Fixin Domaine Pierre Gelin

The GELIN winegrowing is a family property of a dozen hectares on the communes of Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin. The property created in 1925 by Pierre Gelin is now exploited by Stéphen GELIN and his wife assisted by their Pierre-Emmanuel son who integrated the company in September 2000. Types of wines: Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, Bourgogne aligoté, Bourgogne red, Fixin 1ers crus Les Hervelets, Les Arvelets and the Clos Napoléon (Monopole), Gevrey Chambertin “Clos de Meixvelles” (monopole), Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Clos Prieur et Chambertin Clos de Bèze. The methods of culture are traditional, the limited outputs and the manual grape harvest. After a maturing out of barrels of 22/24 month old oak, the wines are bottled at the property. The Fixin Premier Cru Clos Napoléon 2004 is fleshy, powerful, with very structured tannins, the nose prevailed by ripe blackcurrant, the violet and the humus, of spiced and persistent mouth, a wine which has powerful and very delicate tannins at the same time, of a great balance, of guard. The 2004 follow, with these subtle connotations of morello cherry and humus, which associates powerfull and distinction in mouth, matured well, with tannins present and supple at the same time, to lead to a kitchen raised well like a navarin of lamb. Typified, the Chambertin Clos de Bézé Grand Cru 2003 is scented (undergrowth and bilberry notes), traditional, a wine which associates color and matter, of molten and rich mouth, of guard. Excellent Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Prieur 2005, of nice garnet-red dress vivid, with the intense and subtle nose at the same time (currant, cherry, humus), with silky tannins like this Fixin Premier Cru Les Hervelets 2005, of color crimson, with the nose prevailed by the red fruits with core, with this very specific spiced final, a wine of dense mouth.

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Crémant de Loire Domaine de la Paleine

The 32 ha of the vineyard are mainly planted Chenin and Cabernet franc and its soil are argilo-limestone। Under the winegrowing, 1,5 km of galleries dug in micaceous chalk. There, with 12°C, open out quietly, safe from the light, the wines of Paleine. The vines are enherbées in order to encourage the vine to plunge to deepest of the tuffeau. This single calcareous rock is a genuine sponge, it absorbs water excesses the winter to restore them parsimoniously when the vine needs some. It is from there that the typicity comes from the wines of the winegrowing of Paleine. Structured but supple and fruity wines. In order to go even further in the expression of the soil, the use of products of synthesis is extremely limited. The vintage is carried out to the 2/3 manually and is carried out by sort successive for the white. Patrick Nivelleau vinifies out of thermobabbited tanks and the maturing is done to some extent in barrels of oak according to the vintages. The remarkable Chenin type of vine is expressed with wish and produces here dry white great wines with the fresh fruit aromas, flowers and of hazel nut, like of Saumur brut. The domaine de la Paleine belongs to these rare structures with prunes human to work out itself its traditional methods and to let them refine itself on slats during 3 years. Superb Saumur rouge Moulin des Quints 2005, with ripe and firm tannins at the same time, the complex and subtle nose prevailed by the macerated fruits and the humus, ideal on a duck. The Saumur blanc Domaine Molto Vivace 2006, with dress pale, brilliant and limpid, very pleasant, associates freshness with elegance, of a nice aromatic complexity where nuances of lemon are found. There is also this astonishing Saumur blanc matured out of barrels Pamina 2001, richly having a nice bouquet, all in roundness, of fruity mouth, tender and robust at the same time, combining savor and distinction. The Saumur blanc Multa Paucis 2004, with the flowered bouquet, with these spice and almond notes, combining suppleness and structure, a powerful wine, of a long final. After, the Saumur rouge La Paleine cuvée de Printemps 2007, ideal on grills and let us rillons them, this Coteaux de Saumur 2005, with the intense dress, a full wine with the nose, which combines structure and distinction, with these quite specific ripe citrus fruits and toast notes. Beautiful Crémant de Loire brut, of foam light, with the nose of peach, firm and suave, very delicate, persistent, all in harmony. The Saumur brut rosé is tasty, very quite well-balanced, of delicate and persistent foam, of a beautiful fullness in mouth, all into fruity and smoothness, with the aromas of pink and raspberry, to open on a fruit tart.

