"Brise Cailloux is coming from 50 micro parcels. This is the largest cuvée of 7ha represented of 11ha of Cornas in total. There is no mechanical processing, everything is done by hand or with horsepower.
Matthieu Barret "Brise Cailloux" Cornas
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Specifications
| Winery | Matthieu Barret |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Bobo Selections |
| Varieties | Syrah |
| Farming Practices | certified organic and biodynamic |
| Soils | decomposed granite |
| Hectares/Acres | 7ha / yield 25HL/ha |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | mid-1970's |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | hand sorted / 21 days of maceration in concrete eggs / racked and pressed to 50% eggs and 50% used oak |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | yes |
| Maturation | 12 months of aging in 50/50 concrete eggs and used oak barrels followed by an additional 12 months in concrete eggs |
| Sulfur | 25mg total // 2g/HL added at bottling |
| Filter | yes |
| Fining | never |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Item No | FRBB401 |
| Size | 750ml and 1.5L |
| Bottle Case | 6x750 and 3x1.5L |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
| Sub-region | Northern Rhône |
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