Beaujolais

2023 Domaine Daniel Bouland Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Mélanie

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Tasting Notes

Named after Daniel Bouland's daughter, Cuvée Mélanie is drawn from a small, steep, half-hectare plot on the slopes of Mont Brouilly. The 70-year-old vines are rooted on the area's famous terres bleu (blue-tinted volcanic soils) within the lieu-dit of Tête Noire, directly above Château Thivin. The blue schist lends the wines of this Cru their unique mineral profile. Bouland's 0.8-hectare parcel is planted at 12,000 vines per hectare. As with all of Bouland's cuvées, this is a wine born of low yields and natural, whole-bunch fermentation. As you would expect from this terroir, it's more baritone than Chiroubles, sporting darker, plusher fruit and deeper spice notes. The '23 has lovely deep aromatics leading to a fleshy palate crammed with dark berries and Christmas spice. No lack of testosterone this year, though its structural chassis does its job well. A bomb!

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A bottle of 2023 Domaine Daniel Bouland Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Mélanie 750ml Red Wine
  • A bottle of 2023 Domaine Daniel Bouland Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Mélanie 750ml Red Wine
A bottle of 2023 Domaine Daniel Bouland Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Mélanie 750ml Red Wine

Tasting Notes

Named after Daniel Bouland's daughter, Cuvée Mélanie is drawn from a small, steep, half-hectare plot on the slopes of Mont Brouilly. The 70-year-old vines are rooted on the area's famous terres bleu (blue-tinted volcanic soils) within the lieu-dit of Tête Noire, directly above Château Thivin. The blue schist lends the wines of this Cru their unique mineral profile. Bouland's 0.8-hectare parcel is planted at 12,000 vines per hectare. As with all of Bouland's cuvées, this is a wine born of low yields and natural, whole-bunch fermentation. As you would expect from this terroir, it's more baritone than Chiroubles, sporting darker, plusher fruit and deeper spice notes. The '23 has lovely deep aromatics leading to a fleshy palate crammed with dark berries and Christmas spice. No lack of testosterone this year, though its structural chassis does its job well. A bomb!

Product Highlights

One of Beaujolais’ more reclusive growers, Daniel Bouland makes some of the most old-school and expressive wines in the whole of the region.

Hand harvested from old Gamay vines in the Morgon lieux-dits of Corcelette, Bellevue and Pré Jourdan, Bouland’s wines are defiantly deep, dark, country-style reds with plenty of grip and overflowing with personality. These are wines that are built for the long haul, unlike so many of the wines produced in this region.