Winery Les Roches BleuesCôte de Brouilly
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Gamay.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Taste structure of the Côte de Brouilly from the Winery Les Roches Bleues
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Côte de Brouilly of Winery Les Roches Bleues in the region of Beaujolais is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côte de Brouilly of Winery Les Roches Bleues in the region of Beaujolais often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or earth.
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 Les Roches Bleues matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of basque lasagne, veal cutlets parmigiana or chinchards with white wine and grapes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Roches Bleues'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 Les Roches Bleues are 2016, 2014, 2011, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Les Roches Bleues
The Winery Les Roches Bleues is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
