Château de Lugagnac was built during the Hundred Years War and the traces of the former fortress can still be seen today in the foundations of the wall that surrounds it. Today, it is a splendid house which has been renovated with taste and skill by Maurice and Mylène Bon. Located on the watershed between the Dordogne and the Garonne and enjoying a temperate climate which is particularly dry in Summer, the 80 hectares of vines are planted high up on sloping terrain, two-thirds on iron-containing clay soils on a limestone subsoil and one-third on limestone with fossilised sea-shells. This varied terroir gives the wines of Lugagnac, made using the traditional methods, a lot of personality. An excellent estate producing top-quality Bordeaux Reds which have regularly won medals. Since 1994, François Bon, their son, has been working with them, making a Château Lugagnac White - a rarity in that only some 12 000 bottles are made - with strong Sauvignon character and lots of fruit. It is already enjoying a certain success. Château de Lugagnac is a very pure, coloured "free-run wine" - full-bodied, well-balanced and round in the mouth with aromas of fresh red fruit, intense and tasty with good ageing potential. The wines of Château de Lugagnac are harmonious, consistent wines. They are guaranteed "free-run wines" without addition of "press wine" and are bottled after two Winters of maturing. The wine is presented in antique-colour heavy bottles. It is most refined and excellent for laying down. The Bordeaux Rosé is remarkable.
lundi 31 août 2009
Bordeaux Supérieur Château de Lugagnac
Château de Lugagnac was built during the Hundred Years War and the traces of the former fortress can still be seen today in the foundations of the wall that surrounds it. Today, it is a splendid house which has been renovated with taste and skill by Maurice and Mylène Bon. Located on the watershed between the Dordogne and the Garonne and enjoying a temperate climate which is particularly dry in Summer, the 80 hectares of vines are planted high up on sloping terrain, two-thirds on iron-containing clay soils on a limestone subsoil and one-third on limestone with fossilised sea-shells. This varied terroir gives the wines of Lugagnac, made using the traditional methods, a lot of personality. An excellent estate producing top-quality Bordeaux Reds which have regularly won medals. Since 1994, François Bon, their son, has been working with them, making a Château Lugagnac White - a rarity in that only some 12 000 bottles are made - with strong Sauvignon character and lots of fruit. It is already enjoying a certain success. Château de Lugagnac is a very pure, coloured "free-run wine" - full-bodied, well-balanced and round in the mouth with aromas of fresh red fruit, intense and tasty with good ageing potential. The wines of Château de Lugagnac are harmonious, consistent wines. They are guaranteed "free-run wines" without addition of "press wine" and are bottled after two Winters of maturing. The wine is presented in antique-colour heavy bottles. It is most refined and excellent for laying down. The Bordeaux Rosé is remarkable.
Alsace : the top wines
France has talent. With this great web site, bilingual and world, carried out by Patrick Dussert-Gerber, an author very influential and famous in the whole world.
Name by name, selection of the best owners of France for the typicity of the wines, their quality-price-pleasure ratio, the expression of their soil and their passion of vine growers.
Name by name, selection of the best owners of France for the typicity of the wines, their quality-price-pleasure ratio, the expression of their soil and their passion of vine growers.
 EARL MAISON ZOELLER | GEWURZTRAMINER |
Mathieu Zoeller | Phone : 03 88 38 15 90 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/maisonzoeller |
| PIERRE FRICK | PINOT BLANC |
| Phone : 03 89 49 62 99 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/pierrefrick |
| CHARLES SCHLERET | PINOT GRIS |
Charles Schléret | Phone : 03 89 27 06 09 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/schleretcharles |
| EARL FREY CHARLES ET DOMINIQUE | PINOT NOIR |
| Phone : 03 88 92 41 04 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/freydombio |
| VIGNOBLES FRANCOIS MUHLBERGER | RIESLING |
Robert Muhlberger | Phone : 03 88 38 10 33 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/vignoblesmuhlberger |
| DOMAINE ALINE ET REMY SIMON | VINS ROUGES DE SAINT-HIPPOLYTE |
| Phone : 03 89 73 04 92 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/alineremysimon |
jeudi 11 juin 2009
Provence : the Top Wines
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 prices - just like in a real book.The goal of our site is to bring together, in a single site, everything the surfer needs or wants to know about the service or the product. If you are looking for a wine and visit our site, you will have immediate access to all the information you need. And from the site, you also have links to other wine sites.
