92 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Bottled on the eve of harvest in late August, Brun’s tank-raised 2011 Fleurie (from the Grille-Midi sector) allies vividly seedy blackberry and red currant with black tea, beef marrow, crushed stone, iodine and salt. Fine-grained in texture, this finishes with exuberance, energy, and lip-lashing intensity that goes beyond even the other bright, vibrant wines in the present collection. This superb value should perform admirably through at least 2018. Veteran Jean-Paul Brun picked most of his crus during the first week in September, and as usual destemmed the entirety of their fruit. (Inexplicably, he failed to bring a bottle of his 2011 Moulin-a-Vent to our meeting – which took place “up north” at Desvigne’s – and I have unfortunately had no subsequent opportunity to catch up with a bottle.)"