The colour is medium garnet. On the nose mushrooms, cherries and stewed plums. In the mouth good acidity, but not much else. The aftertaste is rather short.
This wine is made under the Moulin-à-Vent denomination, most likely the best of the ten Beaujolais crus.
Beaujolais is a wine region of France located just south of Burgundy. It is the homeland of Gamay, a grape variety that in the past the ruling dukes of Burgundy tried to outlaw. It survived only in the granite-based soils in the hills just north of Lyon.
Clos des Thorins is made at Chateau des Jacques, which was acquired by Maison Louis Jadot in 1996. Luois Jadot was the first Burgundy house to purchase a major Beaujolais producer and has brought many of its Burgundian winemaking techniques to the estate.
I bought this bottle directly at the Chateau when I visited the region in 2015. I should have drunk it earlier. Back then for this bottle I paid 21 EUR. Now in France you can find it for double the price. More recent vintage also seems to sell for some 50% more.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Gamay
Type: Red
Vintage: 2009
Producer: Chateau des Jacques
Price range: Medium (15-30 US$)
Pascal’s Enjoyment Index: 3/5