Domaine des Terres Dorees "Grille Midi" Fleurie 2015
VJR
93
JG
91+
JS
91
WA
91
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VJR
93
JG
91+
JS
91
WA
91
What Critics Think
Vinous - Josh Raynolds : 93 Points
(10/2017) Deep ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, Asian spices and a strong blast of smoky minerals. In a distinctly elegant, precise style, offering seamless, appealingly sweet raspberry, lavender pastille and spicecake flavors that show excellent depth as well as finesse. In a silky, seductive style, but this wine also has firm structure thanks to a core of juicy acidity, which adds nerve to the very long, floral-dominated finish. Drinking Window: 2022 - 2027.
John Gilman : 91+ Points
(9/2017) The 2015 Fleurie “Grillé Midi” from Jean-Paul Brun is quite black fruity on the nose and nicely roasted in profile, but also precise, sappy and vibrant in its aromatic profile, as it offers up scents of black cherries, a bit of smoked meats, dark chocolate, fresh thyme, lovely soil tones, violets and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and a bit tannic, with a superb core, fine focus and grip, good balance and fine length and grip on the nascently complex finish. This is listed at 12.5 percent octane and I would not be surprised if this is fairly close, as this does not seem like a particularly ripe and muscle-bound 2015, but rather a very nicely structured wine for the long haul. Fine juice. Drink between 2019-2030.
James Suckling : 91 Points
(2/22/2018) Attractive ripe strawberries and raspberries with some ripe plums and black tea. The palate has a very bold, fleshy and deep-set array of bold tannins. A thick, fruit finish. Try from 2020.
Wine Advocate : 91 Points
(8/31/2017) The 2015 Fleurie Grille Midi has a lively, quite feisty bouquet with ample black cherries, raspberry and hints of dark chocolate that are well defined. The palate is very well balanced with supple tannin and a fine thread of acidity. It is typically modern in style, but Jean-Paul infuses such finesse and detail into this Fleurie that it is nigh irresistible. Give this Fleurie two years in bottle to get the most from it. Drink Date: 2019 - 2028.