| DOMAINE LAFRAN-VEYROLLES | BANDOL |
Mme Férec Jouve | Phone : 04 94 90 13 37 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/lafranveyrolles |
| LA BASTIDE BLANCHE | BANDOL |
Michel Bronzo | Phone : 04 94 32 63 20 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/bastideblanche |
| CHÂTEAU BEAULIEU | COTEAUX D'AIX |
| Phone : 04 42 50 20 19 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/chateaubeaulieu |
| DOMAINE DE FONTLADE | COTEAUX VAROIS EN PROVENCE |
Véronique Goupy | Phone : 04 94 59 24 34 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/chateau-de-fontlade |
| CHATEAU MALHERBE | COTES-DE-PROVENCE |
Madame Ferrari | Phone : 04 94 64 80 11 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/chateaumalherbe |
| CHATEAU RASQUE | COTES-DE-PROVENCE |
Gérard Biancone | Phone : 04 94 99 52 20 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/chateaurasque |
| DOMAINE DE LA SANGLIERE | COTES-DE-PROVENCE |
Rémy et Olivier De Victor | Phone : 04 94 00 48 58 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/domainesangliere |
| LES CELLIERS DES VIGNERONS | COTES-DE-PROVENCE |
Gérald Lattugoni | Phone : 04 94 55 59 05 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/cellierderamatuelle |
lundi 8 juin 2009
Beaujolais : the Top Wines
France has talent. With this great web site, bilingual and world, carried out by Patrick Dussert-Gerber, an author very influential and famous in the whole world.Name by name, selection of the best owners of France for the typicity of the wines, their quality-price-pleasure ratio, the expression of their soil and their passion of vine growers.
A attractive presentation of their property, quality of the years, their prices... and especially the possibility of coming directly into contact with them. (...)
| JEAN BARONNAT | BEAUJOLAIS |
Jean-Jacques Baronnat | Phone : 04 74 68 59 20 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/jeanbaronnat |
| CHÂTEAU DE BOISFRANC | BEAUJOLAIS BLANC |
Thierry Doat | Phone : 04 74 68 88 88 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/boisfranc |
| DOMAINE ALAIN MICHAUD | BROUILLY |
Alain Michaud | Phone : 04 74 66 84 29 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/alainmichaud |
| EARL DU DOMAINE CHAMPAGNON | CHENAS |
Patrick et Jean-Yves Champagnon | Phone : 03 85 36 71 32 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/domainechampagnon |
| DOMAINE EMILE CHEYSSON | CHIROUBLES |
Jean-Pierre Large | Phone : 04 74 04 22 02 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/chiroublesdomainecheysson |
| DOMAINE CRET DES GARANCHES | COTE-DE-BROUILLY |
| Phone : 04 74 03 41 46 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/cretdesgaranches |
| CEDRIC CHIGNARD | FLEURIE |
| Phone : 04 74 04 11 87 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/domainechignard |
| DOMAINE DU CLOS DU FIEF | JULIENAS |
Michel Tête | Phone : 04 74 04 41 62 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/micheltete |
| DOMAINE BRISSON | MORGON |
Gérard Brisson | Phone : 04 74 04 21 60 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/gerard-brisson |
| EARL René MARTIN | REGNIE |
René et Joëlle Martin | Phone : 04 74 69 91 53 |
| www.topfrenchwines.com/rene-martin |
mercredi 20 mai 2009
Bordeaux Supérieur Château Perayne
The estate of Château Perayne is located 50 km south-east from Bordeaux and covers 24 hectares, including 20 hectares of vines, ideally situated on the slopes of hills surrounding the Garonne River. The limestone-clay soils, with their five million year old gravels, combined with the mild oceanic climate, give wines that are full of colour, well structured and rich in tannins. The present owners, Henri and Monique Luddecke, acquired the property in 1994 and have since worked hard to bring Château Perayne, the most important winegrowing estate in Saint André du Bois in the 19th century, back to its former glory. At the beginning, Henri was regarded as an outsider by the neighbouring wine-making community where the vineyards and the know-how are handed over from generation to generation within the family and where traditions prevail. Henri had no such experience and consequently no prejudice as to the manner of working his vines and wines and was open to innovative ideas. His aim is to offer to his customers an unforgettable gustatory sensation. His decision to try a new elastomer cork which has never been used in the area before was revolutionary and reveals a bit more his rebellious spirit! And his choice has proved excellent as it offers to you a nectar totally exempt of the cork taste, so frustrating for both the producer and the customer. This elegant cork has been manufactured by Guala Seal and the Massachussetts Institute of Technology in Boston and all our new vintages are sold with it. The Luddeckes’ efforts to produce quality wines, rich and complex, are rewarded with numerous medals and distinctions in both National and International competitions. Discover Bordeaux Supérieur 2004 aged in oak (rewarded with a Prestige Trophy at the Citadelles du Vin 2007 and a Silver Medal in the Independent Wine-makers National Competition 2007) sombre ruby coloured, with its smoky, roasted coffee aromas mixed with intense fruity fragrances. Full-bodied, it develops a ripe black fruits taste with a smoky touch. Tannins are smooth and silky with a still firm finish that bears an evident potential for keeping. Try Bordeaux Supérieur 2003 aged in oak (a Silver Medal at the International Vinalies 2006 and a Bronze Medal by Decanter World Wine Awards 2006) with its aromas of black stone fruits and cherry melted with woody notes and vanilla. The Bordeaux Supérieur 2005 aged in oak (Gold Medal at Brussels World competition 2008) charms with its dark red shiny colour and a complex nose, it is rich and fat bodied with a large pallet of aromatic nuances. Taste the lovely fruity Bordeaux Rose 2007. Enjoy the Bordeaux White Dry 2006 Apollo’s Vintage (Gold Medal at the International Wine Challenge of Bourg 2008), with elegant nuances of brioche, vanilla and crystallised citrus. Try the excellent Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Sweet 2003 (rewarded with a Gold medal at the international Wine Challenge at Blaye-Bourg 2005 and a Bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2006) which goes perfectly with fois gras, blue cheese and desserts and reveals exquisite fragrances of apricot, honey and acacia. All these wines profit of an excellent quality-price-pleasure ratio.
