2016 BROUILLY Vieilles Vignes Domaine Laurent Martray, Lea & Sandeman

BROUILLY

2016 Vieilles Vignes Domaine Laurent Martray

Grapes Gamay
Colour Red
Origin France, Beaujolais
Sub-district Beaujolais Villages
Village Brouilly
ABV 12.5%

From his 50 year old vines on the steep slope directly in front of the winery in Combiaty this is Laurent's calling card. A great expression of Brouilly, lovely cherry fruit, deep, nicely polished - but not plush or too rounded. There is a great feel and a grainy brush of texture too - smart, moreish and totally real Beaujolais. All whole bunches and hand-harvested. L&S (Jan 2018)


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Lurid violet color. A highly complex bouquet evokes red berry compote, black cherry and smoky minerals, along with notes of star anise and candied lavender. Silky and energetic on the palate, offering appealingly sweet raspberry, cherry and floral pastille flavors that take on a spicy quality as the wine opens up. Fine-grained tannins build slowly through the impressively long, gently tannic finish, which features resonating florality and a spicy touch of white pepper. Drinking range: 2021 - 2028 Rating: 93 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Oct 2019)

Quite dusty. Eucalyptus leaves ground into a powder and sprinkled on taut red plums. Bracingly tight and fresh and sleek. SO racy! Almost aperitif racy. Cranberries. Tart. Box leaf. Crunching and full of life. I'd quite like a chilli con carne with this! White pepper. Tarragon. Good length. Drinking range: 2018 - 2023 Rating: 16.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2018)

Domaine Laurent Martray

It is a great relief when you eventually track down the bubbly and charming Laurent Martray at his home down a muddy track just over the crest of the hill of Combillaty. He only produces from 9 hectares of vines, half of which he owns, and half he has been renting and working as his own for more than 12 years. They are all in the top Brouilly terroir of Combillaty. He normally produces about 700 cases in total. The Vieilles Vignes is aged in large oak 'foudres'. The combination of old vines and great winemaking makes Laurent Martray less vintage dependent than many Beaujolais producers. His wines have a fabulous depth of fruit with unusual purity and elegance - very impressive stuff.

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