Description
“The Janin’s estate is one of the leading lights of the Romanèche Thorins. Its manicured vineyards are predominantly planted in manganese rich soils that emphasize the wines spicy, very original taste of terroir and improve their ageing potential.” Bettane & Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines of France.
This is the area of Burgundy that delivers the greatest values in red wines and when you consider that quality Moulin à Vent can easily live and develop for 40 – 50 years, you can hardly have too much of the stuff. From the particularly small but excellent ripe harvest of 2013 – which yielded Janin an average of just 26 hl/ha – you can expect something really special from a grower of this calibre.
Janin’s seven hectares of Moulin à Vent vines are scattered over 10 different parcels. Old vines, low yields and organic/biodynamic viticulture are the norm. No wonder La Revue du Vin de France lists Janin as amongst their top six Beaujolais growers. The wines are raised in the same huge 35/hl barrels first purchased by Eric Janin’s grandfather and are neither fined nor filtered. They are some of the most age worthy wines from the region with a structured, mineral, ferrous intensity that screams “granite “. This is in fact one of the very few Beaujolais estates forced to strictly allocate their wines … hence the very limited quantities we have available!
Les Vignes du Tremblay is crafted from a blend of parcels in and around the historical Tremblay climat of Moulin à Vent and is the cuvée we typically get the most of. In years which deliver volume and quality, two single vineyard wines are made, Les Greneriers Vieilles Vignes and Clos du Tremblay. Without the quantity for a separate les Greneriers cuvée in 2013 the old vine fruit from this parcel joins a roster of vineyards that include Champ de Cour, Brusselions, Greneriers (jeune vignes), Perelles and Aux Caves (each vinified separately). These parcels cover myriad soil types and aspects but we can generalise and say that, for the most part, the vines here are rooted in the rose tinted granitic sands of the region. The old vine concentration – les Greneriers weighs in with fruit from its 100+ year old vines – is immediately apparent. Back to its very best, this is a deep, aromatic, mouth filling, teeth staining Bojo crammed with spotless grenadine, smoke and anise tinged fruit, cheek hugging tannins and great freshness and length. This is cracking wine now so enjoy this.. It will improve for up to 10 years but I say enjoy this now
RRP $47
