Côte-de-Brouilly

The Côte-de-Brouilly Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) is a municipal appellation that has been recognized since 1938. The Côte-de-Brouilly vineyard covers approximately 310 hectares spread across the municipalities of Saint-Lager, Odenas, Cercié, and Quincié.
 
The soils consist of metatuff and metadiorite, hard rock of volcanic origin—the famous “blue stone” of Côte-de-Brouilly. The western slope of the hill also contains pink granite. The vineyards of Côte-de-Brouilly are situated around Mont Brouilly, making this the only cru in the Beaujolais region where the vines are oriented toward all four cardinal directions. The grape variety used, as throughout the Beaujolais region, is Gamay noir à jus blanc. For several years now, the 80 winegrowers producing Côte-de-Brouilly wine have been focusing on developing direct sales and distribution through the hospitality sector: more than 40% of the cru’s production is sold directly in major European countries. Côte-de-Brouilly is nonetheless a quality wine, as are, in particular, the wines produced by Maison Coquard, Domaine Laurent Martray, Château Thivin, Domaine Daniel Bouland, and Domaine des Terres Dorées.