Jean Paul Brun Côte de Brouilly (750ml)
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Country
France
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Region
Beaujolais
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Sub-Region
Cote de Brouilly
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Grape
Gamay
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Farming Method
OrganicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Organic are either organic certified or organic practicing. Learn More
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ABV
12.5%
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Food Pairing
CharcuterieChicken SaladGrain Bowls
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Vegan Friendly
Yes
Domaine des Terres Dorées is the name of Jean-Paul Brun’s estate in the village of Charnay located within the Cote de Brouilly cru in southern Beaujolais. Jean-Paul established his estate in 1979. From the beginning, his goal has been to grow grapes and make wines that showcase terroir. Jean-Paul prefers to treat his Gamay like red Burgundy and opts for a more traditional approach to winemaking; that is he is not in favour of carbonic maceration as he feels it masks the terroir of Beaujolais. He sorts the fruit by hand, destems encourages long and slow ferments and uses only indigenous yeasts. Today he produces wines from a few of the Beaujolais crus.
Tasting Notes
Heady aromas of primary red fruit and wild blueberries. The medium bodied palate offers juicy ripe fruit balanced by a light tartness and lively palate. This is what we want in our Beaujolais, juicy, fruit forward and expressive. Serve lightly chilled with chicken salad or salad Lyonnaise, or simply some good quality French cheese and baguette.
Method
The Cote de Brouilly is a separate appellation from Brouilly. It is situated higher up in the hills of Beaujolais, on the slopes of Mont Brouilly. This cru is the only cru in Beaujolais to have vineyards on slopes facing all directions, south, north, east and west and also has some diorite in the soil which is a volcanic element that is said to impart a unique note of pepper to the wines. Its wines are known for being more concentrated and longer-lived than Brouilly, though it is still considered on of the more “medium” bodied Beaujolais crus.
Jean Paul Brun’s wine’s undergo natural wild yeast fermentation, he used minimal SO2 at bottling and you might note a slight livelyliness on the palate when you taste his wine’s as he choses to leave some CO2 (a natural bi-product of fermentation) in the wine at bottling as it naturally protects wines from oxidation and brings freshness.
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