BRET BROTHERS LES QUARTS CUVEE MAGNUM

Winery Notes:

Clay and limestone, very high red iron oxide on Bajocian. On the highest and most stony part of « les Quarts ». East facing, 20% slope.
Hand-picked grapes, whole berries pressing, 100% vinified and aged in oak barrel (of 228 liters each) for 11 months + 6 more months in tank for a natural settling.

OUR OLDEST VINES LOCATED IN “LES QUARTS”
Our Cuvée Millerandée is a selection of our older vines in « Les Quarts » (70+ years old). The word « Millerandé » describes grapes whose natural fertilization partly failed due to the vine’s old age and also to the nature of the soil ad sub-soil found on parts of the « Quarts ». Indeed the « Millerandées » berries are so small that they concentrate sugars, organic acids and aroma precursors. As in the case of our Pouilly-Vinzelles Climat « Les Quarts », we strongly advise you to try one particularly successful match with food : « Poulet de Bresse à la Crème accompagné de Trompettes de la mort », a regional free-range chicken cooked in a creamy sauce with horns of plenty mushrooms…

Shipping & Return Information

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