Domaine de la Voute des Crozes (Nicole Chanrion), Cote de Brouilly, 2005 so111621 big spirits offer crafted according to a recipe

crafted according to a recipe dating back to 1885

Compared to Gahier’s “La Vigne de Louis

and red berry notes—light on its feet but with plenty of tension underneath

This wine possesses an energy and proportion that speaks to careful blending and old-vine maturity

Domaine de la Voute des Crozes (Nicole Chanrion), Cote de Brouilly, 2005 so111621 big spirits offer crafted according to a recipeNicole Chanrion was one of the first women to run a Beaujolais cru estate solo, taking over Domaine de la Voute des Crozes in 1988 and doing every job herself, from pruning to bottling, on the steep blue volcanic slopes of Mont Brouilly. Her Cote de Brouilly is the structured, mineral, ageworthy side of Gamay, grown on diorite and schist that give the wine real backbone. This is a mature back vintage bottle from a private collection, now around two