Winery Alex FoillardCôte de Brouilly
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
The Côte de Brouilly of the Winery Alex Foillard is in the top 10 of wines of Côte de Brouilly.
Food and wine pairings with Côte de Brouilly
Pairings that work perfectly with Côte de Brouilly
Original food and wine pairings with Côte de Brouilly
The Côte de Brouilly of Winery Alex Foillard matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or poultry such as recipes of osso bucco of veal, country cabbage or chicken in red wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alex Foillard's Côte de Brouilly.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côte de Brouilly from Winery Alex Foillard are 2019, 2017, 2016, 2022 and 2020.
Informations about the Winery Alex Foillard
The Winery Alex Foillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Côte de Brouilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 wine region of Beaujolais
Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.
The word of the wine: Claret
Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.
