 Domaine MARTINOLLE GASPARETS(CORBIÈRES)Mr Martinolle 11200 Lézignan-Corbières Téléphone :04 68 27 10 45 Email : pierre.martinolle@domaine-martinolle.com Site : www.domaine-martinolle.com
At the top, a family property since many generations, with a winegrowing of 45 ha. RemarkableCorbières Boutenac 2010, gold medal with the competition of Corbières, intense, with tannins very present, of a steady structure, very fleshy, with these nuances of black fruits jams, leather, undergrowth, promising color. The 2008, silver medal in Brussels, all in mouth, generous, quite fullbodied, a wine rich color, traditional, of beautiful matter, with quite firm tannins, the nose prevailed by blackberry and the undergrowth. The 2007, silver medal with the competition of Vins de Corbières, of intense color, with the powerful and persistent spice and black fruit nose, with well wrapped tannins, is a wine of rich and harmonious mouth. The 2006, gold medal with the competition ofVins de Corbières, very fullbodied, well typified as we like them, fleshy, very scented (morello cherry spices), a powerful wine, with dense and structured tannins, all stops some, very well-balanced, of slow evolution. Excellent white Corbières 2010, Vermentino and Bourboulenc, with the subtle nose (hawthorn, hazel nut), all in roundness and persistent in mouth, with a characteristic note of freshness, of a very nice final. Taste rosy Corbières full with the palate, with these notes of flowers and fresh fruits.
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 Château d'ANGLÈS(COTEAUX-DU-LANGUEDOC)Éric Fabre Rivière Le Haut 11560 Fleury-d’Aude Téléphone :04 68 33 61 33 Télécopie : 04 68 33 90 32 Email : info@chateaudangles.com Site : www.chateaudangles.com
Wine grower since always, the experiment of Eric Fabre passes by eight years to the position of director Technique de Château Lafite Rothschild, but also by the rise of a winegrowing in Médocof less fame to the victory of Coupe of Crus Bourgeois in 6 years only. To be installed on the edges of the Mediterranean was a dream for a long time. The step is jumped when Eric and his Christine wife were under the charm of Anglès. Vineyard of 35 ha vines, adherent Terra Vitis. The winegrowing eliminated all insecticides as from 2009, and received its reasoned certification to the title of Agriculture. One can only appreciate this red Coteaux-du-LanguedocTerroir de La Clape 2007, fleshy, velvety, very scented, with these ripe fruit and undergrowth notes (strawberry, bilberry), of a beautiful fullness in mouth (35 gold medals since 2002, cheer!). Remarkable Coteaux-du-Languedoc Great wine Terroir de La Clape white 2009, with the delicate and persistent nose, where one finds notes of narcissus and almond, a perfect wine on a roasted fish. The rosy 2010, slightly spiced, brilliant robe, interfere nervousness and sweetness, a nice wine of a persistent final. Arranged in the Languedocien farmhouse of Château d' Anglès, stays it accommodates you all the year in a single environment, in the middle of the classified site, regional natural park of Massif of Clape.
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 Domaine de BARROUBIO(MINERVOIS)Raymond Miquel 34360 Saint-Jean-de-Minervois Téléphone :04 67 38 14 06 Télécopie : 04 67 38 14 06 Email : barroubio@barroubio.fr Site : www.barroubio.fr
With the edge of Parc Régional of Haut Languedoc, the Miquel family manages since the delicate one of XVè century the 60 ha which count the property, including 27 reserved for the vine. The modernity and the tradition of the techniques of work, associated with an intact environment, allow making of typified wines as they are liked. Red Minervois beautiful vintageJean Miquel Vieilles Vignes 2008 (ground argilo-limestone, southern exposure full, altitude 300 m, 80% Carignan and 20% Grenache, carbonic assembly of maceration and traditional wine making, 15 month maturing out of barrels), powerful in mouth, with firm and quite well-balanced tannins, the connotations of morello cherry and of smoked. Minervois red 2010, with the nose of plum and violet, is coloured and scented. Minervois Marie-Therese (75% Syrah and 25%Grenache, carbonic assembly of maceration and traditional wine making, 12 months maturing out of barrels) with these quite ripe fruit and spice aromas, extremely well matured, a firm wine and very scented, fleshy with the palate and of very good guard. There is also rosy Minervois, all in delicacy, with at the same time intense and subtle nose where intermingle the morello cherry blackberry and a spiced key. The Local wine d' Oc Muscat dry is a suave and dry wine at the same time, finely having a nice bouquet (white flowers, citrus fruits, honey). Taste the Muscat Saint-Jean-de-Minervois cuvée Nicolas (Muscat with small grains), resulting from old vines, with these fresh fruit notes and of acacia, mixing savor and distinction, harmonious like this soft 2010, delicate and suave Muscat, all charms some, very floral.
