Côte de Brouilly “100% Cotton” 2021
Pierre Cotton
Vintage 2021
Bottle Sizes 750ml, 1.5L
Country France
Region Beaujolais
Appellation Côte de Brouilly
Wine Type Red - Still
Varietals Gamay
Farming Organic
Vineyard 1 hectare vineyard on the south-facing slope of the Côte de Brouilly. Vines average 65 years of age. Cotton’s parcel is on a unique terroir of “corne verte” that Pierre says is found nowhere else in the Beaujolais.
Soil Pink granite and diorite known as "corne verte".
Viticulture Vineyards are farmed using organic methods. All vineyard work is done by hand.
Vinification Pierre works with only indigenous yeast, implements semi-carbonic maceration in cement before elevage in both foudre and barrique. Only neutral oak is used and he never fines or filters before bottling. No sulfur is added.
Aging Aged for 8 months in a mix of used foudre and barrique.
Production 2,700 bottles
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