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the wine growing area climbs the steep slopes of the Brouilly hills, around Saint-Lager, Quincié, Cercié and Odenas. Vines can be traced back here to the 4th and 5th centuries which means that this AC lays a claim to being Beaujolais’ oldest appellation; it also claims to be protected by the Virgin. Located in its midst is the chapel of Nôtre-Dame-du Raisin, which was inaugurated in 1857 and since then has hosted an annual pilgrimage. The soils in Côte de Brouilly have truly definable characteristics: crystalline and volcanic rocks known as Brouilly ‘blue stone’. Shale and diorite also known as ‘green horn’.
Grape varieties: Vins rouges : gamay
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Côte-de-Brouilly display a deep ruby-red hue and fragrances of fresh grapes, red fruit (raspberry, blueberry), kirsch, iris and notes of vanilla. They are flavoursome, have well-balanced mellowness and vinosity. They are robust, ample, fleshy and have good structure. They are long on the palate and well-balanced with elegant tannins. Their ageing capacity is greater than for Brouilly and they can even be firm when young. Because of their structure, they can be paired with red meats, either roasted or served with a sauce, rib steak with marrow, poultry (goose, duck, Bresse chicken), grilled chitterlings sausage, rabbit stew, cheese tart…
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