Côte de Brouilly Nicolas BOUDEAU

Héronde

Matured for 9 months in clay amphorae Velvety and Tenderness ...

The deep granite of the Côte de Brouilly and his amphorae's ageing bring to this wine a lot of minerality and freshness. Structured wine, however all lace, whose fruity flesh (peaches, plums) gives a lot of pleasure. Its mineral and graphite side is very seductive. Enjoy it now and in the next 5 years.

From vineyard to glass

Sustainable vinegrowing certified HEV3 (High Environmental Value Level 3- which is the highest grade). 100% Gamay noir. Average 30 years of age. Vineyard planted with a density of 9,000 feet per hectare. Located in the southern flank of Mount Brouilly. Soil is composed of deep granite which bring out quite a bit of minerality. Grapes manually harvest and de-stemmed (about 60%). Maceration with controlled tempertures (under 30°C for 14 days). Reared in vat and bottled in April. 2018 is the first vintage.

Food and wine pairing

Prawn skewers - Porcini risotto - Bresse / farmhouse poultry - Cheeses

Tasting

Garnet color, limpid and brilliant

Small red fruits (raspberry, cherry), stone fruits (morello cherry, plum) accompanied by mineral notes.

Beautiful freshness with fleshy and powerful fruit notes. Fine tannins with excellent length and minerality.

Service

14°C

5 years

Tasting

Garnet color, limpid and brilliant

Small red fruits (raspberry, cherry), stone fruits (morello cherry, plum) accompanied by mineral notes.

Beautiful freshness with fleshy and powerful fruit notes. Fine tannins with excellent length and minerality.

Service

14°C

5 years

Awards

Concours des Grands Vins du Beaujolais

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James Suckling

92/100

« A medium-bodied, structured Côte de Brouilly with mulberries, fresh plums and hints of bark on the nose. It's tight and meaty on the palate with energy and a serious tannin frame. Matured in amphorae for 9 months. Better from 2025. »
Vinous

91/100

« The 2022Côte de Brouilly l'Héronde was aged in amphorae for 9 months. It has a well-defined nose with black cherries ans wild strawberry fruit, paining floral scents with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, fresh and tensile, with a pretty, lighty spiced tinish that lingers. This is a delicious Côte de Brouilly, and it should offer several years'drinking pleasure. »
Concours des Vignerons Indépendants

Or

Concours des Grands Vins de France à Mâcon

Or

James Suckling

93

« Here’s a youthful Beaujolais with a mouthfeel like nothing else I’ve ever encountered and an intense wet stone minerality. Still quite leesy, and therefore the sour cherry fruit only emerges after some aeration in the glass. Impressive tannin structure that’s not a jot too much. Complex wild herb finish. From vines growing on volcanic soil under conversion to organic viticulture. Matured in amphora for nine months. Drinkable now, but best from 2024. »
Wine Enthusiast / Roger Voss

89

« Eight months in amphora has given this wine that has strong minerality allied to crisp res-currant fiuitiness. It is bright with acidity that is currently muted by a dry core. The wine needs to soften, so wait until late 2021. »
Wine Enthusiast / Roger Voss

90

« Perfumed and structures, this wine shows a tight texture and some oxidative characteristics. With its tannins, it has aging potential, giving the bright berry fruits a chance to soften and broaden. Drink from late 2020 »
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