We are immeditely charmed by the location of the vineyard, set above the confluent of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, a strategic position with an excellent micro-climate for the vines planted on hillsides with a clay-limestone sub-soil and lots of gravel. The 20 hectares of vines on this family estate are managed using the "reasonable pest-control" approach. 1/3 of the vines are over 30 years old and some plots even reach the venerable age of ...
An estate with a superb terroir. The grapes are hand-picked, not destemmed, and crushed gently before going into fermentation vats for 15 to 21 days with temperature control. Next, the wine is matured in large oak barrels for 18 to 24 month. This results in a fine red wine with a powerful nose combining notes of spice and red fruit. It is ample and solid, rich in colour and structure, with very well-balanced tanins and good ageing potential. ...
They have been vine-growers for three generations; the great-grandfather, Albert Denis, set up the Domaine de la Renaudie in 1928. Since 1982, Bruno Denis has been running the estate. He is a perfectionist, thoroughly committed to his profession, and since he started making the wines, they have progressed steadily in quality. His wife, Patricia Denis, is a trained oenologist, but mainly deals with sales. The age of the vines (35 years on ...
Nicole Roskam-Brunot, after studies of right and écomnomie regional to the university of Claret, has decided to devote entirely to its vineyard and to bring most attentive cares to vinificationet to soil, year watching to what the ground has all the oligo-necessary elements for its property. 12 hectares the continuation of the holy hillsides-émilionnais, dominating the valley of the Dordogne. It is composed 75% of black Merlot and 20% of ...
Château Redortier, with 35 hectares of vines in virtually one single stretch, is particularly well placed, standing opposite the prestigious Dentelles de Montmirail. The estate is in the Côtes du Rhône Villages, Beaumes de Venise and Gigondas appellations all at the same time. The land is exceptional: the vines are planted at an altitude of 400m on south-facing hillsides which benefit from clay-limestone soils and a very dry summer ...
The Producteurs Plaimont are located in Saint-Mont in the Gers area, in the heart of Gascony. About a thousand vine-growers have committed themselves to producing high-quality grapes. They have chosen to work under the responsibility of harvesting commissions, viticultural technicians and ¦nologists who provide counselling and have written up strict specifications. The vine-growers respect tradition - harvesting by hand and removal of some ...
Founded in 1851 by Etienne Bouvet and taken over in 1932 by the Monmousseau family, whose descendant, Patrice Monmousseau, is the present Chairman. Our house has never ceased in its search for the best possible quality. Today, it is recognised as being one of the best in the whole of the Loire Valley. We have developed a varied approach to communication. Since1992, when Bouvet Ladubay bought back a former part of the company's heritage - 1,800 ...
Thanks to the patient reconstruction work carried out by Françoise and Henri Lévêque over the last 40 years, Château de Chantegrive has become a superb vineyard with excellent soils composed of a mixture of pebbles and fine sand on a clay-limestone structure. The vines are over 30 years old and are mostly planted on south-facing terraces and hilltops which provide excellent exposure to the sun and good ventilation - ideal for making quality ...
In the heart of the Sauternes area, this vast estate covers 200 hectares of land. It was Jacques de Malle who had this magnificent château built at the dawn of the 17th century. Today, it is a listed historical monument, remarkable for its Mansart tiled rooves and well worth a visit to see its delightful Florentine gardens laid out on terraces. The vineyard of 27 hectares of Sauternes and 23 hectares of Graves lies in a single stretch around ...
Château La Galiane owes its name to Galian, an English general who commanded his troops here during their occupation of Aquitaine in the 15th century. This has been a family estate for several generations and has a surface area of 5 hectares planted with 50 % Merlot, 45 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, a combination which gives that perfect, classical balance which is so typical of the Margaux appellation. The vineyard is planted on ...
