Red wine

Pierre Cotton 2016

RRP £21

Pierre Cotton is one of the next generation of ambitious wine growers, and this wine is made from 65-year-old vines on pink granite soils. Whole-bunch fermentation has resulted in a beautifully floral Gamay with lovely density of sweet cherry and raspberry fruit flavours.

Score

93
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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Gamay (100%)

Alcohol

12.5%

Bottle size

75cl

Drink dates

2019 - 2021

Origin

Country

France

Region

Beaujolais

Sub-region

Beaujolais AOP

Area

Côte de Brouilly AOP

Tasting Information

Name of Tasting

Beaujolais renaissance

Type of Tasting

Tasting feature

Blind

No

Tasted by

Jamie Goode

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