My `09 Brun Brouilly is no Duboeuf!

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Bob Parsons Alberta

Bob Parsons
TN: 2009 J-P Brun Cote de Brouilly Terres Dorees.

Cellared for two yrs, $28 Cdn, good natural cork, 12.5% alc. No sediment, served slightly chilled, served with pork schnitzel and steamed veggies. I remember all the positive notes on release but found this wine rather too overpowering.

Still good depth of color, nose has cherry, dark fruits, quite earthy. "Dumb stage" from across the table?

Initial entry thought is dry, strong, not ripe, good acidity. Lean integrated tannins, medium finish. Cherry big structure but not your lighter style Duboeuf! "Time left in the cellar might work for this one" was another comment. Not much change on day 2, not sure about this one but plenty of rave reviews on CT eh.
 
Bob,
I wonder how many of those rave reviews on CT come from people with any prior experience with Cru Beaujolais. I've got a couple of bottles of this wine, but I'm sitting on them for a few more years, precisely for the reasons that you cite. We're fans of the red-fruited, lighter but acidic side of Gamay and the '09s by and large are still quite tannic and structured right now.

Mark Lipton
 
I am not really dipping into '09s these days. But thanks for taking one for the team.

As Brother Lipton says, maybe in a couple of years.
 
This was best on release but the embodied energy of it still really excites me.

I still tend to think of this as my favorite CB.
 
is this Brouilly or Cote de Brouilly?
I am not sure if Brun makes both, I am only aware of the latter
 
In the interests of science, I opened up a bottle of this tonight with a roast chicken dinner. I gave it a hard decant which did soften it up, but it's still fairly dark and primary, albeit with a lovely perfumed nose. I'll hold on to the rest for a while, but it was quite appealing even now.

Mark Lipton
 
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