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2013 Laurent Martray Brouilly Combiaty Vieilles Vignes

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April 30, 2023 - $17

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Energetic red and dark berry scents and suggestions of candied flowers, musky earth and smoky minerals. Taut and focused on entry, offering bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors that stretch out with air. Shows excellent focus and spicy cut and lift on the finish, which features supple tannins and lingering floral and spice qualities.

91+ John Gilman

...deep and classic nose of red and black cherries, cranberry, woodsmoke, a bit of gamebird, fresh herbs and a nice base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely reserved and built for bottle age, with a fine core, excellent balance and grip and a long, tangy and modestly tannic finish.

REGION

France, Beaujolais, Brouilly

Brouilly is the largest of the Beaujolais Cru appellations with 3,000 acres of vineyards. Unlike most of the other Beaujolais Crus, Brouilly is not a specific village. It surrounds the Côte de Brouilly appellation on three sides and in some years nearly 800,000 cases of wine are produced. The region is named for Mount Brouilly, an extinct volcano, and the name comes from “brûlé,” meaning burnt. As in virtually all of Beaujolais, the grape grown here is Gamay.

TYPE

Red Wine, Gamay, Cru Beaujolais

The Gamay grape produces a light, versatile and food-friendly wine. It is best known for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it is also grown in Loire and Tours. Thankfully the 14th C. Duke of Burgundy’s degree to ban the grape did not spread through all of France.