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

Purple-ruby in color

Bochot is his first Blanc de Noirs

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

and a tight

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