Château 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.

Three parcels, with promising soil, make up this Beaujolais-Villages Blanc.
« Le Roux », 0,5 hectares, mainly granite soil with clay.
« Le Savigny », 0,7 hectares, principally limestone with some clay.
« Le Gonnu », 2,2 hectares, chiefly on pink granite. This plot facing east-southeast.


Since the 2020 vintage, a fourth parcel has been added:
«Le grand Vernay», 2.9 hecatres, predominantly clay-limestone soil.

The estate was certified High Environmental Value (HVE) in 2020.

Planting density: 8,400 vines/ha & 6,000 vines/ha for "Le Grand Vernay".
Age of the vines: 13 years & 6 years for "Le Grand Vernay".
Pruning: Guyot.

Work philosophy: Growing methods are decided upon vineyard by vineyard according to lutte raisonnée, an environmentally friendly approach. Everything is analysed in detail: risk of disease, the number of harmful and beneficial insects that can be found in each vineyard, the size and number of bunches of grapes per vine, problems with weeds, the health of the vines’ leaves, etc.
Working of the soil: de-earthing, scraping, hoeing between the vines.

This philosophy has 3 objectives:
     - limiting the use of chemicals in the vineyards,
     - re-establishing the vines’ physiological balance,
     - protecting the environment

Chardonnay

With its lovely golden colour, this white Beaujolais-Villages offers intense aromas of white flowers on the nose, followed by notes of butterscotch, hazelnut and a hint of brioche. The palate is round and full-bodied, with a pleasant creaminess. Subtle floral and brioche notes round off a tender finish.

After pressing, the musts are cold-set and then slow-fermented at a low temperature (12-16 ° C). 2/3 of the volume produced is vinified in demi-muid (450L) and the rest in vats.
Aging for 9 months on fine lees. One third in new, one third in one wine barrel and the last third in 2 wine barels.
The blend of the 4 cuvées was carried out one month before bottling.

The wine-growing season was characterised by a hot, dry spring. With the exception of June, which was very wet, beating the record set in 1964! July and August were very hot, very dry and very sunny. At the end of the summer, the sunshine in 2022 was the highest since 1991! The ripening of our Gamay developed very quickly. At the end of August, the water deficit since the start of the year was 109 mm, the equivalent of almost two months' missing rainfall...
Harvesting at Château de Pierreux began on 25 August.
The vintage was marked by great heterogeneity between each plot. Some plots couldn't cope with the extreme conditions and lost a lot of juice, while others held up superbly. A number of factors explain these differences: soil, exposure, age and vine yield. Although the harvest was expected to be high in the spring, the final yield was 35-40hl/ha. The berries had a rather thick bloom and the musts were extremely concentrated. All the conditions were in place to produce a rich, expressive Brouilly.