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NOUVELLES BEAUJOLAIS
DE BOISSET
WINTER 2020-2021

The vineyards are redrawn

Each year, the vines are regenerated with
new planting over two or three hectares.

After two years of waiting to give the soil time to rest, we weeding the young vines instead of using weedkillers.
carried out our annual replanting in the spring. Two plots In addition, the competition between the roots and the THE FOUR WINES
were replanted: 2.5 hectares at the Hameau de Creignes grass is a natural brake on yields. PRODUCED BY THE CHATEAU
and 0.5 hectares of the plot of Garanches, the most As Jean de la Fontaine wrote, “Patience and time are
southerly of the chateau’s vines and amongst the oldest. better than force or rage” and we’d do well to remember Brouilly Réserve du Château,
,
This replanting is part of the vineyard restructuring this since the first harvest of these two plots won’t be the Ambassador
program begun in 2009. The new Gamay vines are until 2023, on their fourth “leaf” or year. Brouilly Terres de Pierreux,
planted in single rows and trellised fairly high at 1.6m The vineyard covers some 106 hectares, 97 of which are the most elegant, and a limited edition
rather than the more traditional 1m, to improve aeration, in the Brouilly appellation, and has over 100 plots rooted Brouilly Grande Réserve
keep the harvest healthy, and aid with ripening. The in granitic soils with a mix of sand, porphyry, schist, and Château de Pierreux,
rows were planted 2m apart with 80cm between each silica. The terroir of the Château de Pierreux is planted tenderly aged in oak
vine to facilitate work. This spacing allows us to pass with Gamay, which is fresh and elegant, resulting in Beaujolais-Villages,
between the rows on a small tractor for plowing and easy-drinking wines. the white

The chateau in a sleeve
To showcase a fine wine, there’s nothing like a handsome sleeve! So allow
us to present the elegant sleeve for our Brouilly Réserve du Château, the
ambassador for Pierreux. The chateau’s premium wine is both floral and
fruity, with a lovely acidity and freshness. It benefits from six months’ ageing
in oak vats, which results in soft, balanced tannins, making a deliciously
tempting tipple.

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