Steven Spielmann
Steven Spielmann
Beaujolais 2009; Domaine Dupeuble Pere et Fils. Quite a statement for the vintage. Beautiful florals and sweet red fruit on the nose. Silky palate with good complexity and crunch and an incredible depth of flavor for what is not even a village-level wine. Fairly rich and with good color. There is a bitter/astringent note on the midpalate carrying through to the back end, but it does not obscure the fruit and in fact contributes to the complexity in certain ways, although it would likely be better without. The Dupeuble terroir (yeasts causing the signature in this case, I think) is detectable. A serious quaffer: I cant stop sucking it down. Kermit Lynch apparently helped with the blending this time out. I like Dupeuble's nouveau in about half the vintages Ive tried, but this is the first time their standard Beaujolais has made any impression on me.