AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Rhône
Commune of Production
- Cercié, Charentay, Odenas, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, Saint-Lager
Size
- 1,327 ha (20% of the entire area of Cru Beaujolais)
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Gamay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Melon de Bourgogne
- May be labeled „Cru du Beaujolais“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 6,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 56 hl/ha (58 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Principal Soil Type
- pink granite, limestone-marl, and alluvial deposits
AOC Established
- 1938 (last updated 2013)
Links
Lieux-dits of Brouilly
- Pisse-Vieille