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Château de la Chaize - Côte de Brouilly 2022

Beaujolais

Red

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4/5 (1 customers)

91/100

Wine Enthusiast

(2020 Vintage ratings)
floral
fruit bomb
cold meats
immediate pleasure

"A fruity Côtes de Brouilly that whets the appetite!

This Côte de Brouilly is a real delicacy, with small red fruits exploding on the palate, enhanced by floral notes (peony, rose). It's a charming, consensual wine that's perfect for any occasion!

Features

Estate

Château de la Chaize

Vintage

2022

Designation

Côte-de-Brouilly

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

Soils of Diorite de Brouilly (andesite), also known as "blue stone".

Viticulture

Reasoned, HVE 3

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Vinification by plot, 8-day maceration in stainless steel vats, pumping over and racking, no punching down, indigenous yeasts.

Breeding

8 months in lightning

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense ruby red

Nose

Red berry and stone fruits, notes of peony and dried roses

Mouth

Ample, full-bodied and firm, with aromas of red berries and spices.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with truffle ham, bouchées à la reine, andouillette beaujolaise...

Château de la Chaize

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain 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 At the same time, extensive renovation work has been undertaken, in particular in the winery, whose outdated charm and organization were still a hindrance to the production of great wines.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.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (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

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated (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 domains to visit on my next tasting trip to Beaujolais.

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

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Quoted

About the domain :

When Christophe Gruy bought this estate in 2017, he 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 "petites" cuvées, and a serious, deep and controlled style for the parcellaires; its coherence has enabled the domaine to return to our guide. Beaujolais needs this kind of ambitious project, and we'll be keeping a close eye on it over the next few vintages.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100 (Vintage 2020)

Domain rated (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2021 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

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4/5

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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 09/06/2024

A Côte de Brouilly of pure delicacy, beautifully fresh, well-balanced with a full body and enhanced by a hint of minerality, where perfectly ripe red berries tease out spicy and floral notes in retrospect. The tender, graceful chewiness of the great Beaujolais wines can be found in this exceptional vintage. A perfect accompaniment to an aperitif dinner, with a platter of fine charcuterie based on Bigorre black pork. Score = 4.2.

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