Name of the cuvée: Elixir des Fournelles
Appelation: Côte de Brouilly
Millesime: 2016
Variatals: Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc
Ground type: Silico argileux, Roche bleue porphyre
Density VINE/HA: 9 000
Age of the vines: 60 ans
Bottled volume: 2 000
Yield: 50hl/ha
Harvest: avec égrappage partielle
Aging: Fût de Chêne
Percentage: 13%
CONSERVATION AND SERVING ADVICE : The wine can be aged between 2 to 15 years. To be drunk around 14°C for weddings, nice holiday meals, or for a nice meal with friends.
TASTING CRITICS : This Côte de Brouilly is made from selected grapes. This wine, aged 8 months in oak barrels, is a real surprise, the taste of the cask is discreet but gives this Côte de Brouilly a subtle hint of vanilla and black cherry. It's an excellent wine to enjoy now or to savor in a few years.
ASSOCIATION FOOD AND WINES : With saucy meats (Coq au Vin, Boeuf Bourguignon, ...).