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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
wine for enthusiasts

"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 the Beaujolais region. Winemaking with whole clusters is essential to ensuring 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 on the estate and purchased from other sources

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 body; 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 nose 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 drink from becoming frothy (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-wrapped 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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