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Pierre Cotton

PRODUCER
Pierre Cotton and his family
ESTABLISHED
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
REGION
CITY / VILLAGE
CLIMATE
ELEVATION
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About

Pierre Cotton is just getting started with his domaine, but already the potential is clearly tremendous. The Sanvers family have been farming and producing wine at the same chai in Odenas since 1856. Legend has it that the large chai with its cavernous cellars was built in the 18th century to make the wines for the nearby Chateau de Pierreux, and over the years it has housed a rotating group of producers. Today, Pierre and his parents are the sole producers to make wine here. After working for a short stint as a motorcycle mechanic, Pierre spent two years in the Loire Valley before returning to the domaine. In 2014, he reclaimed 1 hectare of Côte de Brouilly for his first cuvée – 100% Cotton. In 2015, he reclaimed another 2 hectares of Brouilly from the family holdings, and in 2016, he purchased 1 hectare of Regnié, and 1 hectare of Beaujolais. Starting in 2017, he will harvest 0.3 HA of Beaujolais Blanc on a unique vein of limestone near the domaine, with the possibility to plant more Blanc in the future.

Products

Beaujolais

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. Mostly Gamay, with some varietally-undisclosed “white juice” blended in. Grapes are hand-harvested from several parcels that use organic practices, including some from Bonnet-Cotton, as well as friends Domaine les Souriants, Domaine les Garçons, Romain Jambon, and Baptiste Bertrand. Fermented and aged eight months in concrete tanks; unfined, unfiltered. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight months. 1ppm so2 added during racking.

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Cote de Brouilly '100% Cotton'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 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 eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Cote de Brouilly 'Les Grilles'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. The combination of pink, yellow, and red granite is only found in this 1.5 hectare parcel called 'Les Grillés,' or The Grids, which refers to the various layers of rock, located on the slope just next to the winery in Odénas. 'Les Grillés' was the first single-vineyard parcel Cotton produced and is often the richest wine of each vintage. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Regnie 'Les Buillats'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Certified Organic. 100% Gamay. A great old-vines vineyard hailing from the cru of Régnié; vines here were planted in three moments, between 1927, the 1940s, and the ’90s. The soils are yellow granite with some sand; the vineyard is only .8ha in size. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Gamay 'Ygueule' Vin de France

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

The most playful red at the Bonnet-Cotton domaine; this cuvée is usually a blend of declassified grapes from the domaine's Beaujolais and Brouilly vineyards that don't quite match the quality for their eponymous cuvées, as well as some free-run juice from carbonic macerations of other cuvées. The varieties change every year; in 2022 the wine is a mix of Gamay, Mondeuse, and Chardonnay. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank; then aged in foudres for around seven months. Unfined, unfiltered. <10g/l SO2 added before bottling.

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Brouilly 100% Cotton

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 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 eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Brouilly 'Les Mines'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic.Taken from one single vineyard parcel of 1.5ha on pink granite called ‘Les Mines,’ of 65 year-old vines in the village of Brouilly. Full carbonic maceration in large cement tanks with whole clusters, then aged in large old foudre for eight months. Unfined, unfiltered. No SO2 added.

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Chardonnay Vin de France

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Chardonnay
FARMING PRACTICE
Certified Organic
DETAILS

Certified organic.100% Chardonnay, taken from a single plot of young vines planted at the domaine on a unique vein of limestone. Fermented and aged in oak barrels for eight months; unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2 added.

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Cote de Brouilly 'La Chapelle'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. Pierre and Marine jumped at the chance to acquire this small parcel above the winery at the very top of the Côte de Brouilly. This is the highest elevation vineyard in the appellation, located just before the small chapel at the top of the hill in Odenas, so they named the wine “La Chapelle.” It is a supremely elegant Gamay with the same unique blue diorite terroir found in “Les Grilles,” but at a higher altitude. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Fleurie 'Poncie'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Gamay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Fleurie ‘Poncié’ comes from a beautiful old Gamay vineyard, planted in the ’60s and ’70s, facing south towards the village of Fleurie. The parcel is vinified exactly the same as Cotton’s other wines, showcasing the difference between his native terroir of Brouilly and the softer, more fruited wines from Fleurie. Less tannic than the other bottlings and an interesting interpretation of the Bonnet-Cotton style. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight months. unfined, unfiltered, no sulfites added.

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Vin de France 'Carbonique Orange'

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Chardonnay
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Certified organic. 100% Chardonnay, taken from a single plot of young vines planted at the domaine on a unique vein of limestone. Grapes undergo whole-cluster carbonic maceration in cement tanks before being moved to oak barrels to age for eight months. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2 added.

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