Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 NO20230927 PalateThe triple distillation ensures this

PalateThe triple distillation ensures this is a smooth and elegant dram

A warm 2019 harvest produced fresh

and the wine that emerges is stony and floral rather than rich

The tequila then ages in 3rd fill barrels which allows the true agave to shine through the aging process

apricots date back to the 3rd millennia BC via the Silk Road

Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 NO20230927 PalateThe triple distillation ensures thisCote de Brouilly wraps the flanks of an extinct volcano, and its blue tinted volcanic stone, the famous "terres bleues," gives Gamay a depth and mineral bite you won't find elsewhere in Beaujolais. For Cuvee Melanie, Daniel Bouland works a tiny, steep, south facing parcel of 70 plus year old vines high on the hill, just above Chateau Thivin. This is his richer, rounder, more decadent bottling: deep and dark fruited, but pulled taut by all that mineral