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Champagne André Delaunois

Initially vine grower, the Edmond great-grandfather chooses to become handling in the years 1920। His/her daughter Anne-Marie, then its André grandson (who did important work out of buildings, fermenting room, cellars in the years 1970) assisted today by, his two daughters, his sons-in-law modernized the work tools (press, the lightnings, tiling…) and its grandson, perpetuates the family tradition. This Champagne cuvée du Fondateur, composed of old wines of reserve of Chardonnay is rich and complex, fresh and robust at the same time, mouthfull, with the nuances where the pink and honey prevail. The cuvée du 21e Siècle is intense and tasty, of delicate foam, nice robe golden, of beautiful structure, a Champagne very full and dense, perfect all during the meal. Beautiful Blanc de blancs Millésime 96, with the subtle nose, at nice foam, with the aromas of hazel nut and toast, mouthfull persistent, at remarkable evolution, a Champagne which requires a kitchen refined as of calf sweetbread or a lobster. The Dame Palmyre Blanc de noirs Millésime 2002, very out of structure, complex, of a good roundness and with a bouquet with the toast and ripe fruit connotations, of nice foam, is a generous Champagne. Beautiful cuvée Sublime (30% Pinot noir, 30% Pinot meunier, 15% Chardonnay, 25% of wines of reserve), which bears well its name, a Champagne of robe clear gold, combining smoothness and structure, with the connotations of flowers of acacia, very well-balanced, of intense and tasty mouth.

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Cave de Rasteau-Ortas

Created in 1925, the Cave de Rasteau is one of the oldest cellars of the Côtes-du-Rhône wines। The Cellar owes its notoriety with the wines Doux Naturels thanks to Grenache black, type of vine king of the appellation. Misant always on Grenache, but by adding Syrah et Mourvèdre, the Cellar produces today dry red wines recognized and appreciated in the whole world. The territory of Rasteau is very interesting, its ground is of a great diversity, argillaceous, stony, on slopes (350 meters), ideally exposed to the south. Superb Rasteau Prestige 2005, resulting from old vines, with the nose of scrub, of fresh blackcurrant, with the mouth elegant and melted with a long final on réglissées and spiced notes, the ideal companion of the red meats, mushrooms and roasted small game. In the line, the CDR-Village-Rasteau Les Hauts du Village 2004 resulting from a compartmental selection, a long maceration and a partial maturing out of barrels, is a cordial wine, with powerful currant aromas, of pepper and black small fruits with brandy, of deep mouth, full and elegant at the same time, of guard. The 2003 with the undergrowth and prune notes, of full and generous mouth, with firm and silky tannins at the same time, of color crimson, is a beautiful powerful and cordial wine, much the fleshy one and of roundness, in mouth undergrowth, liquorice and pepper.

