Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Not decanted. Tasted after being open one hour. Light body. Decent frontal concentration that glided and dimmed appropriately to the finish. Nice sustenance throughout without being overbearing in any particular facet. Last tasted 9.24.23 and it was a trip and a bit unbalanced (8.9). This was worlds better. 3.15.24. — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Javier w jorge b — 2 months ago

Brian S

9.4

Red and black cherry, old raspberries, black plum, black soul, licorice, barnyard rustic. — 3 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

Pooneet K

9.3

Really a wonderful St J and a crazy value as a 2nd wine. Lovely pairing with roast rack of lamb with garlic / rosemary / mustard. In a good window but could take more time honestly. Wonderful acid, quite deep fruit, long finish, tannins still very there, delicious. — 2 months ago

Ted

9.0

Just love this. Refreshing. Crisp acidity. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

Ed Allison-Wright

9.1

Lovely Saturday wine - with it being on the younger side, it benefited from being decanted and it really took off after around 45 minutes - strong notes of leather and oak and full of flavour — 3 months ago

Kini Sanborn Sobon

9.2

2018: Well balanced, still young Burgundian wine. Fresh, clean, great nose and palate from start. — a month ago

Craig Becraft

9.1

Waiting for the decanting to open it up was really tight at first sip out of the bottle  OK 24 hours later this wine has really filled itself out the sharp edge is gone. The fruit brambley black berry coats the palette herb notes smooth tanins some stone has come out now this is what I consider to be a fine wine. — 2 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. — 3 months ago