2018 Côte de Brouilly Lafarge Vial, Burgund (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Côte de Brouilly, Lafarge Vial

Aromas of cherries, raspberries, burning embers and raw cocoa introduce the 2018 Côte de Brouilly, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy but precise wine, with lovely depth at the core, refined tannins and a long, mineral finish. This is a serious, age-worthy cru Beaujolais, even if it's sufficiently charming to be approached young. - William Kelley, May 2020

Allen Meadows' Burghound - 2018 Côte de Brouilly, Lafarge Vial

Blind this could easily pass for a fine pinot-based wine with its super-fresh nose of various red berries, spice and discreet pepper suggestions. I very much like the texture of the beautifully well-detailed and attractively textured medium weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that also helps to buffer the very firm tannic spine shaping the youthfully austere, muscular and complex finale. This is not nearly as refined as the Fleurie-based examples but it's going to age for years. In a word, impressive. - Allen Meadows, Apr. 2020