Jean-Claude Lapalu
Le Rang du Merle Beaujolais-Villages Gamay
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, 2019Big and bold, but way too bretty. Maybe a bad bottle?
Big and bold, but way too bretty. Maybe a bad bottle?
Nov 20th, 2018Le 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 ...
This Gamay at its best. Baby Metras-esque.
This Gamay at its best. Baby Metras-esque.
Nov 29th, 2014One 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, 2014Énorme. 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, 2013From 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