Domaine Les Roches Bleues
Domaine Les Roches Bleues is a wine estate in the Beaujolais area, in southern Burgundy, which through a purely sustainable vision aims to give voice to the crus of Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly. The Domaine has been managed at a strictly family level for three generations, precisely since 1967, when Annie and Louis Bassy purchased 4 hectares of vineyards at the foot of the southern slope of Monte Brouilly with the intention of starting their winemaking activity at a time when sharecropping was still well established. In 1993, the baton was passed to Christiane and Dominique, who through passion and dedication have nurtured the family tradition, supported since 2019 by the young Jonathan and Chloé. The name of the winery, literally "the blue rocks", refers to the famous blue volcanic rock that characterizes the soils of the Côte de Brouilly vineyards.
Within the 9 hectares of vineyards owned by Domaine Les Roches Bleues, only Gamay is cultivated, the identity grape variety of the area of Beaujolais. The vines, managed under certified organic farming, are located in the denominations of Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly, respectively at the foot and on the slopes of Monte Brouilly, a volcanic relief of almost 500 meters in height. Here, viticulture has been practiced since Roman times and the plants benefit from very varied soils, altitudes, and exposures. In general, the vineyards are characterized by the presence of the characteristic blue metamorphic and siliceous rocks, pink granite, and schist depending on the reference parcel. The plants are partly very old, over 80 years of age, and the harvest is carried out entirely by hand in order to preserve the integrity of the bunches, which are vinified whole with semi-carbonic maceration. Fermentation occurs spontaneously thanks to the action of only indigenous yeasts and the subsequent maturation phase takes place in French oak barrels.
The production of Domaine Les Roches Bleues is therefore divided between the crus of Côte de Brouilly and Brouilly. From the former, more structured andDomaine Les Roches Bleues is a wine estate in the Beaujolais area, in southern Burgundy, which through a purely sustainable vision aims to give voice to the crus of Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly. The Domaine has been managed at a strictly family level for three generations, precisely since 1967, when Annie and Louis Bassy purchased 4 hectares of vineyards at the foot of the southern slope of Monte Brouilly with the intention of starting their winemaking activity at a time when sharecropping was still well established. In 1993, the baton was passed to Christiane and Dominique, who through passion and dedication have nurtured the family tradition, supported since 2019 by the young Jonathan and Chloé. The name of the winery, literally "the blue rocks", refers to the famous blue volcanic rock that characterizes the soils of the Côte de Brouilly vineyards.
Within the 9 hectares of vineyards owned by Domaine Les Roches Bleues, only Gamay is cultivated, the identity grape variety of the area of Beaujolais. The vines, managed under certified organic farming, are located in the denominations of Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly, respectively at the foot and on the slopes of Monte Brouilly, a volcanic relief of almost 500 meters in height. Here, viticulture has been practiced since Roman times and the plants benefit from very varied soils, altitudes, and exposures. In general, the vineyards are characterized by the presence of the characteristic blue metamorphic and siliceous rocks, pink granite, and schist depending on the reference parcel. The plants are partly very old, over 80 years of age, and the harvest is carried out entirely by hand in order to preserve the integrity of the bunches, which are vinified whole with semi-carbonic maceration. Fermentation occurs spontaneously thanks to the action of only indigenous yeasts and the subsequent maturation phase takes place in French oak barrels.
The production of Domaine Les Roches Bleues is therefore divided between the crus of Côte de Brouilly and Brouilly. From the former, more structured and
