Jean-Claude Lapalu

Le Rang du Merle Beaujolais-Villages Gamay

9.327 ratings
9.312 pro ratings
Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Gamay
Chicken, Game, Turkey, Duck, Goose
Top Notes For
Meg Herring

Super floral! Needs a few hours (a day really) to come around but after that it’s all lilacs and dried roses with strawberries, cherries, dead leaves, green peppercorns, and wet earth. Drinking like a dream at the moment but not sure how much time the 2011 has left in it. I would drink now or soon.

Super floral! Needs a few hours (a day really) to come around but after that it’s all lilacs and dried roses with strawberries, cherries, dead leaves, green peppercorns, and wet earth. Drinking like a dream at the moment but not sure how much time the 2011 has left in it. I would drink now or soon.

Apr 17th, 2019
Mark Morgan

Big and bold, but way too bretty. Maybe a bad bottle?

Big and bold, but way too bretty. Maybe a bad bottle?

Nov 20th, 2018
Nicolas Bazinet

Le Rang du Merle, sa grande cuvée.
Ya du monde, on attend encore ...

Le Rang du Merle, sa grande cuvée.
Ya du monde, on attend encore ...

Feb 14th, 2016
Brad Ball

Sommelier/Wine Director Social Wine Bar

9.4

This Gamay at its best. Baby Metras-esque.

This Gamay at its best. Baby Metras-esque.

Nov 29th, 2014
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

One of 2 super rare lapalu cuvees. Needs 10 minutes for funk to blow off but once it does....awesomeness.

One of 2 super rare lapalu cuvees. Needs 10 minutes for funk to blow off but once it does....awesomeness.

Nov 20th, 2014
Seth Liebman

Wine Director/Sommelier

9.4

Power. Finesse. Acid. Oh, yeah.

Power. Finesse. Acid. Oh, yeah.

Nov 20th, 2014
Yannik Poirier

Énorme. Qu'elle belle bouteille. Belle matière dense. Très équilibré. Vivra très longtemps.

Énorme. Qu'elle belle bouteille. Belle matière dense. Très équilibré. Vivra très longtemps.

Apr 5th, 2013
Byron Fuller

From magnum. Quasi-amarone Beaujolais. Finally open for business, needs air though. Reduced cough syrup note isn’t my favorite but it works. I’ll keep the last magnum another 5-10. Enough weight for lamb.

From magnum. Quasi-amarone Beaujolais. Finally open for business, needs air though. Reduced cough syrup note isn’t my favorite but it works. I’ll keep the last magnum another 5-10. Enough weight for lamb.

May 6th, 2023
Brendan Baker

Dried roses and violets, orange rind, wild blackberry fruit. Seemed a bit over the hill on day 1, but magically fresher on day 2 😋

Dried roses and violets, orange rind, wild blackberry fruit. Seemed a bit over the hill on day 1, but magically fresher on day 2 😋

Apr 7th, 2023
Ryan Housman

Always a favorite

Always a favorite

Jan 1st, 2017