Bonnet Cotton - Cote de Brouilly '100% Cotton' 2023

Crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, red cherry, and redcurrant.  Floral notes of violet and white flowers.  Subtle graphite, wet stone, black pepper, licorice, and earthy spice nuances. Juicy and energetic with flavors of black cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, and tart red berries. Silky texture with fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity provides lift and freshness. Distinct mineral streak from the volcanic and granite-rich soils. Long finish with lingering fruit, spice, and stony notes.

Located right next to the Bonnet-Cotton winery in Odénas, Cotton’s parcel of Côte de Brouilly is on a unique terroir of ‘corne verte,’ a particular soil blend of pink granite and diorite which Pierre claims is found nowhere else in the Beaujolais. The Côte de Brouilly ‘100% Cotton’ was the first cuvée Pierre made, and it remains the emblematic wine of the domaine: a structured, powerful Gamay that retains the freshness and easy-drinking quality of the best Beaujolais. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for nine months. Unfined, unfiltered. <10g/l SO2 added before bottling.

Type: Red
Producer: M. Bonnet & Pierre Cotton
Varietal: Gamay
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Farming: Organic, Low sulphite