The Brisson family, originating in the country of the Loire is known since 1431. Its connections in the région lyonnaise are old. Receipt in 1958 per Michel Brisson, the family winegrowing, enjoys a situation privileged in semi-slopes directed in the south. Old property of the lords of Fonterenne de Villié (1604), it constituted one of the smallholdings of the lords of the manor. A hunting lodge of the XVIIIe century equipped with a superb arched cellar east currently occupied by Gerard Brisson and his family. After its training of oenologist in bourgogne, it joined his father on the estate in 1974 and, since the death of Michel in 1980, continues and develops the work of development of the winegrowing with an attentive care and a rigorous requirement. Reasoned culture, Terra Vitis in 2009. The wines have a beautiful robe ruby, they fruity are slightly spiced (blackcurrant, currant, raspberry) with much of matter, length in mouth and rich in tannins. Here one practices the œnotourism in the old cars (Bentley of 1965 and Citroen 2 CV) with discovered wines, vineyards and cultural heritage and gastronomical, personalized circuits.
Gerard Brisson matures with passion his wines such, Morgon Les Charmes La Louve 2006, with the kirsch aromas, rich, of intense garnet-red color, with rich and supple tannins at the same time, a beautiful traditional wine. The vintage 2007, with notes of violet and liquorice, rich color, traditional and is concentrated, combining smoothness and structure, full. Morgon Les Charmes 2005 is a robust wine, which combines suppleness and aromatic complexity, of a beautiful color to the purple reflections, with currant aromas, of pepper and blackcurrant, powerful in mouth, of excellent guard. In the same appellation, Morgon Les Charmes Vieilles Vignes 2005, is resulting from vines of more than 50 years, it is matured in the lightnings of oak between 12 and 18 months, it is a wine with the complex blackberry notes and humus, with tannins very quite well-balanced, of fleshy mouth as it should be. Showing the potential of evolution of these wines, Vieilles Vignes 99 is of powerful mouth, a ample, coloured and complex wine, with the reflections crimsons, the aromas of ripe fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry) and of liquorice. There is also, Morgon Les Charmes Noble Tradition, where the cocoa, the spices, the morello cherry and the undergrowth intermingle, a wine melted, powerful with the nose as in mouth, with firm and silky at the same time, perfect tannins on marinaded game.
COORDONNEES
Owner's name : Gérard Brisson
Who's in charge : Gérard Brisson
Adress : Les Pillets
Chemin de Romains 69910 Villié-Morgon
Phone : 04 74 04 21 60
Fax : 04 74 69 15 28
E-Mail : gerard-brisson@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/gerard-brisson
Personal website : www.gerard-brisson.com

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THE MOST IMPORTANT
Vintages in sale |
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 |
Established |
1974 |
Average annual |
35 000 bottles |
Surface |
10 ha |
Vine Age |
43 years |
Soil and exposure |
Granite of decomposition, South-south-west |
Vine stocks |
100 % Gamay black |
Technique |
Whole bunches, long wine making, maturing out of tanks and stock vat, and barrels of oak from 1 to 8 years |
Characteristics |
Ruby robe, fruity nose, rich and delicate tannins, very good length in mouth |
Served with |
Hot entries , grills, red or white meats, game birds, sauces with the wine, cheeses with tender or refined paste |
Prices |
4,50 to 11 € |
REFERENCES
References in France |
Ladurée Champs Elysées à Paris, Burgundia d'Or 2007 et 2008, Prix Prestige Concours des Grands vins du Beaujolais 2008, médaille de Bronze concours des Grands vins de France 2008 |
Others references |
Guide Dussert-Gerber des Vins de France 2009, Guide Hachette 2009, Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2009 |
National and export sales (%) |
France : 50 - Export : 50 |
Main trading partners |
Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg |
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