2019 Moulin a Vent Clos de Rochegres, Ch des Jacques
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Full bottle 1,344 g. Around 40-year-old vines. From a single vineyard in the lieu-dit Rochegrès. Aged 10 months in concrete and barrel. Quite deep and intense with dark-fruit (blackcurrant) and camphor notes. Suave and rich on the palate, the tannins finely honed. Slight glow on the finish but this is a serious wine that should age. (JL)
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Jancis Robinson MW
James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2019 Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès is lovely, wafting from the glass with scents of peonies, red berries, exotic spices and orange rind, its élevage once again imperceptible, even at this early stage. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and sensual, it's ample and layered, with a vibrant core of fruit, melting tannins and succulent acids. If the 2018 was saturated in hue and defined by rich reserves of fruit and tannin, the 2019 is more elegant and fragile, with more ethereal aromas; it's only the wine's comparatively elevated alcohol that betrays the fact that it, too, is the product of a warm, dry, sunny vintage.
Mid garnet colour. Midway between beaujolais levity and burgundy seriousness on the nose! Good, direct fresh fruitiness! Quite a bit of texture. Serious beaujolais that could probably be drunk at many different stages. Very long. (JR)