Jean-Claude Lapalu
Côte de Brouilly Gamay
A good reminder of why I love Brouilly. A serious wine for a nice evening of star gazing in the mountains. Great crushed scents of muddled cinnamon and dried cherries. Earthy tones with a backbone and a funkiness without too much stench. Clean, tight, but refreshing and alive.
A good reminder of why I love Brouilly. A serious wine for a nice evening of star gazing in the mountains. Great crushed scents of muddled cinnamon and dried cherries. Earthy tones with a backbone and a funkiness without too much stench. Clean, tight, but refreshing and alive.
Aug 5th, 2018Crushed black cherries, flowers, cinnamon and clove, ferns and mushrooms, minerals. Great perfume. Palate is showing some leanness and focused acidity. Tannins are present but very fine and soft. Really opened up with some air. Great expression of gamay
Crushed black cherries, flowers, cinnamon and clove, ferns and mushrooms, minerals. Great perfume. Palate is showing some leanness and focused acidity. Tannins are present but very fine and soft. Really opened up with some air. Great expression of gamay
1 person found it helpfulJul 31st, 2016Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
Unfiltered and shimmering neon red! Wild, expressive and lean without the austerity. Very nice and fresh. Very natural tasting
Unfiltered and shimmering neon red! Wild, expressive and lean without the austerity. Very nice and fresh. Very natural tasting
Dec 8th, 20162012. Drier, more savory overall. I dig the Lapalu style. Equal parts earth, berry, spice and freshness.
2012. Drier, more savory overall. I dig the Lapalu style. Equal parts earth, berry, spice and freshness.
Jan 13th, 2016Pretty tight would love to see it age, too bad I'm super impatient.
Pretty tight would love to see it age, too bad I'm super impatient.
Dec 4th, 2015Earthy, more Rhone-like, really nice though, a mellow wine
Earthy, more Rhone-like, really nice though, a mellow wine
Aug 10th, 2015From last night. Earthy and savory. Wanted a bit more acid and some fruit. Backed with nuance, it kept changing throughout the night. #gamay #bojo #Beaujolais #wine
From last night. Earthy and savory. Wanted a bit more acid and some fruit. Backed with nuance, it kept changing throughout the night. #gamay #bojo #Beaujolais #wine
Feb 23rd, 2015