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About This Wine:
While many Moulin à Vent cuvees are often muscular, this gem from 2009 straddles the delicious line between dense, deep fruit and dazzling freshness—it’s a much more fruit-forward Moulin, with a little something for everyone. Cherry syrup, black raspberries and a generous shake of black pepper...
The Durdilly family has recently split their vineyard holdings; Pierre (the younger brother of Paul, of “La Chassagne”) has staked his claim with his son Guillaume, 23, on a piece of extraordinary land in Moulin a Vent. Here ‘gryphees,’ or seashell fossils, dominate the soils—the mineral content and character of these remarkable soils are what gives this cuvee its structure and endless freshness. While many Moulin à Vent cuvees are often muscular, this gem from 2009 straddles the delicious line between dense, deep fruit and dazzling freshness—it’s a much more fruit-forward Moulin, with a little something for everyone. Cherry syrup, black raspberries and a generous shake of black pepper are the flavors you’ll find here—and excitingly this is one Moulin à Vent that you won’ t have to wait 20 years to enjoy.
Ratings & Reviews
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
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar ('08 vintage):"Bright red. Bright red berry and cherry scents are complicated by notes of rose, underbrush and spices. Firm, gently chewy cherry and berry skin flavors possess a refreshingly bitter quality and are further enlivened by juicy acidity. I like this wine's blend of earthiness and sweetness. Finishes persistent, with a note of candied rose." -Josh Raynolds (Nov 2009)
