Lafarge Vial - Cote de Brouilly 2018

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"The Lafarge family’s parcel of sixty-six year-old vines in Côte de Brouilly faces due south and sits next door to one of the vineyards owned by Château Thivin. This wine included one-third whole clusters in 2018 and has turned out beautifully, offering up a nascently complex and vibrant bouquet of red and black cherries, pomegranate, a tangy touch of cranberry, gamebird, woodsmoke and a superb base of stony soil tones. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, complex and shows a nice touch of sappiness at the core, with fine focus and grip, seamless tannins and excellent mineral drive on the long and beautifully balanced finish. Fine, fine juice."-John Gilman

Aromas of cherries raspberries burning embers and raw cocoa introduce the 2018 Côte de Brouilly a medium to full-bodied fleshy but precise wine with lovely depth at the core refined tannins and a long mineral finish. This is a serious age-worthy cru Beaujolais even if it's sufficiently charming to be approached young.

 

WA

92

BH

92

JG

94

V

92

Price: $37.99

In Mixed Case: $32.29

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Producer	Lafarge Vial
Country	France
Region	Beaujolais
Subregion	Cote de Brouilly
Varietal	Gamay
Vintage	2018
Sku	16781
Size	750ml