Unfurling in the glass with aromas of rose petal, cassis, currant leaf and spices, Foillards 2016 Brouilly is deeper and more reserved than his Cte de Brouilly, with more concentration, density and flesh.

The wine is produced from a higher-altitude parcel of older vines, growing in pure granite, and it is matured half in cement, half in used barrels

You might detect a slight southern accent in this releasea generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping its granite corealong with the deluxe silkiness that characterizes all Foillard bottlings.