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About This Wine:
Appellation Fleurie - Cru du Beaujolais
Varietal 100% Gamay
Description
Lying on homogeneous soils of granite containing large crystals, Fleurie is often regarded as the « Queen of Beaujolais ». The wines are characterized by abounding finesse and elegance with floral aromas of irises and violets.
Appellation size: 871 ha
Winemaking
Traditional vinification with controlled temperature.
Tasting note
The Fleurie 2009 reveals a very pleasant aroma of red fruit and floral hints of peony. An elegant wine where the acidity and tannins create impressive harmony.
Suggested food pairings
Roasted chicken, grilled meats and cheese.
Ratings & Reviews
90 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Attractive flavors of boysenberry, black cherry and cassis mix with light licorice and vanilla notes. A tangy minerality drives this light- to medium-bodied red and lingers on the herb-tinged finish. Drink now through 2014. 1,200 cases imported." –AN (Feb 28, 2011)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:"A lovely nose of very ripe fresh white peaches and red raspberries that could almost have come from a Riesling rises from the glass of Fessy 2009 Fleurie, which proceeds to invigorate and refresh, with its bright, faintly tart acidity well-woven into the wine’s fruit character rather than detached as was the case with other wines in the new Fessy collection. What’s more, there is no significant bitterness blocking the finish, which is lip-smackingly generous, if not notably complex. Hints of peony perfume and underlying wet stone do, however, add to the interest and allure of a wine I suspect will be best enjoyed over the next 12-18 months." - Davind Schildknecht (Aug 2010)
2009 Red BurgundyBy Josh Raynolds of Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
"The
2009 red Burgundies are the wines most Americans thought they were
getting when they paid through the nose to snag the much-hyped 2005s
four years ago. After all, unless consumers had carefully read in-depth
early reports on the 2005s in publications like this one—as opposed to
making a Pavlovian response to raves about the vintage that began
literally before the grapes were picked—they were likely to have assumed
that a warm, sunny growing season had produced fleshy, fruity wines
with great richness and sex appeal."
"Two thousand nine, on the
other hand, is a splendid and alluring vintage from the get-go. These
wines are more heterogeneous in style than the 2005s, and less
powerfully structured as a rule, but the majority of wines from the top
producers I visit every year should provide pleasure to their lucky
owners pretty much throughout their lives in bottle."
"The
vintage at its best. The young 2009s range dramatically in style and
quality. The best are wonderfully silky, scented pinots, fully ripe but
not roasted, with a rare level of fleshiness and compelling sweetness of
fruit. I love their surprisingly fresh red fruit character. They will
likely be delicious on release, but they also appear to possess the
stuffing and phenolic ripeness for at least mid-term aging. The greatest
among them have the concentration of phenolic material and balance to
surprise with their longevity."
Read the full article at Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:
http://www.wineaccess.com/expert/tanzer/article.html?content_id=68445
