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Domaine Les Capréoles - Brouilly L'Hydrophobe 2021

Beaujolais

Red

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3.3/5 (6 customers)

93/100

James Suckling

(2020 Vintage ratings)
gamay
intensity
beef tartare

"Providential, unexpected and intense..."

The Hydrophobe des Capréoles cuvée was born of the 2017 vintage, following the violent hailstorms that wiped out some of the harvest hopes during the summer. This cuvée symbolizes hope after anguish, rage after despondency, humility after anger. We had to bounce back and find beautiful grapes. L'Hydrophobe is the cuvée of resilience. "Live for what tomorrow has to offer, not for what yesterday took away" - an impressively dense, greedy and mineral Brouilly.

Features

Estate

Domaine Les Capréoles

Cuvée

L'Hydrophobe

Vintage

2021

Designation

Brouilly

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

Diorites (blue stones), 50-year-old vines

Viticulture

In conversion to organic farming, cuvée made from purchased grapes

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

100% traditional Beaujolais whole bunch maceration, indigenous yeasts

Breeding

7 months in old barrels

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Ruby

Nose

Delicate aromas of red berries, violets and damp earth.

Mouth

An impressive Brouilly. Concentrated and well-proportioned on the palate, density with an impressive combination of tannins and minerality on a fresh, dark finish.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Drink before

2032

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with beef tartare, raclette, stewed lamb, baekenofe, quail kebabs, etc.

Domain Les Capréoles

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Cédric Lecareux and his wife Catherine gave birth to Domaine de Capréoles in July 2014 with three hectares of adjoining vines, an area added to by two hectares two years later. From beaujolais-villages to cru régnié, everything is recommendable, with, it seems to us, more refined maturation. A fine address.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Cédric Lecareux - who arrived from Languedoc-Roussillon, where he worked at domains for the Gérard Bertrand group - and his wife, originally from Beaujolais, bought this 250-year-old estate in 2014. They cultivate 8 hectares of organic vines, planted like a garden around the property, with an exceptional view of the two bell towers of Régnié-Durette.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Cédric Lecareux is one of those neo-winemakers who are making a difference in Beaujolais. Technical director of a major Languedoc wine merchant for six harvests, he settled in Régnié with his wife Catherine, an agricultural engineer like himself, on an abandoned estate. As soon as they arrived, in 2014, they committed to organic certification, confirmed in 2017. Adhering to the maxim "The rule is that there are no rules", they adapt the de-stemming and ageing process each year.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated 93/100 (Vintage 2020)

Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

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3.3/5

on 6 reviews

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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 30/06/2023

Les Capréoles had accustomed us to better wines, notably Regnié, Diaclase and Sous la Croix. Indeed, there's nothing really transcendent about this Brouilly, with its closed structure and light body. Marked by ageing, it leaves a sensation of pronounced blackcurrant and black cherry acidity on the palate, already perceived on the nose. Average length. High price. Probably opened too young with saltimbocca à la Romaine. Score 3.3.

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Note and review by M. DAVID V. Published on 30/07/2022

un petit air de bourgogne ,un peu plus d'age lui fera du bien ,prix un peu élevé

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Note and review by M. FLORIAN C. Published on 15/10/2024

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Note and review by M. GUILLAUME M. Published on 20/03/2024

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Note and review by M. XAVIER D. Published on 26/12/2023

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Note and review by M. MARC R. Published on 08/05/2023

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