Owner's name : Henri Lüddecke
Who's in charge : Henri Lüddecke
Adress : Henri Lüddecke SARL 33490 Saint-André-du-Bois
Phone : 05 57 98 16 20
Fax : 05 56 76 45 71
E-Mail : chateauperayne@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/chateauperayne
Personal website : www.chateau-perayne.com
jeudi 14 mai 2009
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Clos du Vigneau
Clos du Vigneau is a family estate located in Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil. Six generations of Jamet winemakers have been here since 1820. The soils are composed of sand and pebbles called ³graviers², a type of soil which very quickly heats up and makes for supple, light, fruity wines. The 22 hectares of vines are of the Cabernet Franc variety. The average yield is intentionally limited to 55 hectolitres per hectare, so as to improve the intrinsic quality of the wines. Manual harvesting methods allow the grapes to be picked quickly and at optimum ripeness. Fermentation is carried out in modern, temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats, offering a guarantee of irreproachable hygiene. The wine stays there for 3 to 5 months, then goes down to the cellar, where it matures at its own speed in wooden casks providing perfect oxygenation. The wines have a fine, brilliant ruby-red colour, the aromas of raspberry are subtle and complex, the wines elegant and supple, harmonious and perfectly balanced. These are clean, honest wines with good ageing potential.COORDONNEESOwner's name : EARL Clos du Vigneau - A. Jamet
Who's in charge : EARL Clos du Vigneau - A. Jamet
Adress : BP 06 37140 Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Phone : 02 47 97 75 10
Fax : 02 47 97 98 98
E-Mail : closduvigneau@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/closduvigneau
Personal website : www.clos-du-vigneau.com
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mardi 5 mai 2009
Armagnac Dartigalongue
It is in 1838 pennies Louis Philippe, that Pascal DARTIGALONGUE originating in Saint Lannes close to Madiran settled in Nogaro in the Gers and founded its House of trade of Armagnac which is still ours. In 1969, Pierre Dartigalongue installed its distilling with Salles d ' Armagnac. Since, five generations followed one another to ensure and perennialize “the oldest house of the Armagnac”. Producer, distiller and stockbreeder, installed in the area of best believed of this brandy seven times centenary, Dartigalongue is specialized in the very old Bas Armagnacs, products selected and matured according to the ancestral tradition. It offers this single Eau de Vie, declined in credits or vintages, in luxurious and personalized presentations. The house holds in its old original wine storehouses a very important range of old Armagnacs Millésimés, growing old and improving in barrels in oak of the country under the permanent control of the Master of wine storehouse which supervises the evolution and carries out of it various handling of transfer and ventilation. In addition, following meticulous research and tastings, certain vintages are assembled in order to create “special vintages” giving rise to traditional assemblies such V.S.O.P., OUT OF OLD, or to “15 YEARS of OLD”,” 25 YEARS”…, thus to celebrate the 170ème birthday of the creation of the house an exceptional assembly of 70% of 1974 and 30% of 1976, was carried out under the denomination Cuvée Louis-Philippe 42%,70 Cl. (Carafe) (king of the French in 1838). Remarkable Bas-Armagnac cuvée Louis-Philippe (70% of 1974 and 30% of 1976), with the nuances of rancio and spices, very floral, at the same time dry and suave, very persistent with the palate. Also discover this 25 years Bas-Armagnac, assembly of several Armagnac of which young person is at least 25 years old, elegant, with these cocoa and dry fig connotations, slightly fume, of a great consistency in mouth, very scented (nut, prune), of a long final.COORDONNEESOwner's name : Françoise Dartigalongue
Who's in charge : Françoise Dartigalongue
Adress : Place du Four - BP 9 32110 Nogaro
Phone : 05 62 09 03 01
Fax : 05 62 09 01 78
E-Mail : dartigalongue@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/dartigalongue
Personal website : www.dartigalongue.com
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