Wines from Chiroubles

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Domaine Cheysson 2006 La Precieuse Vieilles Vignes Gamay (Chiroubles)

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The wine comes from a parcel on the steep slopes of Chiroubles called Les Roches, appropriately enough with its very stony soil. It is a gorgeous, ripe wine, with light toast over the black fruits, ripe plums, cherries. The tannins are now soft, but still give weight to the rich, velvet texture of the sumptuous fruits. — R.V. (11/1/2009)

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Domaine Cheysson 2005 La Secrète Gamay (Chiroubles)

A big, ripe wine, with firm tannins, powerful with black plum flavors. It is aged in large barrels, adding an extra complexity, structured with some dryness in the aftertaste. — R.V. (9/1/2008)

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Georges Duboeuf 2009 Domaine Desmures Gamay (Chiroubles)

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Price $14

Rich and perfumed, the wine is packed with black cherry and damson fruit flavors. It is concentrated with its tannins firmly integrated, giving great final fruit and ripeness. — R.V. (10/1/2011)

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Domaine Cheysson 2005 Cuvée Prestige Gamay (Chiroubles)

Made from old vines and aged in wood, this is a rich, dense, now mature wine. The bright red fruit is softened by the wood, rounded out, then balanced with tannins. — R.V. (9/1/2008)

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Domaine Cheysson 2008 Cuvée Tradition Gamay (Chiroubles)

Great structure and ripe fruit produce a wine that has both sweetness, concentration and richness. The spice and acidity combine to create a full-bodied wine, packed with black berry fruits and an edge of minerality. — R.V. (11/1/2009)

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Georges Duboeuf 2008 Flower label Gamay (Chiroubles)

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Price $13

Chiroubles, at the highest altitude of the Beaujolais cru villages, produces structured wines, and this is no exception. The tannins are bare bones under the textured flesh of plum skins and dried fruits. Mineral and austere at this stage, the wine needs aging. — R.V. (11/1/2009)

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Signé Vigneron 2008 Domaine Leroux Morin Gamay (Chiroubles)

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Price $17

A pure strawberry jam wine, its ripe fruit scintillating with freshness and acidity. The wine is also round, with tannins giving some weight. The aftertaste is deliciously fruity. — R.V. (8/1/2010)

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Henry Fessy 2009 Gamay (Chiroubles)

Price $19

There is an austere character to this wine, tannins edged with minerality. It has weight as well as concentration and, as compensation, sweet cherry juice to go with all this structure. — R.V. (10/1/2011)

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