Terres Dorees (Jean-Paul Brun) 2022 Cote de Brouilly

Jean-Paul Brun of Domaine des Terres Dorées has 2 parcels of 50 year-old vines on a steep section of Mont Brouilly with a south-east exposition at about 1,000 ft of altitude. The thin soil is almost entirely stones of granite with a high iron content. (A more interesting terroir than the thicker, damper soils of Brouilly.) This is a lovely wine and is nicely balanced at 12.5% alcohol in the warm 2022 vintage. Ripe red currant and raspberry/strawberry fruit aromas with a touch of  violets, cherry, licorice and earth. The palate is ripe but not over-extracted,  with black and red fruit liqueur and fresh citrusy acids that linger in the finish. A beautiful Beaujolais for current drinking and over the next few years. Highly recommended! "Contains very little sulfite," says the label "store in a cool place and consume rapidly after uncorking" We haven't noticed any problem keeping this wine, but consuming rapidly after uncorking will be easy... -DL