Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorees Beaujolais l'Ancien Vieilles Vignes, Beaujolais, France 2021 Bodegas San Martin This has attractive

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dark berry preserve and licorice aromas pick up smoky mineral

this red from one of the higher altitude vineyards in Uco Valley

Understated in the glass

structured and full of swathes of black fruit

Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorees Beaujolais l'Ancien Vieilles Vignes, Beaujolais, France 2021 Bodegas San Martin This has attractiveL'Ancien comes from Jean Paul's oldest vines hence the name of the wine in his home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais. They range in age from 40 to 60 years old and are planted on slopes sporting the area's signature sandy clay limestone soils, featuring the particular local "dore" or "golden" limestone that is laden with iron. These older vines have always been farmed organically and harvested by hand and yield small, thick skinned Gamay