Appellation: AOC Brouilly
Area of production: 12 acres
Grape: 100% Gamay
Vintage: 2015
Bottles: Burgundy style
Production: 28,000 bottles a year
Vineyard age: 40 years
Soil: Shale and pink granite bedrock, with alluvium along the surface
Harvest:
- Limited phytosanitary treatment
- Supporting sustainable agriculture since 1992
- Treatment only in case of disease
- Grape harvested at the peak of maturity
- Hand picked harvests
- Grape de-stemming done partially
Vinification:
- Carbonic maceration for 9 days
- The wine is aged for 6 to 12 months depending on the vintage
- 10 to 15% is aged in oak barrels (1, 2 or 3 wines) sourced from Domaine Lucien Lemoine in Beaune
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Description:
The vines are just a few hundred meters from the famous Pisse-Vieille vineyard, giving aromatic wines where plum, cherry and kirsch are dominant. It is long in the mouth and the tannins are refined.
