Alex Foillard Brouilly 2018 sku_1924220 balanced beauty that I suspect

balanced beauty that I suspect will be at its best in 2-4 years and keep for a decade or more

undergrowth with artemisia leaves

Undertones of vanilla and chocolate are finished with caramel and coffee

(Tasted: November 16

Mineral- and spice-inflected aromas of red berries and fresh flowers show very good energy and clarity

Alex Foillard Brouilly 2018 sku_1924220 balanced beauty that I suspectUnfurling in the glass with aromas of rose petal, cassis, currant leaf and spices, Foillards 2016 Brouilly is deeper and more reserved than his Cte de Brouilly, with more concentration, density and flesh. The wine is produced from a higher altitude parcel of older vines, growing in pure granite, and it is matured half in cement, half in used barrels