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Jean-Claude Lapalu
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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

(Notes for the 2021 vintage)
smooth
no added sulfur
wine for connoisseurs

"A Gamay for sunny tapas!"

This Beaujolais-Villages Vieilles Vignes comes from vines grown at altitude on sandy, granite soil halfway up the hillside, which promotes rapid ripening. This is undoubtedly the earliest ripening area in Beaujolais. Whole bunch vinification is essential to ensure that this cuvée expresses the fruit and complexity of the small corner of land on which 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

Terroirs

Vines grown at altitude on sandy, granitic soils halfway up the hillside, promoting rapid ripening. This is undoubtedly the earliest-ripening area in Beaujolais.

Viticulture

Grapes certified as organic from the estate and purchased

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Whole clusters of 50- to 80-year-old vines vinified in two vats, carbonic maceration for fruitiness and freshness, the age of the vines gives power, a blend that is not 100% house-made (with some organic grapes purchased), only 10mg of sulfur added at bottling.

Livestock farming

6 to 7 months on fine lees in vats

Nose

Very appealing nose of fresh red berries and black cherries

Mouth

The combination gives this wine an impression of strength and suppleness, freshness, beautiful fluidity, and smoothness.

Serve

At 15°C

Open

1 hour in advance to prevent bubbling (shake the bottle if necessary)

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Pairs well with country-style terrine, a charcuterie platter, brioche sausage, lasagna Bolognese...

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James Suckling

James Suckling

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

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