Côte de Brouilly 2009 Domaine Pierre André Dumas

~ Selected by the Guide Hachette 2010 ~

~ The Wine: This wine presents a deep cherry colour like with purple highlights. The nose develops floral notes such as violet and peony and combines wild plum and blueberry fruit notes.  Its palate is magnificent and powerful on the same time, expressing Cote de Brouilly potential Blueberry, Blackberry and sour red fruits reveal the youth of this wine, but the long finish unveils spiciness and peppery notes along with silk tannins making it an ageable wine

~ The Terroir: Gamay grape variety planted over sandy granitic soils

~ The Estate: Located in Pierreux in the village of Odenas, our estate spreads over 14.5 hectares, with 1 hectare in Cote de Brouilly Other Appellations: Brouilly / Beaujolais Villages / Beaujolais rouge, Blanc and Rosé / Beaujolais Nouveau  Tasting cellar:Open over appointment and can welcome up to 20 people

~ The Vinification:  Hand harvest, traditionnal Beaujolaise vinification (whole bunch, carbonic gas saturation, temperature control), 8 to 10 days of vatting. Oak ageing ; happening for 12 months; allows a slight oxidation of the wine by the exchange of oxygen between the oak the oxygen and wine, moreover  our barrils are 4 to 5 wines aged

~ Food Matching:  Casseroles, Spicy dishes Red meat Game and Cheese Service temperature: 14° to 15°c Can be kept another 5 to 10 years with improvement

~ The Wine-Maker: Dumas Pierre André Estate : Domaine Pierre André Dumas, Pierreux  69460 Odenas     Phone number : 0033 474 03 40 89 Telecopy : 0033 474 03 49 22 Mobile : 0033 609 66 17 89 Email adress : earldumas@cegetel.net Web site: www.pierre-andre-dumas.com

 

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