Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 no ups Bochot is his first Blanc

Bochot is his first Blanc de Noirs

Purple-ruby in color

A natural spring on the distillery grounds supplies the production water

An exceptional Chenin if it was grown anywhere and if it reminds me of any other r it would be Boudignon

and a tight

Daniel Bouland Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Melanie 2023 no ups Bochot is his first BlancCote 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