Winery Alex Foillard - Brouilly

Winery Alex FoillardBrouilly

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Brouilly of Winery Alex Foillard is a red wine from the region of Brouilly of Beaujolais.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
The Brouilly of the Winery Alex Foillard is in the top 5 of wines of Brouilly.

Taste structure of the Brouilly from the Winery Alex Foillard

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Brouilly of Winery Alex Foillard in the region of Beaujolais is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, flint

Wine with oak taste

oak

On the nose the Brouilly of Winery Alex Foillard in the region of Beaujolais often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of red cherry, non oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alex Foillard's Brouilly.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Brouilly - 2018
In the top 5 of of Brouilly wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Brouilly - 2017
In the top 5 of of Brouilly wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Brouilly - 2016
In the top 5 of of Brouilly wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Brouilly from Winery Alex Foillard are 2016, 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Alex Foillard

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Brouilly in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery Alex Foillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Brouilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beaujolais
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 5 of of Brouilly wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Brouilly

Brouilly is an appellation for red wines produced from Vineyards in north-central Beaujolais. The lower slopes of Mont Brouilly and the surrounding countryside contain large plantings of the Gamay Grape. The wines produced here are relatively robust and Full-bodied, in contrast to the light, fresh wines of Beaujolais Nouveau. The wines are fruitier than many of the other Beaujolais crus, with plum and berry flavors overpowering the traditional Floral">floralCharacter of Gamay.


The wine region of Beaujolais

Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.

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The word of the wine: Concentrator

A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.

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