Vin de France Blanc

Domaine Bonnet-Cotton

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Chardonnay

This small cuvée of Chardonnay is produced from a combination of Cotton's own vines and purchased fruit from his immediate neighbors who also farm organically. The wine was vinified and bottled without any added SO2.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Blend of neighbors (Domaine Dupré Goujon) and own vines in Blacé

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vines planted in2010s

Vineyard size0.3 ha + some négoce

PruningGuyot

Vinification

Fruit is direct pressed and spontaneously fermented with native yeasts.

Elevage8 months in resin tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered

Additional info

Total production average2000 bottles

UPC Code Bottle046139084375

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More about
the producer

Domaine Bonnet-Cotton

Founded in 2014

16 hectares

Pierre Cotton's family has been farming and producing wine at the same cellar in Odenas since 1856. Legend has it that the large chai, with its cavernous cellars, was built in the 18th century to make the wines for the nearby Château de Pierreux, and that over the years, it has housed a rotating group of producers.

Today, Pierre and his partner Marine are the sole producers to make wine here. After working for a short stint as a motorcycle mechanic, Pierre spent two years in the Loire Valley before returning to the domaine. In 2014, he reclaimed 1 hectare of Côte de Brouilly for his first cuvée - 100% Cotton. Over the next few years, he reclaimed another 2 hectares around Brouilly from the family holdings, purchased 1 hectare in Fleurie, 1 hectare of Regnié, and 1 hectare...