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Santenay Clos Bellefond

Resulting from an old vigneronne family originating in Santenay, Louis NIE acquired, in 1889, the Domaine du CLOS BELLEFOND, which remains still a family winegrowing today। Located at the South of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay , cité wine, tourist and… thermal, the Field exclusively exploits appellations villages and Premiers Crus on finings of SANTENAY, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, VOLNAY and POMMARD. On these grounds geologically varied of the Côte de Beaune, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, used out of mono-type of vine, allow the vinificator to express perfectly the typicity of the wines. Faithful to the Burgundian traditions and without worrying about the phenomena of mode, after a manual harvest with the rigorous sorting, the wine makings take place out of tanks of oak, opened and under trays, during ten days. The wines are then matured out of barrels, during one period from 18 to 20 months according to the powerfull of the vintage; bottled then preserved in our cellars until their forwarding. Superb Santenay Clos Bellefond rouge 2005, resulting from poor grounds of an old career, with silky and rich tannins at the same time, which feels good the red fruits and the humus, very accessible, of very good evolution like the 2003, of beautiful intense red color, with the nose marked by blackberry aromas, full, very persistent, very delicate, with supple and powerful tannins at the same time. At its sides, the Santenay Premier Cru La Comme 2003 is of a nice vivid red, with the notes of liquorice and of morello cherry, associating structure and smoothness, fleshy and tasty, of persistent mouth, excellent guard (the 2001 and 99 are remarkable today). Beautiful Chassagne-Montrachet rouge Premier Cru Morgeot 2005, a wine very typified, resulting from deep and argillaceous grounds, with tannins quite present, very well-balanced, combining structure and suppleness, with ripe and complex red fruit aromas, undergrowth and of liquorice, full in mouth, of very good guard. The Volnay-Santenots Premier Cru 2005, of vivid color, is rich with the nose, with these subtle connotations. The Pommard Premier Cru La Platière 2005, resulting from stony grounds, is of beautiful intense, with the powerful notes of red fruits. The 2002 all color, with these subtle and intense notes of overripe red small fruits, are very made a success of. There is also the Santenay Premier Cru Passetemps 2004, of beautiful intense dress, a wine with tannins silky, solid, of cordial and powerful mouth, still young.

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Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion Château Haut-Saint-Clair

These likeable owners brood their vineyard whose vines are 35 years old। The type of vines Merlot (65%), Cabernet franc (25%) and Cabernet-Sauvignon (10%) are associated with this soil argilo-limestone and meticulous care (stripping, grapes sorted before picking off, long macerations, breeding out of barrels, of which 1/3 is renewed each year…). “The 2007 are one year of vine grower, tells us Yannick Le Menn, one did not have to leave in weekend in May or in June, it was necessary to be with work, it was dominating! The Indian summer completed well the maturation of the grapes and it is also thanks to our second sort table which we clearly improved the purity of the raw material that we put out of tanks. We oxygenated to round polyphenols, which makes the wines tastier, and our 2007 are very satisfactory, the wine is quite fruity, not too tannic, it will be pleasant in its youth, supple and very pleasant.

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Bordeaux Supérieur Château Boutillon

A warm and friendly person, Louis Filippi has been running Château Boutillon, a vineyard of 16 hectares, since 1965। When you fly over the heights of Mesterrieux (Louis Filippi is also the Chairman of the flying club), near La Réole in the south of the Gironde, you cannot miss the elegant building. This former journalist for the newspaper "Ouest France" and ex-headmaster of the Sainte-Marie school in Langon, fell in love with vine-growing in the same way as he has with everything he has undertaken. The red has fine, distinguished red-fruit aromas and is a dense wine combining structure and suppleness and with well-balanced tannins. It is full bodied, very aromatic and excellent for laying down. The rosé is very pleasant and well-balanced. It has subtle, delicate aromas.

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Chinon Domaine Gouron

Founded in 1946 by René Gouron, the DOMAINE will develop with the support of his Jacky son until in the Eighties। From now on, they are the little children LAURENT and STEPHANE which vinify and market together the 28 hectares which account the family property. Classified in Appellation CHINON Contrôlée le DOMAINE GOURON is parcelled out in many pieces: argilo-limestone and argilo-siliceous, on the slopes and gravels interfered sands, in plain. This diversity of grounds made it possible to create various vintages emphasizing the expression, fruity in plain and robust on the slopes. All the year an important work is granted to the vine in order to obtain the best fruits: the requirement of one prunes short, of the enherbés grounds and of polishing direct themselves towards controlled outputs, a better concentration and the respect of our environment. Our wines are matured in the micaceous chalk cellars with ideal conditions then bottled at the property.

