Domaine Lafarge-Vial Côte de Brouilly
Wine Information
Tractors are never used in this parcel because of the steep slope; plowing is done by horse and biodynamic and organic treatments are carried out by hand with tanks on the workers' backs.
Size: 0.66 ha (1.63 ac)
Variety: Gamay
Vine Age: Planted in 1968
Terroir: Southeast-facing, on the slopes of Mont Brouilly, soils and bedrock of granite with blue rocks
Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic (awaiting certification)
Vinification: 25% whole cluster (in 2016), indigenous yeast fermentation in concrete tank, extraction by punch-downs and pump-overs depending on the vintage. One year aging in older 228 and 350-liter barrels, with racking in the spring.
- Product Name: Côte de Brouilly
- Producer: Domaine Lafarge-Vial
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Beaujolais
- Varietal: Gamay
- Agricultural Standards: Biodynamic , Organic
- ALC %: 13.5