WTN: 2 x 2006 Moulin-à-Vent from Dubœuf + 1 Juliénas

There has been so much talk recently on certain parts of the vinous internet on Dubœuf, that I was very interested these two recent arrivals to our monopoly. I haven't been too keen on most Dubœufs I've had before, but I must admit I really enjoyed the Rosieres.

• 2006 Georges Dubœuf Moulin-à-Vent - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent (8/23/2008)
  18,28€; 13%; Fût de Chêne - and so it smells. It smells sweet and the oak is so dominant it reminds me more of hot-chocolate than wine! Moderately light body, bitter oak notes and sadly the aftertaste is extremely long (and bitterly oaky). Offensive.
• 2006 Georges Dubœuf Moulin-à-Vent Domaine des Rosiers - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent (8/23/2008)
  15,58€; 13% abv. A pleasant scent of red berries, some earth and jasmine tea - very expressive and (dare I say it?) pure! Gladly it doesn't show signs of the dreaded 71B yeast. Quite light and graceful, more tannic than acidic. Long. Considering my previous experiences with Duboeuf, I was very positively surprised. Genuinely enjoyable.

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[David M. Bueker]

Ok, so I am puzzled by the oak reference, as I had no idea he was using noticeable oak (does not make any sense), but as for liking the Rosiers I am not too surprised, as the domaine bottlings are typically a big step up.

Ok, so I am puzzled by the oak reference, as I had no idea he was using noticeable oak (does not make any sense), but as for liking the Rosiers I am not too surprised, as the domaine bottlings are typically a big step up.

With Fût de Chêne on the label, I guess we shouldn't be surprised, though I admit I was surprised, too.

Ok, so I am puzzled by the oak reference, as I had no idea he was using noticeable oak (does not make any sense)...

The folks at North Berkeley used to be proud of how they got their Beaujolais producers to use noticeable oak. But I believe they were shooting for a higher price point than this MaV.

[David M. Bueker]

Interesting - I have never seen that bottling.

One more Dubœuf became available today. Since many people whose tastes I get along with have opined that the domaine bottlings are as good as I thought the MàV to be, I dared to buy this one, too:

• 2006 Georges Dubœuf Juliénas Château des Capitans - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Juliénas (8/25/2008)
  
  
  
  16,88€; 13% abv. A rather dark toned nose of raspberry and game meat. It smells a bit like freshly cut wood (n.b. not oak). Quite full bodied within the context of Beaujolais, but does have a bit softer acidity than I would ideally hope. The tannins provide enough structure to keep everything together. Long, savoury aftertaste. Nice!
  
  We haven't seen much Juliénas here (only Drouhin's IIRC), so I have no idea if this is typical of the AOC. Who makes good Juliénas? It seems to be a Cru that doesn't get very much noise on wine fora.

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[David M. Bueker]

Who makes good Juliénas?

Tete.

What David said. Also Pascal Granger.