Brouilly Pardon & Fils

Tasting

Purple color with aromas of ripe red fruits and spice properties. The mouth is round, elegant and fruity. Medium-bodied.

Serving

Serve cool enough 12 to 13 °, it goes well with poultry and small game birds.

Aging

Keep 2-3 years

Grape

100 % Gamay

Terroir

This Brouilly is produced in the commune of Cercié. There are different types of soil : vineyards located close to the Mont Bouilly benefit from the presence of blue granite, rich in magnesium and of volcanic origin that makes up the hill. Further, the land resulting from alluvial deposits are more sandy.

Winemaking

• Hand picked at full ripeness of the grapes in late September. • Semi-carbonic maceration 8 days (70% de-stemmed clusters) in cement tanks before pressing • Pressing with wooden press (very rare). • Alcoholic fermentation temperatures under control of residual sugar> 1 g alcohol content: 13 ° • Malolactic fermentation, carried out at 100% • first bottling in late spring.(vinification without suffering with indigenous yeast)