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Château des Jacques - Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour 2009

Name: Château des Jacques - Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour 2009
Brand: Château des Jacques
Rating: 3.7 (7 reviews)

Moulin-à-Vent|Red wine

3.7/5 (7 customers)

Ratings: Robert Parker 89-90+/100, Gault Millau 17.5/20, Bettane & Desseauve 16/20, RVF 15.5/20
This lovely wine offers a high-quality aromatic profile: stone fruits (plum) and, on the floral side, peony. The palate is silky, marked by elegant tannins with hints of wild black fruits, as well as a slight smokiness. A very promising vintage!

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Estate

Château des Jacques

Vintage

Champ de Cour

Vintage

2009

Designation

Moulin-à-Vent

Region

Beaujolais

Grape Varieties

100% Gamay

Regions

sandy with 6–7% clay, fairly deep, overlying mainly granitic bedrock that is fairly rich in manganese

Viticulture

Sustainable farming with no synthetic additives. No deep plowing, but rather surface-level practices to preserve soil structure

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

without fermentation or carbonic maceration; the grapes undergo a three- to four-week fermentation period

Livestock Farming

10 to 11 months in new oak barrels (the wood comes from various French forests)

Eye

A very beautiful color with a deep, rich garnet hue

Nose

offers a rich array of aromas: stone fruits (plum) and, on the floral side, peony.

Palate

Silky, with refined tannins, aromas of wild black fruits, and a hint of smokiness

Serve

decant at 15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2013

Drink before

2025

Food and Wine Pairings

Ce vin se mariera parfaitement avec des viandes rouges en sauce, du gibier (venaison) et certains fromages comme le Brie, le Coulommiers...<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2021 guide): 4*Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)

About the estate:

The estate, owned by Louis Jadot of Beaune but managed independently, has grown significantly since its acquisition in 1996. The vineyard spans 90 hectares, primarily consisting of Moulin-à-Vent, a variety in which the estate is a leading specialist. It owns plots in the finest areas, such as Rochegrès, La Roche, Carquelins, and, more recently, La Rochelle. Cyril Chirouze continues the tradition of excellence established more than fifteen years ago.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

Is the 2018 vintage the finest wine produced to date at Château des Jacques under Jadot’s leadership? That is certainly the question I asked myself while tasting these new releases, and Cyril Chirouze and his team deserve the warmest praise for what they have accomplished. When Jadot acquired this vast historic estate in 1996, the winemaking process was reimagined with a Burgundian focus, introducing destemming, long macerations, new oak, and extended aging. To my palate, the oaky component of the wines was sometimes too pronounced, even with bottle aging; and that is why these 2018s stand out: they are quite simply the best-integrated wines I have tasted from Château des Jacques between 1996 and today. Deep, concentrated, and elegantly robust—after all, 2018 was a hot year—these are serious wines, built for cellaring, and I am truly very optimistic about their future. All the wines reviewed here come highly recommended.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated Estate (2022 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the estate:

Since its acquisition in 1996 by the Beaune-based Louis Jadot, the estate has fully embraced its identity, and “Les Jacques” has emerged as a model of a Beaujolais wine with aging potential, while continuing to draw on Burgundian methods. Following the era of Guillaume de Castelnau (director from 2000 to 2014), Pierre-Henri Gagey handed the reins back to Cyril Chirouze in 2016—an agricultural engineer and oenologist who had previously worked as a winemaker there from 2007 to 2013. The single-vineyard wines require a minimum of five years of aging to fully express the character of their terroir. It is clear that the transition to organic farming and the construction of the new winery have marked a new milestone in the definition of these wines. We will be following this progress closely.

Customer Rating

3.7/5

based on 7 reviews