Tasted with Laurent Martray on the Côte de Brouilly, 27 February 2024.
Domaine Laurent Martray
749 Route du Mont Brouilly,
69460 Odenas
Tel: +33 6 14 42 04 74
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More reports with Laurent Martray
Laurent on 2023:
“2023? I made some wine – we are nearly full – so with the memory of 2021 I’m very happy!”
Laurent on 2022:
“I made 30 hl/ha – so a bit less! Nothing destemmed in 2022 – there was some destemming done in 2023. I have old vines but the main reason was the dryness of the vintage. In the cuverie the sugars took some time to finish but otherwise nothing unusual. I do ask myself how some people can manage without adding a little yeast in some of the recent vintages with 14-15° natural though…”
The wines…
Top form for Laurent in 2022 – buy what you can find!
2022 Cote de Brouilly Les Brulhiés
Vines behind the house. About 35 hl /ha for this vs 30 in 2020. For bottling soon.
A silky red fruit and of depth Hmm, deep, red fruited, joyous wine – just so inviting. There’s just enough generosity of flavour to over-ride any structure. Long, slightly more graphite finishing.
2022 Brouilly Pierreux
1.96 ha.
Darker, a little graphite in these aromas. Hmm – massive scale but with enough fluidity and textural velour to make this already approachable. Massive but fun at the same time.
Vines that look towards the hill of the Côte de Brouilly.
Panoramic, an overt note of graphite and darker red fruit – an aromatic of massive scale. In the mouth too – so wide, with a roundness and a cultivated fine grain of salt and pepper tannin – slowly fading. Very slowly fading… That could be a great one!
From Baloquets – NE side – half a hectare all with (6+ year-old) barrel elevage
Also of scale but today of more airy intensity. Attack – incisive, wonderful silky texture despite plenty of muscle, a note of creamy oak surfaces as you head into the finish. This will definitely be a great wine – despite the more timid nose of today.
1916 vines, like the last all in barrel.
Larger scale aromatics – less airy than the Corentin and with a fine floral perfume too – yes! Hmm – scale, concentration but with energy too – there’s some architecture to this wine – also a creaminess from the barrel to be found in these flavours but it’s already less noteworthy than in the Corentin. The finish with beautiful clean, pure red fruit. Bravo – today, just a little more direct and structural vs the Corentin!