Georges Duboeuf Domaine de Riaz Cote de Brouilly, Beaujolais, France

杜寶夫城市莊園（布魯依丘）紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：1932

While a “flower label” Cote de Brouilly came off as somewhat bifurcated and astringent, the Duboeuf 2010 Cote de Brouilly Domaine de Riaz (owned and run by the same brothers as Chateau de la Perriere) displays scents and positively tart but ripe flavors of Maine blueberry and finishes relatively simply, but with sustained and infectious juiciness accompanied by a salty tang. George Duboeuf and his estate-collaborators – for further general comments on whom consult my issue 190 report – harvested from mid-September into the first week of October and pronounced themselves reasonably satisfied with the size of their crop as well as its quality. Most of the fruit came in at between 12-12.5% alcohol, with only a small share being chaptalized. And while the manner of extraction typically practiced chez Duboeuf strikes me as serving for rather uniformly deep colors, Duboeuf remarked that the 2010s colored with particular, and surprising, ease. The percentage of wines bottled at the time of my June visit was, predictably, considerably higher than had been the case for the 2009s at the same point on the calendar. Observing conventions established in the aforementioned previous report, I have made reference to aging potential only for any wines that I expect might be worth following for longer than a couple of years, and where I have identified a wine solely by appellation, it represents a so-called “Selections Georges Duboeuf” cuvee, adorned with his company’s signature flower labels. I also tasted on this occasion several late-released, wooded “prestige” bottlings – rendered in 1,000-2,500 volumes – which however were not destined to appear in U.S. markets.Importer: William Deutsch & Son Ltd., White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-9463