Total surface area of the appellation: +/- 300 ha.
Grape variety: gamay noir à jus blanc
Soil type: meta-tuff (quartzite) and meta-diorite, a hard rock of volcanic origin, the famous Côte de Brouilly "pierre bleue" (blue stone). The western slope of the hill is also comprised of pink granite.
Appellation extras: Côte's 80 winemakers have been backing the development of direct sales and sales to cafés hotels and restaurants over the last few years. Today more than 40% of the Cru is sold direct to the main European countries.
Winemaker personal notes: The vineyards opens out on the sloping and well exposed fields of the Brouilly Mount. A soil of a unique homogeneity, protected by a small church in which the virgin takes care of the grain. This wine with dress crimson of fresh grapes and iris flavors, it requires to mature before developing all its elegance in mouth.
