FLEURIE CLOS DE LA ROILETTE
2016 Cuvée Tardive Domaine Coudert
| Grapes | Gamay |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Beaujolais |
| Sub-district | Beaujolais Villages |
| Village | Fleurie |
| ABV | 13% |
Hint of brûlée on the nose. Lovely ripe strawberry fruit well-covered in dusty tannins. Texture forward of fruit. Good stuff. Chewy, properly chewy. Hint of minty/fennel herb and a bit of spice. Needs food. I’d like a seared duck breast with redcurrants here. Or Persian lamb salad with pomegranates. Drinking range: 2020 - 2024 Rating: 16.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2018)
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Lurid magenta. A complex, expansive bouquet evokes ripe boysenberry and black raspberry, along with pungent floral, spice and herb notes. Coats the palate with sweet red/blue fruit, candied violet and spicecake flavors that deepen and spread out steadily with aeration. Conveys a suave blend of richness and energy and finishes extremely long and nervy, displaying harmonious tannins and resonating florality. Drinking range: 2023 - 2029 Rating: 94 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Mar 2018)
Clos de La Roilette
From a famous little corner of Fleurie, but ironically the word 'Fleurie' does not dominate their iconic yellow labels, this is because the domaine was created before the Fleurie Appellation existed and the label still retains the original, classic design! In fact up until 1926 the vineyard owners felt they were in Moulin a Vent and were a little disappointed to be put in to the 'new-fangled' Fleurie appellation, The soils here are an unusual mix of manganese and clay, this gives wines with more structure and power than most Fleuries. This wine is named after a favourite racehorse 'La Roilette' owned by a previous owner of the farm in the early 1900s. This is why the unchanged label from the 1920s carries the silhouette of a horse's head. The Couderts own the largest part of this old estate, and pick from old vines at maximum maturity to make fully coloured wines with great juicy richness. They are without doubt one of the finest domaines in the Beaujolais.
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2022 FLEURIE Clos de La Roilette
Beaujolais France 13.5% Red
Gamay.
Brisk and bright, some weight to the nose in an immediate supple Fleurie style, lovely spice behind which gives energy to the wine. Stylish, long, poised. To bottle in April 2023.
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy
2022 FLEURIE Cuvée Tardive Clos de La Roilette
Beaujolais France 14% Red
Gamay.
A richer deep purple for the Cuvée tardive compared to the regular bottling. The bouquet is more backward. Tight but with such a wealth of fruit. The classic white pepper crunch helps to balance the ripeness of th...(read more)
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