Domaine de Roche-Guillon

Clos De La Tour Fleurie Gamay

9.035 ratings
9.27 pro ratings
Fleurie, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Gamay
Chicken, Game, Turkey, Duck, Goose
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

Very good. Fragrant nose is classic Bojo: ripe, deep, crunchy cherry and tons of crushed granite. A nice warm autumn spice note too. On the palate, it’s a tad more austere than the nose would lead you to expect. Tons of crushed granite minerals, a bit of dark cherry in the background. It’s fairly extracted, with some chalky tannin and a bit of bitter astringency in the finish. Overall, good, but it’s definitely a wine that benefits from being drunk with food rather than on its own.

Very good. Fragrant nose is classic Bojo: ripe, deep, crunchy cherry and tons of crushed granite. A nice warm autumn spice note too. On the palate, it’s a tad more austere than the nose would lead you to expect. Tons of crushed granite minerals, a bit of dark cherry in the background. It’s fairly extracted, with some chalky tannin and a bit of bitter astringency in the finish. Overall, good, but it’s definitely a wine that benefits from being drunk with food rather than on its own.

Oct 23rd, 2021
Ed Lehrman

Excellent. Could have drank the whole bottle.

Excellent. Could have drank the whole bottle.

Jan 8th, 2019
Tom Casagrande

Delicious! Nose leaps out of the glass: sweet squashed cherries, a little funk, lots of granite. So soft, ripe, and minerally in the mouth. Much drier than the opulent nose suggests. So good. Love the 14s in Bojo.

Delicious! Nose leaps out of the glass: sweet squashed cherries, a little funk, lots of granite. So soft, ripe, and minerally in the mouth. Much drier than the opulent nose suggests. So good. Love the 14s in Bojo.

Dec 29th, 2018
Tom Casagrande

Nose is both very farmyardy and fresh. Lots of crunchy Gamay hard cherry candy fruit, lots of cracked granite, but also a bit of manure. In the mouth, the fruit takes a backseat to the minerality, leaving a lean and austere impression. I actually think I would have liked this better a year ago when there likely was more fruit. But it is still quite enjoyable.

Nose is both very farmyardy and fresh. Lots of crunchy Gamay hard cherry candy fruit, lots of cracked granite, but also a bit of manure. In the mouth, the fruit takes a backseat to the minerality, leaving a lean and austere impression. I actually think I would have liked this better a year ago when there likely was more fruit. But it is still quite enjoyable.

Aug 28th, 2018
Ellen Clifford

Oh fuck yah mayhaps I’ll always overrate a gamay from a cru. Like god damn Fleurie. I dunno. All I know is I love a complex Gamay. So let’s suck it up:, the red/black/blue notes are in but be willing to gulp more. Let the licorice SPEAK! Love that licorice-y shit. Sup it up.

Oh fuck yah mayhaps I’ll always overrate a gamay from a cru. Like god damn Fleurie. I dunno. All I know is I love a complex Gamay. So let’s suck it up:, the red/black/blue notes are in but be willing to gulp more. Let the licorice SPEAK! Love that licorice-y shit. Sup it up.

Dec 1st, 2017
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Cru Beaujolais this delicious is impossible not to love. Plus it's really versatile with a lot of food.

Cru Beaujolais this delicious is impossible not to love. Plus it's really versatile with a lot of food.

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Shawn R

Another bottle in the French Line up.

Another bottle in the French Line up.

Dec 31st, 2016
Shawn R

Interesting varietal.

Interesting varietal.

Dec 30th, 2016
Isaac Pirolo

Absolutely beautiful floral aromatics, intense and pure. Spring flowers, lavender, and rose petals. Citrus and red berry on the palate with some good stone minerality, but a little thin. Finishes with more acid than a Dead show... they could change the name to Jerry Garcia's Flower Shop.

Absolutely beautiful floral aromatics, intense and pure. Spring flowers, lavender, and rose petals. Citrus and red berry on the palate with some good stone minerality, but a little thin. Finishes with more acid than a Dead show... they could change the name to Jerry Garcia's Flower Shop.

Apr 9th, 2016
Doug Powers

This is just OK, barnyard notes, really suffers after the two 2011 Pignard Morgon wines, pretty ordinary. Re-rating since after a fair amount of aeration, way improved, but no better than my revised rating!

This is just OK, barnyard notes, really suffers after the two 2011 Pignard Morgon wines, pretty ordinary. Re-rating since after a fair amount of aeration, way improved, but no better than my revised rating!

Mar 1st, 2022