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Beaujolais

Terres de Pierreux
A New cUvée fRom

SelecteD plotS

This divinely elegant wine is only produced in small the wine underwent rack-and-return three times at the
quantities (8,000 bottles for the first edition), and is end of maceration. Then came nine months in oak vats.
a blend from two plots that are remarkable for their The other plot called garanche features 40-year-old
granite and clay-flint soil and their old vines. Their vines covering 1.5 hectares, planted in 1978 at a density
tight, concentrated bunches were destalked before long of 9,000 vines/ha on flinty soils of varying depths on a
maceration followed by ageing in oak casks to give polish plateau facing northeast. Harvested the same day, it
to this wine with its aromas of wild rose and spices. was vinified along the same lines, with one extra day
Its silky tannins provide exquisite length to Terres de of maceration. The two cuvées were then blended and
Pierreux, the expression of multiple terroirs. lightly filtered before bottling on 6 July 2018.
The first of the two plots is the Mas Vincent, 0.8 hectares The wine has a bright ruby color, with wild rose and
planted in 1951 and 1972 at a density of 10,000 vines/ spices on the nose and lovely minerality. It is amazingly
ha in deep broken granite soil on a southeast-facing subtle in the mouth, with distinct yet soft tannins, and
plateau. Harvested on 12 September, the grapes underwent retro-olfaction evoking wild strawberries and white
strict manual sorting and were entirely destalked but pepper, with intense and persistent aromas. A truly
not crushed, then transferred by gravity into vats before exceptional Brouilly!
maceration for 17 days with 10 minutes of pumping over
per day. The fruit offered great potential, and the aim was
to not over-extract, but to capture its purebred elegance.
No rough pushing down of the caps here, but instead,

Brouilly at the top

The estate’s 103 hectares spread over 110 plots give great diversity of terroir, including pink
granite, schist, flint, and blue porphyry. Shallow, well-drained soils allow several quite different
cuvées to be produced. While Gamay is the dominant grape, some young Chardonnay vines
provide a fresh expression in white wine.
Today, the estate offers a range of four wines:
La Réserve du Château: The flagship cuvée, embodying the Château’s signature aromatic,
smooth style.
La grande réserve: Produced in small quantities in the best years from selected older vines,
it is aged in oak for eight to 10 months, giving it an intense personality.
Terres de pierreux: A selection from two plots, strict manual sorting, long maceration, pumped
over just once, followed by nine months’ ageing in wooden vats results in a purebred finesse
and a lovely minerality for this elite wine.
Chardonnay: The white version of the estate’s noble lineage.
Brouilly Réserve du Château 2017 in magnums
The Château de Pierreux has put its flagship wine, the Brouilly réserve du Château 2017,
in magnums. This is the ideal size for sharing, as well as for ageing, bringing out the full
potential of the Gamay.
In 2017, the fruit was superbly aromatic, promising rounded wine with good body, underlined by
precise vinification: Destalking, slow fermentation at 22-28°C, daily pumping over, maceration
for 12 to 15 days according to the plot, and rack-and-return. The traditional ageing in oak vats,
which is now rare, lasted for seven months, providing structure and softening the tannins.
With a deep garnet color, it has aromas of dark berries, and is full and flavorsome in the mouth
with a smooth texture over distinct yet soft tannins. The mineral touch reveals the soul of Pierreux.
This splendid magnum will be showcased at the Beaujonomie dinners at the Château on the www.chateaudepierreux.com
weekend of 8 and 9 June 2019.
 Château De Pierreux
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