Bouland 2009 Chiroubles (Beaujolais) Really, really, really good. In fact, you math geeks put a bar over that really. It does, however, bear marks of its birth year; the fruit tastes perfectly in-form, all rolling cherries with a hefty contribution of violet-tinged fruit, but its big. No, big isnt quite the right word. Lush? Expansive? Microbursting? Fractal? Oh, I dont know. Its a serious mouthful of simultaneously serious and unserious wine, though, with the texture of rough suede and powerful vibrancy. Ill take a foudre of this, please. (11/10)
Coudert Clos de la Roilette 2005 Fleurie (Beaujolais) The precise nature of the maturation here is a little difficult to describe. Perhaps a fist, just starting to unclench and letting a little light shine through the interstitials, is the best analogy. Its not exactly generous, but its generously fruited, and the softness that the wine had always brought to an otherwise fairly structured package has not changed; all the development has been wrought within the wines structure. There is so far from any hurry to get to this wine. (9/10)
Coudert Clos de la Roilette 2009 Fleurie (Beaujolais) I really dont like this, and the reason isnt immediately identifiable, other than the fact it doesnt taste like much aside from a very basic notion of Beaujolais. Undoubtedly not right in some fashion, and another bottle is required. (8/10)
Cheveau 2007 Beaujolais-Villages Or Rouge (Beaujolais) Cherries and apples, with the succulent tang that characterizes the more straightforward genre of Beaujolais, the most ardent fans of which are much more enraptured by the complexities of the crus these days. But theres a lot of value in these deft, well-turned short storieschief among them the incredible cut and barb they provide in counterpoint to food. (9/10)
Lapierre 2007 Morgon (Beaujolais) Always light, getting lighter. Its not quite scrawny yet, though the bones are just beginning to protrude. Im not sure this has a future thats better than its present or its past, but Ive been wrong about this wine before. (8/10)
Chermette 2009 Beaujolais Ros Les Griottes (Beaujolais) Yearning. Not quite acquiring whatever its in the mood for, though. Simple cherry analog, tarragon analog, dust analognothing really seems entirely present here. Theres no obvious sign of damage, and yet I wonder. (8/10)
Villa Ponciago 2009 Fleurie la Rserve (Beaujolais) I dont even know where to start with the name, so lets do the wine instead. Where the hell is all this mint (peppermint, mostly) coming from? And why is it in my Fleurie? Theres a little sweet violet fruit lurking way in the background, acting like it was jacked in the playground by mint bullies and left to cower behind the jungle gym until just before the next bell rings, after which it will sprint to class and hope to avoid further violence. Theres plenty of tannin, and were this wine at all pleasant, Id say its a candidate for aging. Maybe it is, maybe it isnt, but I sure dont care for how it tastes now. (11/10)
Coudert Clos de la Roilette 2005 Fleurie (Beaujolais) The precise nature of the maturation here is a little difficult to describe. Perhaps a fist, just starting to unclench and letting a little light shine through the interstitials, is the best analogy. Its not exactly generous, but its generously fruited, and the softness that the wine had always brought to an otherwise fairly structured package has not changed; all the development has been wrought within the wines structure. There is so far from any hurry to get to this wine. (9/10)
Coudert Clos de la Roilette 2009 Fleurie (Beaujolais) I really dont like this, and the reason isnt immediately identifiable, other than the fact it doesnt taste like much aside from a very basic notion of Beaujolais. Undoubtedly not right in some fashion, and another bottle is required. (8/10)
Cheveau 2007 Beaujolais-Villages Or Rouge (Beaujolais) Cherries and apples, with the succulent tang that characterizes the more straightforward genre of Beaujolais, the most ardent fans of which are much more enraptured by the complexities of the crus these days. But theres a lot of value in these deft, well-turned short storieschief among them the incredible cut and barb they provide in counterpoint to food. (9/10)
Lapierre 2007 Morgon (Beaujolais) Always light, getting lighter. Its not quite scrawny yet, though the bones are just beginning to protrude. Im not sure this has a future thats better than its present or its past, but Ive been wrong about this wine before. (8/10)
Chermette 2009 Beaujolais Ros Les Griottes (Beaujolais) Yearning. Not quite acquiring whatever its in the mood for, though. Simple cherry analog, tarragon analog, dust analognothing really seems entirely present here. Theres no obvious sign of damage, and yet I wonder. (8/10)
Villa Ponciago 2009 Fleurie la Rserve (Beaujolais) I dont even know where to start with the name, so lets do the wine instead. Where the hell is all this mint (peppermint, mostly) coming from? And why is it in my Fleurie? Theres a little sweet violet fruit lurking way in the background, acting like it was jacked in the playground by mint bullies and left to cower behind the jungle gym until just before the next bell rings, after which it will sprint to class and hope to avoid further violence. Theres plenty of tannin, and were this wine at all pleasant, Id say its a candidate for aging. Maybe it is, maybe it isnt, but I sure dont care for how it tastes now. (11/10)