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  Château PÉPUSQUE(MINERVOIS)Earl des Vignobles Laburthe Renée et Benoît Laburthe 7, rue du 11 Novembre 1918 11700 Pépieux Téléphone :04 68 91 41 38 Email : chateau.pepusque@orange.fr Site : www-chateau-pepusque.leminervois.com
The vineyard extends on the first slopes from the Black mountain. Renee and Benoît Laburthe returned to work the vines of their grandfather, in 1986. Beautiful sure value with Minervois Les Terres Delicate 2009 (40% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah and 15% Carignan), of powerful mouth, of beautiful matter, with quite firm tannins, the nose prevailed by the plum and the undergrowth, which have much structure. The 2008 are dense, combining structure and roundness, with tannins present, of rich and typified mouth, with the nose where prevail of the spice and blackcurrant notes, a long wine finally and of very good guard. The 2007, fleshy, of robe dark ruby, with the aromas of small black bays and humus, are a wine of elegant and very scented mouth, which requires a rich kitchen. The vintage Les Cailloux Blancs2008, pure Syrah, with nuances of violet and liquorice, rich color, quite traditional, combining smoothness and structure, a wine which continues its very beautiful evolution. Taste Minervois Les Gravettes 2010, of round and very scented mouth (violet, strawberry of wood), to open on an hare terrine, and this Perle of rosy, all in charm, combining roundness and nervousness, of a nice aromatic complexity where one finds nuances of yellow fruits fresh good ripe.
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 Domaine des PRADELS-QUARTIRONI(SAINT-CHINIAN)Magali et Guilhem Quartironi Hameau Le Priou 34360 Saint-Chinian Téléphone :04 67 38 01 53 Télécopie : 04 67 38 01 53 Email : quartironipradels@free.fr Site : www.vins-quartironi.com
A family winegrowing since 3 generations, which currently counts 17 ha. Vines in schist slopes, which require many manual work. In order to limit the use of weeding the grounds are plowed. The treatments of prevention of the diseases are reduced to bare essential and correspond to the biological criteria. The grape harvest is manual on all the vineyard. Saint-Chinian fermented Haut Priou 2007 (80% Syrah the remainder in Grenache), is a matured vintage 12 months in half-muids, rich color as in aromas, with these delicate notes of ripe raspberry and spices, intense with the nose as in mouth, a quite fullbodied, firm and persistent wine, of guard. Taste Quartironi de Sars 2008, (majority Syrah, with 30% from Grenache and 10% Carignan), a concentrated but velvety wine, very scented, with these ripe fruit and undergrowth notes (strawberry, bilberry), of a beautiful fullness in mouth, very good evolution. Saint-Chinian cuvéeCampanil 2007 (majority Syrah, with 30% from Grenache and 6% Carignan), smells of raspberries and the undergrowth, associating wealth and melted of mouth.
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  Château SAINT-MARTIN-des-CHAMPS(SAINT-CHINIAN)Pierre et Michel Birot Route de Puimisson 34490 Murviel-lès-Béziers Téléphone :04 67 32 92 58 Télécopie : 04 67 37 84 49 Email : domaine@saintmartindeschamps.com Site : www.vinsdusiecle.com/saintmartindeschamps Site : www.saintmartindeschamps.com
At the top of the First Classified Great wines. Here, one is vine growers of father as son since 1675, and the winegrowing extends on 90 ha established on grounds exposed argilo-limestones full southern. Remarkable red Saint-Chinian Les Terrasses de Fontenille 2006 (prevailing Syrah and Grenache), all color and out of matter, with the nose of morello cherry and of smoked, with tannins present and ripe at the same time, an intense wine which mixes powerfull and fullness, where prevail the fruits cooked finally. Beautiful Saint-Chinian cuvée Mathieu 2004 (the name of the son of Pierre), integral wine making out of barrels of 400 L (French oak), after 40 day old maceration, the wines are joined together in the same barrels for a maturing which lasts 5 to 6 months, a vintage with equal shares of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, of robe dark ruby, with the aromas of small black bays and humus, a wine of elegant and very scented mouth. There is also rosy Saint-Chinian cuvée Camille 2010, Camille being the first name of the girl of Pierre, in the leading bunch of the best rosy wines of the area, suave as it should be, delicate, frankly, of beautiful color, with the nuances of fresh flowers and spices. Saint-Chinian Tradition red, quite expressive of his schistous soil, is intense with the nose as in mouth, the cooked red fruit and spice scents, persistent, a wine which requires a little patience to benefit from its potential. Rosy Saint-Chinian 2010, resulting from bleeding, matured well 5 months out of tanks on the lees with a frequency of bâtonnages according to tasting, is dry andsuave at the same time, of a very delicate color, a wine with delicate exotic fruit aromas which develop with the palate much elegance. Excellent IGP d’Oc Domaine Saint-Martin-des-Champs Chardonnay 2010, with the citrus fruits notes, which allures by a little allied acidity with a nice roundness, very pleasant like the IGP d’Oc Domaine Saint-Martin-des-Champs Viognier-Chardonnay 2010, of a very delicate color, cordial, with the peach aromas of vine, and the IGP d’Oc Domaine Saint-Martin-des-Champs cuvee de l’Hermitage red 2008, prevailing of red fruits and silky tannins. Profit to take time to make the free visit of the wine storehouses with tasting, strolls pedestrian, circuit VTT, exposures of painting… and to benefit from their lists, remarkably located.
