Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Old Vine Gamay on Thanksgiving 2025. Murky ruby color. Aromas of red berries, wet stones, red flowers and sweet spices. Flavors of red plums, sour red cherries and raspberries, cranberries and baking spices. Distinct iron/granite note on the medium-plus finish. Medium body, soft tannins and ample acidity. A bit muddy. Reasonable Beauj. — 19 hours ago

Steven Moya

9.0

Gamay all Day. — 4 years ago

Paul Masson

9.0

Maybe the best producer left for under $25 Beaujolais, other than Clos de la Roilette — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

The Tardive really is an uptick in depth though this is such kick ass Beaujolais I’ve always felt it deserves its own category (Kick A- Beaujo). Black cherries, but seriously black, oodles of fruit but it’s the minerality & acid that sets it apart, along w the depth. Medium bodied, taut( not tight somehow). Ribena with cracked black pepper nose. Blind tasting w friends but guessed to be every region but Beaujo. If I remember the history right, this is more of a Moulin Vent property, so makes some sense it has such gravitas- which is what it is, a joyous wine with gravitas. Dressner importer. Oh, and it’s ok to try now, it’s not infanticide. 25$ on sale- that’s just stupid. — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Too young for early consumption. Deep Gamay with mouth coating notes of good and plenty candy. Licorice pastille. Blind tasters were in Grenache world and I don’t blame them. Delicious, but too early. — 2 days ago

paul kretzer

9.1

Earthy with cherry and light raspberry. Light carbonic phenols that open up as it sits in the glass. Nice — 3 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

N: Caught between Burg and CDP.
Pepper, garrigue, souis bois, black and red, animalistic in the best way. it smells tarry, spice, dark fruits. ( so far, it’s giving the last Clos de Roilette a run for it’s money)
P: light textured and deep, ( ha) tarry, plums, liquorice, chalky blackness.
Amazing Fleurie!
thanks @firstbottlewines
— 4 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.5

Still drinking great. Wine of the night for the Wine Budds and we had a baller lineup. — 5 months ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

I knew these need time but don’t remember such disjointedness when young? — 10 months ago

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Peter Sultan

9.0

Thanksgiving accompaniment & interesting taste after trying the Tardive several weeks ago. Really was two different wines, & have to say I think this needed larger stemware to really showcase. That said, this is coiled & taut, a big Beaujolais with creosote & eucalyptus notes that I did not find in the Tardive. Black fruits & a near black red color. Plenty of stuffing for several years I imagine. The more I drink Roilette the more I feel it’s almost not fair to compare it to other Beaujolais. It tastes like it’s own style and a separate, distinct class of wine. A second bottle awaits, along w bigger stemware & perhaps a decant. — 6 years ago