This cuvée "Les Amants Magnifiques" is named after a comedy-ballet by Molière with a libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lully (authors contemporary with the construction of the Château). This blend of the arts is the source of inspiration for this cuvée, made mostly from the oldest vines, over sixty years old, offering a pure expression of the Brouilly terroir.
Features
Estate
Château de la Chaize
Cuvée
Les Amants Magnifiques
Vintage
2017
Designation
Brouilly
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay
Terroirs
A blend of the two cadastral localities Moulin Favre (70%), shallow granite, and Les Lions (30%), deep granite, vines averaging 50 years of age.
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual in 13 kg cases
Winemaking
Vinification by parcel, 90% Burgundy (de-stemmed), pumping over without punching down, indigenous yeasts, 14-day vatting.
Breeding
18 months in multi-wine barrels and foudres
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense magenta red
Nose
Sweet spices, red and black fruits (raspberry, blackberry), smoky notes
Mouth
Beautiful fullness and intensity with very ripe, delicious fruit, elegant spices highlighting silky, discreet tannins.
Serve
AT 15-16°C
Drink before
2027
Guard
10 years
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with beef steak tartare, raclette, baeckeoffe, boiled beef, cold buffet (cold meats, salads, white and red meats, cheeses), capon with forest sauce, capon stuffed with dried fruit, etc.
Château de la Chaize
Brouilly
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 14/20 (Vintage 2016) (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
As announced in the previous issue, Château de la Chaize, previously owned by the Marquise de Roussy de Sales, has been acquired by Christophe Gruy and his Maïa group. With 250 hectares of vineyards, including 99 hectares of Brouilly, Château de la Chaize is one of the finest estates in the Beaujolais region, and the new owner's ambition is to convert it to organic production. At the same time, a number of renovation projects have been undertaken, particularly in the winery, whose outdated charm and organization had been a hindrance to the production of great wines. The first wines of the Maïa era are not yet born, but we would like to salute this colossal, visionary and courageous investment in a region that has every potential to shine. If the 2017s still lack substance and personality, the 2018s take a big step forward. Brûlhier is greedy and generous, and Combiliaty, with its granitic straightness, already displays a certain elegance.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated 1*Star (vintage 2016) (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
This Grand Siècle château, built in 1674 to plans by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, features gardens designed by André Le Nôtre. The vineyard is one of the largest in the Beaujolais region: it covers 300 hectares in a single block, 150 of which are in operation, with a parcel-by-parcel approach to wine-making. It was bought in 2017 by the Gruy family (Christophe and his nephew Boris, operations manager). Numerous projects are underway, including the transition to organic and biodynamic farming.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the domain :
The ambitious restoration of Château de La Chaize and its vineyards - including a transition to organic farming - continues, and the results are beginning to show in the glass. With these new developments, this property has immediately earned itself a place in my shortlist of estates to visit on my next tasting trip to Beaujolais.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated domain (2022 guide) City
About the domain :
By buying this estate in 2017, Christophe Gruy decided to wake up a sleeping beauty. A historic Brouilly property previously farmed by sharecroppers, La Chaize benefits from an owner who has now taken the measure: major investments have been undertaken in viticulture (replanting program and transition to organic), technology (the winemaking facilities are the subject of a pharaonic worksite) and human resources (Pierre-Jean Villa on board, Christophe's nephew winemaker Boris Gruy appointed manager) to raise the château's 150 hectares to their highest level. To crown it all, the new owner is planning "zero waste" production. The range is based on a gourmet, spontaneous style for the "small" cuvées, and a serious, deep and controlled style for the parcellaires; its coherence enables the domaine to return to our guide. Beaujolais needs ambitious projects of this kind, and we'll be keeping a close eye on them over the coming vintages.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated 91/100 (Vintage 2016)
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
James Suckling
Rated 91/100 (Vintage 2016)
Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. GERARD G. Published on 03/09/2020
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Note and review by M. CH D. Published on 11/04/2020
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