Je ne m’en lasse pas. Voilà bien 2 approches du vin. La 1ère, risible et mercantile (je vous laisse juge) quand on avoue (Marie Schyler, ici chez Kirwan -éliminé de mon Guide depuis quelques années, aujourd’hui chez Pichon Baron, n’en est certes pas moins sympathique, mais il vaut mieux se taire, parfois, devant une caméra…) que l’on “fait” un vin pour avoir de bonnes notes chez Parker (ce dernier particulièrement attaqué sur ses méthodes en ce moment dans un livre de son ex collaboratrice…), nonobstant toute idée de terroir et de caractère, et, l’autre, défendu ...
clipped from encyclopedieduvin.blogspot.comMes sélections (voir celles de MILLESIMES) sont sévères cette année, tant il y a des crus trop chers et d’autres à des prix déments dans la région, difficilement cautionnables désormais, souvent “ciblés” pout l’export, intelligemment délaissés en France comme en Belgique. En fait, ce n’est pas un problème de prix, mais bien de rapport qualité-prix. Une bouteille simplement “bonne” à 30 e (minimum) ce n’est plus acceptable, voilà tout ! Et, connus, anciens, réputés ou non, il s’agit vraiment de faire attention à ...
clipped from leguideduvin.blogspot.comMisez donc sur ces propriétaires qui laissent s’exprimer au mieux les grands cépages Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Rolle ou Ugni blanc, dans ces terroirs complexes, argilo-calcaires, caillouteux, graveleux ou sableux. Ceux-là élèvent des vins formidables dans toutes les appellations provençales. Ils sont dans les Classements 2008, dans les trois ...
clipped from directvin.blogspot.comJ’aime le Champagne. Mon Classement 2008 est un vrai coup de cœur, entièrement actualisé, et vous montre le véritable visage de la Champagne, qui tient compte de la qualité, du prix, de la régularité, de l’accueil et de la passion des hommes. C’est ce qui fait tout son intérêt ; récompenser les meilleurs (voir la Sélection de MILLESIMES), les plus connus comme les autres, ceux qui respectent les consommateurs. L’image de marque n’est plus suffisante, c’est la régularité qualitative et des prix justifiés (ou pas) qui ...
clipped from 20sur20.blogspot.comJ’aime les vrais vins de Bordeaux, du plus grand au plus modeste, et les consommateurs comme les producteurs savent que je défends ce qui les intéresse, et les distingue : le rapport qualité-prix-typicité. Si l’on fait un grand Margaux ou un Pomerol racé à 40 ou 80 e, il les vaut bien. Idem pour une gamme plus abordable, en Graves, dans les Satellites, les Côtes ou en Bordeaux Supérieurs, où les progrès sont exceptionnels. ...
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Je me fais plaisir, et j'y aborde pratiquement tout les sujets : la Boxe (regardez attentivement le jeu de jambes d'Ali, et Bretonnel), Sarkozy (je soutiens plus que jamais), Dido (et des vidéos superbes de Clapton, des Stones, de Dylan, Lou Reed, Brian Ferry, Lennon, Amstrong, ou Callas), Rugby (de Bernard "Madrange" aux Blacks), Ibiza, ce qui nous met mal à l'aise (dont la précarité et cette pauvreté stagnante dans notre pays riche), Villepin (et sa rancœur), une rubrique houlala (de Catherine Breillat à Paris Hilton, du Japon à Jean-Claude Van Damme), le FMI (Strauss-Kahn, pas mal ...
What is the difference between this and the multitude of other charts with their complex mixture of stars and grades ? Two things : the first is the rigor, the severity with which Patrick Dussert-Gerber has graded the intrinsic quality of the vintages. The second thing, the enormous “plus” in the Vintage Code, is the second grade (upper right, in Italics and in red on our plastic coated card).
The properties have been "strictly selected" and cover the full range of wines, from the most affordable to the most expensive. What they all have in common, though, is an exemplary, personal character. A choice selection of wines and an attractive presentation of the estate, the men and women who live and work there, the quality of the vintages, the wine-making methods and the ...
