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Brouilly, Alex Foillard - 2020

Name: Brouilly, Alex Foillard
Brand: Foillard
SKU: 40600
Price: 44.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 40600 750 mL

Alex’s involvement in the family business began at a young age and he is intent on carrying on the family tradition of producing handcrafted cru Beaujolais. This Brouilly comes from 50 year old vines planted in granite soil and the wine is whole-cluster fermentated with natural yeasts, no fining or filtration.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Beaujolais

Appellation/Village

Brouilly

Producer

Foillard

Grape Variety

Gamay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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