Protected by walls built in 1976, Clos la Chaize offers us a top-quality Brouilly. Delicacy, chewiness and potential are the watchwords of this great Brouilly. Intense, deep and impeccably clean.
Features
Estate
Château de la Chaize
Cuvée
La Chaize
Vintage
2020
Designation
Brouilly
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay (vignes âgées de 50 à 115 ans)
Terroirs
Steep hillside behind the château, with the Clos de La Chaize in the center of the plot, protected by walls built in 1676, porphyroid granite soil, south-east exposure.
Viticulture
Integrated, HVE 3 certified, in conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual in 13 kg cases
Winemaking
10% whole grapes and 90% destemmed, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts for 14 days, pumping over without punching down.
Breeding
In lightning
Alcohol content
15%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale ruby colour
Nose
Sweet spices, ripe red fruits, dried flowers
Mouth
Gourmet attack, basket of red and black fruits, fullness and length
Serve
AT 15-16°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with rabbit stew, guinea fowl with cabbage, rack of lamb...
Château de la Chaize
Brouilly
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
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 At the same time, extensive renovation work has been undertaken, in particular in the winery, whose outdated charm and organization were still a hindrance to the production of great wines.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 uprightness, already displays a certain elegance.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated 17/20 (Vintage 2019)
Guide Hachette des vins
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
Rated 91/100 (Vintage 2019) (Wonderful wine)
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 features, 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
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
James Suckling
Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended
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