Wine from Beaujolais

Vinous, 91 points: Brilliant violet color. Aromas of fresh red/blue fruits, candied flowers and smoky minerals pick up a spicy nuance with air. Taut and focused on the palate, offering appealingly sweet raspberry, boysenberry and spicecake...

Vinous, 92 points: Vivid ruby. Highly perfumed red and blue fruit and floral pastille aromas are sharpened by white pepper and smoky mineral nuances. Juicy and energetic in the mouth, offering intense boysenberry and raspberry preserve...

Vinous, 94 points: Deep magenta. An expansive bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, rose oil and smoky minerals. Juicy and energetic in the mouth, offering sappy black raspberry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors that show very good...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (91-92) Scents of creme de cassis, chocolate, and nutmeg entice from the glass of Liger-Belair’s 2011 Moulin-a-Vent La Roche, though the torrefactive aspect here is no doubt prompted in large part by the wine’s low-sulfur...

Burghound, 94 points: (91-94 points) Here too the nose displays notes of reduction and wood toast. The middle weight plus flavors are quite densely concentrated with outstanding power and punch where the impressive amount of dry extract serves...

Vinous, 93 points: Dark ruby. Smoke-accented black/blue fruit and floral pastille aromas are complemented by suggestions of incense and cola. Sappy, expansive black raspberry and boysenberry flavors display impressive depth as well as...