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 Domaine COSTEPLANE(VINS DE PAYS DU LANGUEDOC)Françoise et Vincent Coste 30260 Cannes-et-Clairan Téléphone :04 66 77 85 02 Télécopie : 04 66 77 85 47 Email : contact@costeplane.com Site : www.costeplane.com
After studies of agricultural engineers, this couple was installed in 1982 on the family property, and exploits to date, about thirty hectares. “We cultivate this winegrowing in biological culture, one specifies,Nature mention and Progrès, since 1989, date where we passed in particular cellar.” Their red VDP d’Oc Pioch de l’ Oule 2009, gold medal with the National competition of Vignerons independent, intense robe, scented (morello cherry, smoked, scrub…), a wine fleshy, velvety, of a beautiful fullness in mouth, very good evolution. Excellent Arboussède rosy 2010, bronze medal with the National competition of wines biological, complex with the very aromatic of lily and strawberry, greedy, ideal nose on gambas. Very niceChardonnay 2010, bronze medal with the same competition, frankly, expenses and fleshy at the same time, with prevailing of dried fruits (apricot) and lemon grass.
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  Château MINGRAUT(VINS DE PAYS DU LANGUEDOC)Véronique Robin Cuculière 11700 Fontcouverte Téléphone :04 68 43 40 01 et 06 82 00 50 66 Télécopie : 04 68 43 40 02 Email : info@domaine-mingraut.fr Site : www.corbieres-bio.fr
Vineyard of 8 ha in organic conversion. The Winegrowing dates from delicate from XIXe century. It was built on part of the grounds belonging to the marchioness of Plaits who lived with her husband, the marquis of Nattes, with the castle of Fontcouverte. At the time, classified in “Arable lands”, these grounds were planted in vines between 1890 and 1910. The buildings of the Winegrowing were built at that time, one can read in Roman numerals on the wall of the cellar of wine making the date of 1889. Beautiful red Vin de Pays d' Hauterive vintage DM 2007, with these notes very characteristic and persistent of smoked, plum and spices, with full tannins. The vintage Rouge & Noir 2009, in biological reconversion, fleshy, with the nose of blackberry and humus, slightly spiced finally, a powerful wine and very structured, coloured, of good evolution. Very attractive vintage In Soleil 2010 (60% Viognier, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Muscat), a delicate and intense wine at the same time, of a pleasant roundness, where intermingle with the nuances of ripe fruits and honeysuckle finally. “Nice white, specifies Veronique Robin-Cuculière, cordial, fruity and aromatic. Much volume and fleshy, perfect for the summer in aperitif, very good behavior also with the white meats and cooked fish… of Sun still of Sun!” There is also Vin de Pays d' Hauterive Viognier 2009 (Grape harvest manual out of boxes, partial sorting, de-stemming, pellicular maceration maturing on the lees…), a full and scented vintage, combining smoothness and structure, a good roundness and a bouquet with the notes of white flowers and lemon grass. Eden red 2006 (ground limono-argilo-limestone, marnes gray and pink) is a wine with matter and tannins, with the nuances of fruits red and undergrowth, all stops some like theVin de Pays d' Hauterive Sensuelles red 2006 (95% Grenache, 5% Syrah), charmer and bulky, with notes of violet and liquorice.
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