Description

100% Gamay. Côte de Brouilly was Jean-Paul’s first cru bottling. He farms vines ranging from 40 to 55 years old, facing east and midway up a steep slope (up to a 45-degree grade), on poor soils of hard granite and iron; he does not work these soils as he does the ones down in Charnay. The vinification is traditional Burgundian. The grapes are rigorously sorted and destemmed, crushed, and fermented with indigenous yeasts and no sulfur. Maceration lasts 3-4 weeks in concrete vats; aging is in concrete for 6-8 months before bottling with gentle filtration and a small amount of sulfur.

This is a gorgeous wine! Lovely aromas of ripe blackberry and bright fruits such as boysenberry and red currant, very floral with violets, citrus, cocoa, and earth. The palate is ripe but balanced (at 12.5% alcohol) with black and red fruit liqueur with mineral salts and citrusy acids that linger in the lush finish.