In 1631, Antoine BRAC, a solicitor in Beaujeu, founded the estate, which covered less than a hectare. At the time it had just a simple vendangeoir , a small building used just for the harvest.
The Estate gradually grew during the next century to reach its current size at the end of the 18th Century.
François BRAC (1693-1779), his great-grandson, became an Alderman in Lyon and was given a title. He took on the name of the Château and was known as BRAC DE LA PERRIERE.

The descendants of an ancient Beaujolais family, the two brothers, Luc, a winegrower for the last twenty years, and Arnaud, the seventh generation and a trained biologist, run the 15 hectares of vineyards on their own.
Arnaud has given the Côte de Brouilly his wife s name.
They both take every care in cultivating their vines and use traditional vinification techniques.