Summer partner: Brouilly
Sip: 2009 Jean-Claude Lapalu Beaujolais Brouilly “Cuvee Vieilles Vignes”
Here’s another early entry from the 2009 Beaujolais vintage, a beautiful Brouilly from Jean-Claude Lapalu, a young vintner who is a proponent of natural wines. Made entirely with gamay grapes, his 2009 old-vines Brouilly is earthy and minerally, suffused with the taste of black cherries. I even get a whiff of kirsch (cherry brandy). It has a beautiful, fine-spun texture and soft tannins.
On a warm summer night, serve it slightly chilled, which brings the wine into focus. It’s great with just about anything you’d want to eat in this weather – a charcuterie spread, grilled sausages or skirt steak, mixed grill or Santa Maria barbecue.
Region: Beaujolais.
Price: About $19.
Style: Earthy and minerally.
What it goes with: Charcuterie, grilled sausages, skirt steak, barbecue.
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