Rating from the Hachette Wine Guide: 2**(Remarkable Wine)+ Editor's Choice
Tasting notes: “The Prieur-Labruyère partnership has allowed Prieur’s winemaker, Nadine Gublin, to demonstrate that she is just as comfortable with Gamay as she is with Pinot. She applied her Burgundian methods to the Beaujolais grape variety by destemming the harvest, allowing it to ferment for a long time (twenty-one days), and aging it for fourteen months in barrels. The result is a remarkably rich and complex wine with a violet hue, a nose of blackberry, blueberry, and mocha, and a dense yet elegant texture. “Cellar for five years and serve with a rib of beef or game.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2012)
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Eye
beautiful purple dress
Nose
with delicious notes of blackberry, blueberry, and mocha
Palate
a rich and complex wine with a dense yet elegant body
Serve
at 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2012
Drink before
2019
Food and wine pairings
Pair it with a rib of beef, game...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable vintage, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
The Labruyère estate is one of the oldest in the Moulin-à-Vent appellation. In 1850, Jean-Marie Labruyère, a vineyard worker, settled in Les Thorins, a hamlet of Romanèche-Thorins. Since then, successive generations have managed the estate’s 10 hectares. During this period, the family acquired the appellation’s only single vineyard, the Clos du Moulin-à-Vent. In 2008, Édouard Labruyère took over the estate with the goal of elevating it to the ranks of the appellation’s leading producers. Under the guidance of winemaker Nadine Gublin (who also oversees the Jacques Prieur estate and JM Labruyère champagnes), the estate has reached new heights in recent vintages. The wines, which can be austere upon opening, demonstrate a depth and complexity that live up to the ambitions set forth a decade ago. Clos-du-Moulin-à-Vent holds its own, a superb success in 2017.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
After making their fortune in the retail industry, the Labruyères invested in wine, purchasing shares in Dom. Jacques Prieur in Meursault in 1988. Since 2008, they have also reconnected with their Beaujolais roots: an ancestor had settled in Les Thorins in 1850, notably managing the renowned Clos du Moulin-à-Vent monopoly. Édouard Labruyère took over the estate, retaining only the finest plots. The vineyard now covers 14 hectares.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
2018 is the finest vintage I have tasted to date from Domaine Labruyère. Not only was the Moulin-à-Vent finally spared from hail—which devastated the appellation in 2016 and 2017 —but the 2018s are the most integrated wines I have tasted from the estate to date, with their aging contributing a much more subtle aromatic and structural profile than was the case in the previous vintages I have encountered. The winemaking here is what is sometimes described as Burgundian: that is, the grapes are destemmed and macerated for 2 to 3 weeks in concrete tanks before aging in barrels and demi-muids.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
The Labruyère family has owned this château since 1850. Jean-Pierre Labruyère, who also owns the Jacques Prieur estate in Meursault and Château Rouget in Pomerol, handed over the reins to his son Édouard in 2008. The winery has been modernized, and the estate expanded. In 2000, the Clos du Moulin-à-Vent was added to the vineyard holdings. Nadine Gublin is in charge of the cellar, and Michel Rovere oversees the vineyards. The so-called “Burgundian” winemaking method (destemming followed by barrel aging) produces wines with full yet smooth tannins that age beautifully.
Customer rating
3.9/5
based on 32 reviews
Review by Mr. FREDERIC B. Posted on November 15, 2014
A rather surprising wine—I wouldn’t call it a Gamay, but it’s rich, with a nose of blackberries and a smooth, well-balanced palate. Is this a technical wine???
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Review by Mr. REMY G. Published on March 22, 2014
A pleasant wine, nothing more.
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Review by Mr. JEAN LUC A. Posted on 10/03/2012
Already well-developed, it may benefit from a little more aging. Well-balanced. Perfect with a leg, shoulder, or rack of lamb in a herb and pistachio crust.
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Review by Mr. BENOIST L. Published on July 23, 2020
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Review by Ms. VALERIE C. Posted on 02/08/2019
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Review by Mr. JEAN LOUIS D. Published on June 8, 2018
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Review by Mr. THIERRY V. Published on May 29, 2017
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Review by Mr. MICHEL R. Posted on January 21, 2017
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Review by Mr. MATHIEU L. Published on August 11, 2016
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Review by Mr. FRANCK S. Published on March 29, 2016
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