Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 no ups Purple-ruby in color

Purple-ruby in color

The nose is fresh and layered

An exceptional Chenin if it was grown anywhere and if it reminds me of any other r it would be Boudignon

while the medium-bodied palate shows round

Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 no ups Purple-ruby in colorCote de Brouilly wraps the flanks of an extinct volcano, and its blue tinted volcanic stone, the famous "terres bleues," gives Gamay a depth and mineral bite you won't find elsewhere in Beaujolais. For Cuvee Melanie, Daniel Bouland works a tiny, steep, south facing parcel of 70 plus year old vines high on the hill, just above Chateau Thivin. This is his richer, rounder, more decadent bottling: deep and dark fruited, but pulled taut by all that mineral