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Sainte-Croix-du-Mont Château des Mailles

The castle belongs to the Larrieu family since 1734, it is located on a slope argilo-limestone facing the Garonne, and resting on enormous fossil oyster benches। Thus profiting from a southern exposure full, the vineyard extends on a surface from 28 hectares of which 23 are devoted to the white vines and 5 with the red vines. The Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2005 is of beautiful golden dress, with aromas of white flowers and honey, an unctuous mouth with the sharp and dense, typified and rich finale, very scented, very persistent, which associates smoothness and aromatic richness. To see continuation : CHÂTEAU DES MAILLES

Gaillac Domaine de Pialentou

Domaine de Pialentou is located on terraces on the left bank of the Tarn in Brens, just a stone's throw from the charming Renaissance town of Gaillac. On these pebble and gravel slopes, the vines benefit from exceptional exposure to the sun. Since October 1998, the Domaine has been the property of Jean and Kai Gervais. They immediately threw themselves into a large-scale vineyard and winery modernisation programme with the single aim of bringing out the excellent ageing qualities of the wines of the estate, whilst preserving all their charm and persionality. You can taste the remarkable Gaillac Les Gentilles Pierres red, for instance.

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Côtes-de-Bergerac Château Le Mayne

Founded at the end of the 19th century, the Martrenchard vineyards perpetuate an image of quality and tradition। Today, the great-grandson, Jean-Pierre Martrenchard combines the skills built up over four generations and the latest in wine-making techniques to offer a full range of quality wines. Made with the noblest varieties on a terroir which provides ideal exposure to the sun, the wines fully deserve their high standing, whether it be the dry or sweet whites, the rosés or the reds. The many medals and awards which have been won bear testimony to all the efforts made over the decades. Just taste the remarkable Côtes-de-Bergerac red Cuvée Réservée with its deep, intense colour, full body and characteristic nose of over-ripe fruit, spices and humus. It is strong on local character, complex and fleshy, excellent in the mouth and good for laying down. As well as this, there is the Côtes-de-Bergerac sweet white, combining finesse and body in the mouth, very fruity and ideal with desserts.

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Champagne Laurent-Gabriel

Voir : CHAMPAGNE LAURENT-GABRIEL: "In 1982, Daniel Laurent took over the family estate from his parents. His father used only a tiny part of his harvest for making his Champagne for a few friends and clients, the rest of the grapes being sold to traders. In Autumn 1982, Daniel decided to produce his own Champagne, with the assistance of his wife, and they registered their present trademark, 'Champagne Laurent-Gabriel'. The estate is a very small one, 2.5 hectares of vines producing about 18,000 bottles of Champagne per year."

Château Le Tuquet

Voir la suite : CHATEAU LE TUQUET: "Le Tuquet and its vines are to be seen on royal maps of Belleyme dating back to the beginning of the 18th century. The charterhouse was built in around 1730 (the south façade is by Victor Louis). In the first edition of the Féret Guide (Ch. Cocks 1868) Le Tuquet was classified as the leading wine in Beautiran, a status which has continued to be confirmed in the successive editions of the guide published to this day."

Cave Les Vins de Roquebrun

With a soil schisteux important of more of 500 hectares and a total production of approximately 23000 hl per year, whose 1.5 millions of bottles in Controlled Origin Denomination of Saint-Chinian, the cellar of Roquebrun, created in 1967 of the viticulteurs independent, becomes an enterprise of international scale having fixed of objectives of production and ambitious marketing. In besides, the cellar has endowed since few tools oenologiques perfected whose floret is the tray of maceration carbonic a capacity of 32 vats allowing the inification by whole grape maceration, but also of pneumatic press, the égrappoirs, a chain of bottleneck, an integrated computer management as well as a meteorological station and three great underground cellars air conditioned. All these implemented ways added to the know-how of professional and the technical team attachés to the cellar, are witnesses and actors the creation of great wines from soil. It results some a very extensive range going from the rosy and red AOC, as well as the white of the Languedoc, until the wine of Country of Oc by passing by an excellent Cartagène and a delicious wine to belated Muscat vintages. The fermented supple, sophisticates and fruity but also great powerful and complex vintage owners nevertheless a real fineness of soil.

