TerroirChâteau de Pierreux’s 110 hectares of vines are planted in shallow, well-drained pink granitic, schistous, and siliceous soils which contain deposits of blue porphyry from the volcanic eruptions of Mont Brouilly that date back millions of years. A selected plots cuvée from Lieu-dit PIERREUX... the expression of multiple terroirs!
This wine is only produced in small quantities and is a blend from two plots that are remarkable:
- The plot 'Le Pavillon' on the eastern slope of Pierreux, lies on a soil of ancient alluvium of piedmont, not very stony with a sandy upper horizon and finer hatching and deeper rock. At a depth of 40-70 cm, the soil is acidic, leached and mottled and then becomes clayey.
- The plot 'La Roche', on the plateau, is underlain by keratophyres, siliceous volcanics. These siliceous rocks are varied and deep. The soil is thicker on crystalline rocks or acid volcanites.
The estate was certified High Environmental Value (HVE) in 2020.
The vineyard- The plot on the hillside named 'le Pavillon':
Plantation density: 6,250 plants/ha
Vineyard management: trellised and grassed
Age of the vine: Planted in 2013-2014
Pruning: Cordon
- The plot on the plateau named 'La Roche':
Plantation density: 6,250 plants/ha
Vineyard management: trellised and grassed
Age of the vine: Planted in 2013-2014
Pruning: Cordon
Varietals100% Gamay
TastingThis cuvée has a brilliant ruby color with purple reflections and a nose of black cherry, spicy and with a beautiful minerality. On the palate, the tannins are present but remain very supple with a beautiful retro-olfaction on blackcurrant cream, morello cherries and spices. The aromas are intense and persistent. A wine with an incredible subtlety, a Brouilly lieu-dit Pierreux of high flight!
Vinification and ageingThese parcels were harvested on September 17 & 20, 2021.
The Gamay grapes were entirely destemmed but not crushed, then vatted by gravity with a 25-day maceration with only one 10-minute pumping over per day. Indeed, the grapes presented real potential and the wish was not to overextract but to express finesse and racy. No rough pushing down of the caps here, but instead, the wine underwent rack-and-return six times at the end of maceration. Finally, this cuvée benefited from a 6-month aging in oak casks.
The two cuvées were blended and lightly filtered before bottling on March 31, 2022.
Production: 6,654 bottles.
Ageing potentialFrom 3 to 7 years.
