Brotte / Barville

Laurent Brotte
1, Av Pierre de Luxembourg, Chateauneuf du Pape
Tel. +33 490 837 434
Direct sale: Monday - Friday 9.00-12.00 and 14.00-19.00
Mail: brotte@brotte.com
Web: http://www.brotte.com
E-shop Price range 10-50€

   

The firm was founded in 1931 by the grandfather of the owner today. At that time Charles Brotte established cellars to bottle wines from other producers - a kind of negociant firm.
In the following years the firm has bought vineyards and owns today about 60 hectares: 
Domaine Barville in Chateauneuf du Pape - 15 ha. 
Owned by Laurent Brottes' mother,
Christiane Amouroux.
Domaine Grosset in Cairanne - 20 ha. 
Owned by Laurent Brottes' father-in-law Alain Grosset. 
Chateau de Bord i Laudun - 22 ha including 0,5 ha of Chateauneuf du Pape, bought in 1991 by Laurent Brotte and his father
Jean-Pierre Brotte.
Since 1952 a well known negociant wine has been made, La Fiole du Pape, a wine blended from different vintages and bottled in a special bottle. This wine is the most sold wine from Chateauneuf du Pape 400.000-500.000 bottles yearly.
In fact the wine should be a Vin du France but more than 60 years of use......

Wines from own domains December 2020 according to website. Price range 10-50€

Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Barville 
2017: Grenache, Mourvèdre og Syrah. From lieu-dit Pradet and Beau Renard. 
Mourvedre, Syrah and a part of Grenache aged in 0-2-years-old barriques.

Chateauneuf du Pape Secret de Barville
2016: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. 20 hl/ha. Fra lieux-dits Beau Renard, Panisse and Bois Dauphin Aged in new barriques for 18 months.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Domaine Barville Roussanne
2016: 100% Roussanne from 0,65 ha. 
Fermented and aged in barriques for 8 months

Cotes du Rhone Village Cairanne Domaine Grosset
2017: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Old vines - up to 80 years.
50% aged in foudres or used barrels for 12 months.

Cotes du Rhone Village Laudun Chateau 
2016: 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah. Syrah aged in 0-2-years-old barriques for 12 months.

Cotes du Rhone Village Laudun Blanc Chateau de Bord
Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne.


Reception, office and wine museum on Av. Pierre de Luxembourg


Maison Brotte's are situated at Avenue Louis Pasteur. 
Behind the buildings here you find 24 outdoor steel tanks.


In July 2019 the time had com to replace the century old foudres with new ones




Laurent Brotte. Photo belongs to the domain.


The next generation, the brothers Benoit and Thibault Brotte at Les Printemps in Chateauneuf du Pape April 2019

Negociant Wines 

Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts de Barville
2017: Mainly Grenache aged in foudres.

Chateauneuf du Pape Père Anselme La Fiole du Pape
Blend of wines from different vintages. Aged for 1-5 years in foudres.
Shold maybe be a Vin de France, but....! 500.000 botles.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Les Hauts de Barville
2017: Mainly Grenache Blanc with some Roussanne and Bourboulenc.

Gigondas La Marasque
2017: Grenache, Syrah. 
Mainpart aged for 12 months in foudres. The rest in barriques. "Belle opulence"

Vacqueyras Bouvencourt
2017:
Grenache, Syrah. Aged for 12 months in foudres "centenaires"

Tavel Rosé Les Eglantiers  
2018: Mainly Grenache, Syrah. 'Elégance et Saveurs intenses".

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise La Doucejoie.
2016. Muscat petit grains.

Cotes du Rhone Esprit de Barville
2016:Grenache, Syrah. Aged in foudres.

Cotes du Rhone Rosé Esprit de Barville
2018: Grenache, Syrah

Cotes du Rhone Blanc Esprit de Barville
2018: Mainly Grenache blanc.

IGP d'Oc Viognier
2017: 100% Viognier

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Updated 2021-03-23