The Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse of Côte de Brouilly of Beaujolais

Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse - Côte de Brouilly
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Côte de Brouilly in the region of Beaujolais

The Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côte de Brouilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse wines

Looking for the best Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse wines in Côte de Brouilly among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse

How Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of soy and shrimp noodles, adapted vietnamese fondue or savoyard crozet gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Baron de L'Ecluse.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Côte de Brouilly

The Côte de Beaujolais/brouilly">Brouilly is one of the 10 crus appellations of the Beaujolais region. It covers the slopes of the dormant volcano of Mont Brouilly in Central Beaujolais. The area is entirely surrounded by the vineyards of the much larger Brouilly appellation, but it is home to a significantly different style of wine, made from the Gamay Grape. Côte de Brouilly wines are concentrated and Elegant, with Floral">floral characters, and are less earthy than their Brouilly counterparts.

The appellation covers only red wines. However, legislation allows a small amount of white grapes in addition to Gamay. The wine growers can use Chardonnay, Aligoté or Melon de Bourgogne. The Côte de Brouilly appellation covers one of the smallest areas of all the Beaujolais crus, and is also one of the most southerly.

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Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche

Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.

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The word of the wine: Natural sweet wine

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