Jean-Claude Lapalu "Ce Blanc" Beaujolais-Villages, Beaujolais, France 2023

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THE WINE: 100% Chardonnay. Estate grown grapes, hand harvested, indigenous yeast fermented. Large format barrel aged, low sulfur vinification & aging.

THE PRODUCER: Jean-Claude Lapalu is revered for his commitment to naturally-farmed, naturally-produced Beaujolais in the southernmost Cru of Brouilly. Nine hectares are scattered from Mont Brouilly to Lapalu’s home village of Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, the “gateway to the Crus”. Lapalu’s patchwork of cuvées are a result of a curious mind, years of experimentation, and perpetually evolving tastes. Today he is more interested in elegance than extraction, and his collection of wines are lively, supple, sinuous, and utterly delicious.