 8 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

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