Jean-Claude Lapalu - Côte-de-Brouilly rouge 2020

Name: Jean-Claude Lapalu - Côte-de-Brouilly Red 2020
Brand: Jean-Claude Lapalu
Rating: 4.6 (8 reviews)

Côte-de-Brouilly|Red wine

4.6/5 (8 customers)

92/100

Vinous

(2019 Vintage Notes)

Gamay

dark berries

deep

no added sulfur

Once again grown in vibrant soil—this time on volcanic terroir known as Pierre Bleue de Brouilly—this Côte de Brouilly captivates with its deep color, releasing intense notes of ripe black fruit, blackcurrant, and spices. The terroir’s freshness and minerality combine to lend this great Beaujolais wine maturity, depth, texture, balance, and a long finish.

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Estate

Jean-Claude Lapalu

Vintage

2020

Designation

Côte-de-Brouilly

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

Volcanic soils known as Pierre Bleue de Brouilly, north-northeast-facing

Viticulture

Grapes certified as organically grown (but no logo on the label)

Grape Harvest

Hand-picked in small crates

Winemaking

80% whole-cluster and 20% destemmed to extract juice, minimal intervention, 2 to 3 pump-overs over 3 weeks, 18 to 20 days of maceration, pressed, alcoholic fermentation completed in barrels, no added sulfites

Livestock farming

9 to 10 months of aging in barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Dark, opaque

Nose

Ripe dark fruits, blackcurrant, and spicy notes with age

Palate

Beautifully mature, spicy, smooth, with an endless finish

Serve

At 17°C

Open

Let it breathe for an hour or more with recent vintages, depending on how it smells when you open it; decant if necessary (and swirl to release the carbon dioxide).

Drink before

2027

Guard

Ages 0–6

Food and wine pairings

Pairs well with poached eggs, kidney pie, black trumpet mushroom pie, or a platter of cold cuts

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Vinous

Wine rated 92/100 (2019 vintage)

James Suckling

Rated: Recommended

Customer rating

4.6/5

based on 8 reviews