2021 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Griffe du Marquis - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie (3/28/2025)
P&P. Well, this took about half a nano second to determine this was quite a different bird than the 16-19 vintages of the Griffe, of which I have enjoyed immensely (especially17,19). The nose in particular really stood out, lots of green tobacco, iron, a little touch of red berries, very Chinon like upon reflection. If I am being honest, I never really warmed up the nose. But the palate attacks with a clean hit of bright, cheery raspberry red fruit backed blow for blow with some rip roaring acidity. There seems just enough material to provide balance, I'm sure this is a great application of the used Burgundy barrels this cuvee normally sees. Speaking of Burgundy, this tasted like a cross between a Chinon and a Savigny with just enough sweetness to call it a gamay. Good stuff, though I agree its probably better to enjoy on the younger side, we'll see.
I love 2021 freshness in general and agree that for Beaujolais there are probably better vintages for aging. Interestingly, I find the Griffe cuvee, in every vintage, to peak much younger than the Tardive. Always assumed that a year in oak just sped up the development but curious if anyone else has had consistent similar experience.
Interesting and thank you for chiming in Shiraz. I have only been buying the Coudert VT and Griffe since the 16 vintage, but I had assumed the latter would be the better candidate for cellering beyond the normal Bojo windows. It will be fun to compare down the road that is for sure!
Thanks for all of your notes. Iām new to this hobby (wine collecting, not wine drinking) and Roilette has caught my attention recently due to threads such as this one. Not in a rush, Iām biding my time to buy a few and try out this bottling as well as the Tardive. I believe @Robert.A.Jr is a fan as well as @Sarah_Kirschbaum on occasion. Itās very helpful to have more data points.
This of course makes me wonder when Beaujolais āpeaksā? I am sure there are many moving parts, so Iāll get specificā when should one drink their 2017s, especially from Thivin?
This topic crossed my mind as I opened a 2017 Reverdon the other night and a lot of the beautiful strawberry fruit it showed on release has already mellow out.
The 2021 Griffe du Marquis is a really lovely wine, but a couple of weeks ago I had it along side a 2022 Foillard Morgan Cote du Py and that blew it out the water - it really is incredible.
Iāve been a follower of Foillards Py since the 2014 vintage and have various vintages in my cellar. Never (yet) had the 2022, must rectify that. I see it is availble locally. Lovely wine, but that Griffe is still imprinted in my memory. Of course YMVV.
I think 2021 Griffe will age well, and time under cork will yield good, more seamless results and bottle sweetness at age 10-15 +. I thought it needed time.
Had this over the weekend - my first experience with this producer. Never had anything like itā¦ was certainly impressionable. I enjoyed it but non wine geek fam werenāt so intrigued. Does the iron note integrate in time? It seemed to be a bit overbearing at this stage.
griffe is their oldest vines and usually takes the most time to break down. i havent had 2021 but ive had a 2020 quite earlyā¦maybe last year. and while certainly very primary, i thought it was incredible and the best the clos de la roilette wines (and im a fan).
in my opinion, its the āgrand cruā of fleurie in terms of weight and depth.