Brouilly

noun

Brouil·​ly brü-ˈyē 

plural Brouillies

: a light red wine from an appellation in France's Beaujolais region

This ample red has generous plum, chocolate and spice flavors, round and full for a Brouilly, with firm yet integrated tannins. It's ripe yet balanced.

—Wine Spectator, 31 July 1997

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, after Mont Brouilly, hill in the Beaujolais region

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

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