Château du Masson

The Gassies-Gautey vineyards are family work several generations of wine growers (3rd), producers of marvellous Bordeaux and pioneers among so much of others of this soil of l ' Entre-Deux-Mers whose world reputation is recognized. The whole of the vineyard is spread out over left bank of the Dordogne, distributed in zone of slopes argilo-limestones and plates of same nature, and contiguous with the river of a plain on the siliceous ground with melts of them the low register seams of the Dordogne which is prolonged in the basement. The Claret Castle of Masson fermented Passion 2004 (80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet franc, 5% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 5% Malbec), is all in aromas, with the notes of blackcurrant and raspberry, with powerful and delicate tannins at the same time, of persistent mouth, very traditional of this beautiful vintage. Beautiful 2003, of deep color, intense and complex with the nose as in mouth, scented (ripe, spices…), with harmonious and rich tannins, persistent. Excellent Bordeaux rouge Château du Masson 2005, which combines powerfull and suppleness, of garnet-red dress vivid, very aromatic in mouth, with round tannins, quite traditional. The Bordeaux rosé 2007 Château Fleurs du Mayne is round and floral. COORDONNEES
Owner's name : Michel et Françoise Gautey
Who's in charge :
Adress : 1, le Masson 33420 Moulon
Phone : 05 57 84 52 44
Fax : 05 57 74 98 63
E-Mail : chateaudumasson@vinsdusiecle.com
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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 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.

COORDONNEES
Owner's name : Nicole Roskam-Brunot
Who's in charge : Nicole Roskam-Brunot
Adress : 33330 Saint-Emilion
Phone : 05 57 51 35 22
Fax : 05 57 25 19 15
E-Mail : chateaucantenac@vinsdusiecle.com
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Personal website : www.chateau-cantenac.fr

Le 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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Champagne Maurice Vesselle

A family estate of 9 ha vines, where one vinifies the vintages without malolactic fermentation। This house proposes this Champagne brut Grand Cru rosé, 100% Pinot noir to you, obtained by maceration short, very out of fruits, all in roundness, full, quite attractive, which is appropriate for a navarin. This brut Millésimé Grand Cru 2002, gold medal with the Challenge International of the wine, a powerful and bouquetée vintage, with this sweetness in mouth characteristic, of beautiful robe, very delicate, very persistent, combining structure and elegance. The Champagne cuvée Réserve Grand Cru are a great success, with the nose of almond, very out of fruits, proportioned well, delicate and rich in mouth. The Bouzy rouge 2000, coming from a not éraflée vintage, nice garnet-red robe vivid, dense, scented (notes of bilberry and very characteristic undergrowth). Bouzy 96 remains of topicality, and one proposes older vintages like the 85 or the 76.

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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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