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Domaine de La Guilloterie

Managed by the Duveau family for several generations, the vineyard of Domaine de la Guilloterie today covers 50 hectares. Set to the south of the Loire and on the banks of its tributary the Thouet, this area benefits from weather conditions that are particularly favourable to vine-growing. On this clay-limestone soil, the vine-varieties flourish, giving expressive, characterful, distinctive wines. Domaine de la Guilloterie produces an excellent Saumur white, made exclusively with the Chenin variety. It is fresh, with highly distinctive, flattering aromas. The Saumur red is supple and very aromatic, with good body enabling a short ageing period.

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Château Tour Saint-Pierre

Grown with the greatest care and attention since 1928 by generation after generation of the Goudineau family, Château Tour de Saint Pierre produces an perfectly-balanced wine which is supple, fine and mellow with all the characteristics which have built the international reputation of the wines of Saint-Emilion. We should emphasize the fact that this magnificent estate is farmed without using chemical weedkillers or insecticides. As well as this, the grapes are picked by hand, in the traditional way. A remarkable wine, racy with a beautiful garnet-red colour, a full-bodied, aromatic wine, rich in colour and substance with a long bouquet of ripe red fruit, leather and underwood. Excellent for laying down, characteristic of the appellation, full-bodied and spicy with firm, ample tannins and a lot of distinction.

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Domaine Pabiot

A family estate of 21 hectares, including some parcels of vines of more than 80 years old, run by two sons, Gérard and Bernard, who combine traditional practices with the modern techniques they have learned in legendary wine-growing areas: Beaune, Macon and Bordeaux. The estate is planted on the best hillsides overlooking the Loire, with very representative soils of the region: hard limestone, flinty clay, sandy terraces and Kimmeridgian marl, with each type of soil contributing its own qualities and creating a wine which has very particular characteristics on a terroir which does not. Their Pouilly-Fumé Cuvée Silex is quite superb, combining complexity and finesse, with a subtle nose of notes of honey, flowers and spices. The mouth is very marked by the soils, giving it a mineral taste and great freshness. It is a racy, very well-balanced, powerful, ample wine with very good development. The Pouilly-Fumé Coteau des Girarmes is remarkable, with notes of fresh fruit and lime-tree, a fleshy, aromatic wine which is ample, fruity and lasting in the mouth. A member of the Individual Wineries Federation.

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Clos du Notaire

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 50 years old. The grapes produced here are rich in aromas, and Richard Charbonnier, a skilled wine-maker, masters the production process. The wines are of great quality, have excellent balance and are seductive, flavoursome and full of charm. This know-how is much appreciated among the knowledgeable clientele and has won many medals and the praises of the various wine guides. You should taste the Côtes-de-Bourg, remarkable with its beautiful garnet-red colour, its solid tannic base, flesh and richness and notes of spices and underwood. A wine which you will have to wait for if you want to enjoy its full potential.

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Bandol Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles

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. The Bandol white, made with the Clairette and Ugni blanc varieties, is just as flavoursome, releasing intense floral notes of heather. It goes ideally with grilled fish. The Bandol rosé, combining finesse and structure in the mouth, has notes of flowers, a fine, intense colour, great elegance and a very long finish on the palate. Remarkable value for money, limited quantities available, older vintages possible.

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Touraine Domaine de La Renaudie

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 average) and the poor, shallow soils result in wines for laying down. The winery is a complex of buildings, each with its own specific role in the various stages of winemaking. The main, recently-built vinification winery is set apart and is equipped with stainless-steel vats and all the equipment required to turn grapes into wine and to control temperatures. The storage and ageing cellar has a capacity of 120,000 bottles and is also used to prepare orders, while a former cellar, which has been turned into a client reception, can hold up to 50 people. Several wines are most successful, such as the very fruity Touraine-les-Guinetières, the Touraine-Cabernet, a colourful, rich wine with silky tannins, aromas of raspberry and underwood, and the Tradition, rich and aromatic, with a powerful, lasting nose in which red fruit and spices stand out, a round, well-structured wine which is mellow in the mouth and which has excellent ageing capacity. The Touraine white, very typical of the Sauvignon, is fresh and fruity with characteristic notes of lime and dried fruit, combining roundness and aromatic freshness in the mouth - as does the rosé, Perle de Rosée.

