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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