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About This Wine
Think of France’s Beaujolais region as a “border town.”
It’s situated at the southern end of the famed Burgundy appellation, right next to the Rhone Valley. The wines produced there often combine the best qualities of the two areas — the bright fruit flavors associated with Burgundy, and the more rustic, earth-like persona of the Rhone.
Beaujolais Nouveau makes a big splash each year, generally representing the first wine releases of the vintage. These are fresh, extremely fruity wines that are made for immediate consumption and do not reward cellaring. But there are other Beaujolais wines as well — also crafted from the Gamay grape — that age nicely for several years.
There is no more famous name in Beaujolais than Georges Duboeuf, and the 2010 vintage of “Moulin-A-Vent” is another in a long line of Duboeuf success stories. It’s floral in aroma, fruitful in flavor, and spicy in the finish — truly the best of two French wine regions.
About Red Blend
More About Red BlendTasting Notes
Download/Print- Grape Composition:100% Gamay
- Grape Source:Beaujolais Growing Region of Burgundy
- Aromas & Flavors:Violets, Subtle Cherry and Assorted Spices
- When to Drink:Now Through 2013
- Food Pairing Suggestionslightly spicy Chinese fare.
Expert Ratings
Aug 2011 David Schildknecht (89-90) Drink: 2011 - 2015 $16-$19 (18) Tart-edged blackberry and cassis inform the nose and palate of Duboeuf’s almost severely-concentrated 2010 Moulin-a-Vent Domaine des Rosiers (which I tasted from tank). Pungent herb and spice accents mingle with notes from the contingent of used barriques in which a small portion of this sojourned. There is invigorating dark berry tartness and focused intensity as well as an interesting stony undertone to this wine’s penetrating finish, and it should offer outstanding value for at least 3-4 years. Surprisingly, it resists roughness or any more obvious flavors of oak in a way that the corresponding 2009 did not. George Duboeuf and his estate-collaborators – for further general comments on whom consult my issue 190 report – harvested from mid-September into the first week of October and pronounced themselves reasonably satisfied with the size of their crop as well as its quality. Most of the fruit came in at between 12-12.5% alcohol, with only a small share being chaptalized. And while the manner of extraction typically practiced chez Duboeuf strikes me as serving for rather uniformly deep colors, Duboeuf remarked that the 2010s colored with particular, and surprising, ease. The percentage of wines bottled at the time of my June visit was, predictably, considerably higher than had been the case for the 2009s at the same point on the calendar. Observing conventions established in the aforementioned previous report, I have made reference to aging potential only for any wines that I expect might be worth following for longer than a couple of years, and where I have identified a wine solely by appellation, it represents a so-called “Selections Georges Duboeuf” cuvee, adorned with his company’s signature flower labels. I also tasted on this occasion several late-released, wooded “prestige” bottlings – rendered in 1,000-2,500 volumes – which however were not destined to appear in U.S. markets.
