Pisse Vieille
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
French charcuterie boards, roasted chicken with herbs, or grilled pork chops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the Brouilly appellation of Beaujolais, Georges Duboeuf's 'Pisse Vieille' is a legendary single-vineyard Gamay steeped in local folklore. The vineyard's unusual name, which translates to 'piss, old woman', stems from a humorous 19th-century tale of a devout, hard-of-hearing local woman named Mariette. After her confession, she misunderstood the priest's absolution 'Allez, et ne péchez plus' (Go, and sin no more) as 'Allez, et ne pissez plus' (Go, and piss no more). She strictly obeyed until her worried husband consulted the priest, who frantically corrected her, crying: 'Pisse, vieille!' This terroir features pink granite soils that yield a classic, vibrant Brouilly. Vinified using traditional semi-carbonic maceration, this wine showcases bright red fruit aromas of cherry and raspberry, soft tannins, and a lively, approachable character that epitomizes the joyful spirit of Cru Beaujolais.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1964 by Georges Duboeuf, often celebrated as the 'King of Beaujolais', Les Vins Georges Duboeuf is headquartered in Romanèche-Thorins in the Beaujolais region of France. The négociant house revolutionized the region's global profile by championing estate-bottled wines, forging deep partnerships with artisanal growers, and popularizing the annual Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon worldwide. Managed today by the Duboeuf family, the house remains committed to expressing the nuanced terroirs of Gamay across the ten Beaujolais Crus—such as Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Juliénas—alongside curated bottlings from the Rhône Valley and Pays d'Oc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Gamay