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. 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 'C443' on the southern slope of Pierreux, is underlain by altered bluestone volcanic soils and deep schistous alterites.

     - The plot 'C427', on the eastern plateau of Pierreux, is underlain by shallow to deep siliceous volcanic rocks.

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

- The plot on the hillside named 'C443':
Plantation density: 6,250 plants/ha
Vineyard management: trellised and grassed
Age of the vine: Planted in 2009-2011.
Pruning: Cordon

- The plot on the plateau named 'C427':
Plantation density: 6,250 plants/ha
Vineyard management: trellised and grassed
Age of the vine: Planted in 2014
Pruning: Cordon

100% Gamay

This brilliant ruby-red cuvée with violet highlights has a spicy nose of black cherries in syrup, blueberries and peonies. An incredible subtlety emerges on the palate. The tannins are present but remain very silky, with a retro-olfaction of blueberry cream, chocolate and spices. This top-flight Brouilly has intense, persistent aromas and a minerality so characteristic of Pierreux.

These parcels were harvested on September 17 & 20, 2022.
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 9-month aging in oak casks.
The two cuvées were blended and lightly filtered before bottling on July 7, 2023.
Production: 6,608 bottles.

Its concentration and elegance mean that it can be enjoyed young, but it is a wine that will age well (3 to 6 years or more).

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.

February 2024 - CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DU GAMAY 2024 - Gold medal