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2017 Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu Brouilly La Croix de Rameux

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November 19, 2023 - $20

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RATINGS

92The Wine Advocate

...wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, ripe cherries, mulberries, licorice and flowers. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, rounded and ample, with a warm, gourmand profile.

92Vinous / IWC

Pungent, mineral-accented aromas of black raspberry, cherry and violet pick up allspice and earth nuances in the glass. Juicy, smooth and gently sweet, offering spice- and smoke-tinged red/blue fruit, spicecake and floral pastille flavors... The floral and mineral notes resonate on the long, chewy finish, which features gently gripping tannins and a hint of candied licorice.

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.