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Château Cantenac

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 Cabernet-Sauvignon. The terrain sablo-graveleux allows an excellent maturation of the grape. The wine is very elegant, marvellously bouqueté and fruity, a beautiful complexity and length in mouth. Nicole Roskam-Brunot, assisted of Frans Roskam, its technical counselor, mastery with fineness the breeding of the wine in casks. Deepen therefore on this Saint-Emilion GC, concentrate, balanced, to the tanins rich and silky, to the red deep, beautiful and promising evolution. It is necessary to add to the Castle Cantenac, the Mill Castle of Grenet and the Castle Jean Melin to Saint-Emilion, and its superb Selection Mrs, a supple wine, fruity, very charmer. Other novelty on the property: a rosy Sona, sensual and fruity.

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Chateau Redortier

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 season. The estate has kept its family character, with Etienne de Menthon working alongside his wife and their daughter Sabine. Château Redortier used to be a very important fortified castle which defended the principality of Orange. In 1956 Etienne de Menthon, an agronomist, restored the estate to its former condition. To respect the environment and to favour the natural character of the wine, the treatment of vine diseases is subject to reasonable methods. Yields are intentionally controlled at 30 to 35 hl/ha, resulting in quality wines. Harvesting is performed by hand so as not to alter the vines and bunches of grapes, enabling strict sorting procedures. Vinification is traditional, with the white obtained by pressing and the rosé by bleeding. For the reds, vatting varies from 8 to 10 days for the Beaumes de Venise and 15 days for the Gigondas. Pressing is light for all the wines and temperatures are controlled throughout fermentation. The reds spend two winters in vats before being bottled and the wines undergo very little physical treatment, in order to conserve all their aromas and their intrinsic quality. The wines do not mature in wood barrels, as the quality of the soils and vines is sufficient to give them a naturally woody character.

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Producteurs Plaimont

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 bunches of grapes before they are ripe to ensure that the remaining grapes are better nourished by the vine. The Producteurs de Plaimont have air-conditioned winery facilities which contain 3,500 oak barrels. The range is a wide one: Côtes de Saint-Mont (VDQS) red, white and Rosé, selections of terroirs such as Les Hauts de Bergelle, les Vignes Retrouvées and Faîte.

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Bouvet-Ladubay

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 square metres of buildings, once the stables of an electricity production plant and the company theatre at the end of the last century - our communication policy has been developed around notions of creativity and culture. An art gallery: 3 or 4 exhibitions are held each year in the 800 m2 gallery under the artistic direction of Benoît Lemercier. Literature and Wine: Bouvet Ladubay is also the home of the National Wine and Literature Days. The management team is in charge of organising this national event which includes the awarding of 9 literary prizes and brings together a hundred authors and wine producers around the theme of Hedonism à la Française. The Art of Vin: over the last 150 years, it is wine which has certainly become the most famous of the arts which are celebrated here. 228 medals, diplomas and awards in the last 33 years, for the Bouvet LadubaySaumur Brut.

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Château de Chantegrive

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 wines. Château Chantegrive is managed by a pleasant family who are devoted to their profession, take the greatest care in their work and are attentive to the customer and the quality of the wines produced. "We like to produce elegant, top-quality wines with strong local character", says Françoise Lévêque. Their Caroline is a prestigious wine. We are quickly charmed by this rich, intense wine, matured in new barrels, with its lovely golden colour and intense, elegant nose of vanilla, fresh butter, lemon, griled almond and lime. The wine is smooth with a clean attack in the mouth dominated by fruit and flesh.

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Château de Malle

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 the château. It is planted on a well-orientated plateau, slightly hilly, with subsoils of silica, sand and clay-gravel. Château de Malle is a Sauternes Grand Cru Classé with characteristic aromas of honey, almonds and candied apricot and good ageing capacity. In Graves, M. de Malle is a lovely white wine matured in new barrels. Fine, racy and very elegant. The Château de Cardaillan Red is both rounded and full-bodied, more supple than the Château Tours de Malle.

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