Laurent Martray
Les Feuillées Côte de Brouilly Gamay
Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
2022 Laurent Martray Cote de Brouilly Les Feuillees - Love the nose. So much crumbly wet granite and earth, and deep dark cherry underneath. The palate is rich but a little loose-jointed, flavors lurching all over the mouth. Dark cherry and loads of clingy, stony minerals. A little bitterish note in the finish, together with decent acids, is perky. The tannins are a little scratchy but not unpleasantly so. This needs a couple of years to settle down but is energetic and fun right now too.
2022 Laurent Martray Cote de Brouilly Les Feuillees - Love the nose. So much crumbly wet granite and earth, and deep dark cherry underneath. The palate is rich but a little loose-jointed, flavors lurching all over the mouth. Dark cherry and loads of clingy, stony minerals. A little bitterish note in the finish, together with decent acids, is perky. The tannins are a little scratchy but not unpleasantly so. This needs a couple of years to settle down but is energetic and fun right now too.
Apr 5th, 2026
White pepper on vinegar soaked cherry (that might sound worse than it actually is), good acidity.
White pepper on vinegar soaked cherry (that might sound worse than it actually is), good acidity.
May 19th, 2018
This went through stages of being outright tannic to being soft and fruit forward. Lots of development. Started out with hard saline and stony structure with just whiffs of fruit. After several hours the structure backs off and a beautiful voilet aroma stands out. Deep, dark fruit, spice, celery salt, and stones all mingling beautifully. An enigma of a Beaujolais.
This went through stages of being outright tannic to being soft and fruit forward. Lots of development. Started out with hard saline and stony structure with just whiffs of fruit. After several hours the structure backs off and a beautiful voilet aroma stands out. Deep, dark fruit, spice, celery salt, and stones all mingling beautifully. An enigma of a Beaujolais.
Aug 27th, 2015
Surprisingly good fruit and balanced tannins in 2024 for the 2018 vintage. Substantially better than when drunk two years earlier. $24.
Surprisingly good fruit and balanced tannins in 2024 for the 2018 vintage. Substantially better than when drunk two years earlier. $24.
Sep 16th, 2024Really odd aroma that improves with time. $24
Really odd aroma that improves with time. $24
Nov 6th, 2022Zippy acid, spiced with cloves and allspice. Almost a Szechuan spice to it. Fleshy back end rich barely ripe black fruit.
Zippy acid, spiced with cloves and allspice. Almost a Szechuan spice to it. Fleshy back end rich barely ripe black fruit.
Aug 25th, 2016
Perhaps my favorite Beaujolais appellation and vintage, this is a nice wine. Subdued cherry and earth on the nose. Pure and precise on the palate with very fine tannins and an earthy acidity that finishes quite refreshing. Nice.
Perhaps my favorite Beaujolais appellation and vintage, this is a nice wine. Subdued cherry and earth on the nose. Pure and precise on the palate with very fine tannins and an earthy acidity that finishes quite refreshing. Nice.
Apr 2nd, 2020Very nice Beaujolais from 2016, a year I quite like. Quite amazingly aromatic with light red berries and some good earthy notes. Silky smooth but still great acid and tannin where this finishes quite nicely.
Very nice Beaujolais from 2016, a year I quite like. Quite amazingly aromatic with light red berries and some good earthy notes. Silky smooth but still great acid and tannin where this finishes quite nicely.
Mar 8th, 2020