Cret Garanches, Brouilly

n - cherries, some smokiness t - light-bodied, crunchy fruit, lots of acidity, t. of tannin some length really nice, lovely now, will keep

This is classic Brouilly whereby the usually youthful Gamay grape fronts a rich, serious wine. Made by Yvonne Dufaitre in Odenas in the Saone Valley, organic practices and low yields give up a wine of real quality. The Cote de Brouilly is one of the 10 Beaujolais 'Crus', all made from the Gamay grape, which seems to have a sublime affinity with the schist and granite soils of the region. However, the real secret behind the fresh grape fruitiness of …