The best wines of Côte de Brouilly

Discover the best wines of Côte de Brouilly of Beaujolais as well as the best winemakers of Côte de Brouilly and estates of Côte de Brouilly to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Côte de Brouilly and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Côte de Brouilly by region

Looking for a good wine of Côte de Brouilly of Beaujolais among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Côte de Brouilly. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Côte de Brouilly with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Côte de Brouilly

See the top 100 best red wines of Côte de Brouilly

Want to buy a red wine of Côte de Brouilly cheap or sell a red wine of Côte de Brouilly at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Côte de Brouilly

Red wines from the region of Côte de Brouilly go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagne, beef mironton or beef stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Côte de Brouilly

On the nose the red wine of the region of Côte de Brouilly. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, violet or ripe strawberries and sometimes also flavors of prune, red currant or stone. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Côte de Brouilly. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Côte de Brouilly

  • 1988With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Côte de Brouilly

  • Gamay
  • Gamay Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Côte de Brouilly

A wine route planned in the region of Côte de Brouilly? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Côte de Brouilly.

Discovering the wine region of Côte de Brouilly

The Côte de Beaujolais/brouilly">Brouilly is one of the 10 crus appellations of the Beaujolais region. It covers the slopes of the dormant volcano of Mont Brouilly in Central Beaujolais. The area is entirely surrounded by the vineyards of the much larger Brouilly appellation, but it is home to a significantly different style of wine, made from the Gamay Grape. Côte de Brouilly wines are concentrated and Elegant, with Floral">floral characters, and are less earthy than their Brouilly counterparts.

The appellation covers only red wines. However, legislation allows a small amount of white grapes in addition to Gamay. The wine growers can use Chardonnay, Aligoté or Melon de Bourgogne. The Côte de Brouilly appellation covers one of the smallest areas of all the Beaujolais crus, and is also one of the most southerly.

News from the vineyard of Côte de Brouilly

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