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Jean-Claude Lapalu - Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023
Jean-Claude Lapalu - Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023

Jean-Claude Lapalu - Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes 2023

Beaujolais-Villages|Red wine
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4.1/5 (7 customers)

92/100

James Suckling

(2021 Vintage Notes)
smooth
no added sulfur
amateur wine

"A Gamay for some sunny tapas!"

This Beaujolais-Villages Vieilles Vignes comes from high-altitude vines growing on sandy, granitic soil midway up the hillside, which promotes rapid ripening—certainly the earliest-ripening area in Beaujolais. Whole-cluster vinification is essential to ensure that this cuvée fully expresses the fruit and complexity of the small plot of land where it was grown.

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Estate

Jean-Claude Lapalu

Vintage

Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2023

Designation

Beaujolais-Villages

Region

Beaujolais

Grape Varieties

100% Gamay

Regions

Vines planted at higher elevations on sandy and granitic soils midway up the hillside, promoting rapid ripening; this is undoubtedly the earliest-ripening area in Beaujolais

Viticulture

Grapes certified as organically grown, both from the estate and purchased

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Whole clusters from 50- to 80-year-old vines vinified in two tanks; carbonic maceration to bring out the fruit and freshness, while the age of the vines provides the power; a blended cuvée that is not 100% estate-grown (with a portion of purchased organic grapes); only 10 mg of sulfur added at bottling

Livestock Farming

6 to 7 months on fine lees in tanks

Nose

A very appealing aroma of fresh red berries and black cherries

Palate

All of these qualities give this wine a sense of strength and suppleness, freshness, and a lovely smoothness; it is mellow.

Serve

At 15°C

Open

1 hour in advance to prevent the wine from becoming fizzy (shake the bottle if necessary)

Drink before

2026

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Pairs well with a country-style terrine, a platter of cold cuts, a brioche sausage, lasagna Bolognese...

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2023 guide) 92/100 (2021 vintage)

Rated "Recommended"

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4.1/5

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