Bourgueil day of thirst stone and rodolphe gauthier 2022 75 cl

ANJOU VILLAGES THE DREAMER 2018 THE BLACK FIEF 75CL

Grape variety: 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Le Fief Noir is a 30ha Estate in the center of Anjou Noir, near Angers, in the commune of Saint-Lambert du Lattay.

Anjou Noir is a unique wine-growing region at the end of the East Armorican massif and in the northwest of Anjou. Noir, or “Black”, because of the stone that made up its basement: Le Schiste. Formed 30 million years ago, the Anjou Noir shale has offered an exceptional diversity of soil relief through its history and its transformation through the ages. This stone is structured in a laminated model, which constitutes an ideal terroir for viticulture. Indeed, the high number of cracks in the rock allows the vine to develop its roots inside. Thanks to this, the roots will be able to explore a wide space and drain a wide variety of minerals. We will find in the wine all the originality brought by the schist.

Anjou Noir is also the meeting of one of the great grape varieties, Chenin, with schist. A unique terroir follows a unique grape variety: the chenin takes all its depth, and expresses its richness and its potential. We find here the Anjou Blanc, definition of freshness and minerality as in the Coteaux du layon.

Le Fief Noir grows its grapes organically. Chenin, Cabernet and Grolleau grow on a rich terroir of great diversity. At Fief Noir, the terroir is the winemaker's priority. Choose the right grape variety according to the composition of the soil, work the soil to promote the development of the roots of the vine over the years, eliminate weeds that compete with the vine or contribute to the warming of the soil at the end of winter .


Vinification: maceration for one month in vats with indigenous yeasts. Aged in barrels (2/3) and in jars (1/3) for 12 months.

Saint Martin Tower. It was in 1988 that Betrand MONCHIN embarked on the wine adventure in Menetou Salon, where his grandfather was already producing wine before the war. The plots, well established on the heights of the village of Morogues, consist of 10 hectares of Sauvignon and 7 hectares of Pinot. For almost 30 years now, Bertrand MINCHIN has been making the most of this magnificent Kimmeridgian terroir. Everything is done in the vines to produce the finest grapes: plowing, composts, control of vegetative balance, control of yields and respect for the 'environment (area labeled High Environmental Value).

A large part of the vineyard is harvested manually, to vinify each plot separately. It is in a perfectly equipped cellar (sorting table, carpets, thermoregulated vats, wooden vats, pneumatic presses, etc.) that he vinifies his grapes in a little interventionist way. The red ones cook a long time, are slightly drawn and dewatered manually. Whites undergo long pressing and ferment at controlled temperature.

SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY 2020 LA PORTE SAINT JEAN 

100% Cabernet Franc

S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT

MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY

The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon

It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.

CHINON LE CLOS DE PALLUS DOMAINE DE PALLUS 2018 75CL

Located in the Loire Valley in the town of Cravant Les Côteaux, the Domaine de Pallus has 12 hectares. Since 2005, Bertrand Sourdais represents the fifth generation of owners of the Domaine de Pallus.

Grape variety: cabernet franc

Plot harvested on 1 hectare.
100% destemmed Individual vinification in open wooden vats of 30 hl.
Fermentation for 25 to 30 days,aging for 18 months in Burgundy barrels between 5 and 10 years old.

A Cabernet Franc cuvée of great density, a mouth with present but silky tannins.
A large Chinon decanted 2 hours before tasting.

Terroir and soils: Limestone tuffeau ground covered with a thin layer of clay.

Philosophy : Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

It is on a low south-facing hillside that “Le Vau Jaumier” is located on clay-limestone terroir. Vines have been there for a long time, as evidenced by the numerous remains of amphorae. They emerge as soon as the earth is disturbed, from the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa which rises within this vineyard.

Harvest and vinification: The harvest are manual then the grapes are sorted grain by grain at optimum maturity. “Le Vau Jaumier” is the last harvested terroir of the whole estate. After crushing and destemming of the harvest, alcoholic fermentation starts naturally and is carried out in thermo-regulated wooden vats. Pigeage by foot twice a day for ten days and the maceration is then prolonged for 2 to 15 days in order to complete the extraction. Entonnage, in barrels after devatting and pressing. Malolactic fermentation therefore takes place in oak barrels (during the spring following the harvest).

Breeding :  Classically, the Le Vau Jaumier cuvée is aged in 1-wine barrels for 12 months. In adaptation to the vintage, 

Grape variety 100% CABERNET FRANC

A family property of 29 hectares, the estate is located west of the Loire Valley, in AOP Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu. Rich in the combined influence of the Atlantic coast, the Loire and Lake Grandlieu, the terroirs offer us oceanic, fresh and iodized wines.All the vines have been organic since 2016.

SAUMUR LES CORMIERS 2020 THE SAINT JEAN GATE 

100% Cabernet Franc
Age of the vines 70 years

Aged in wood for 24 months 

S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT

MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY

The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon

It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.

PYROS THE STONES OF AURELE 2020 TOURAINE GAMAY 75CL

Les Pierres d'Aurèle is a family wine estate of 20 ha located in the heart of the Loire Valley, a French wine region in the midst of a renaissance.
For ten years, the dynamism of young winegrowers has allowed the Region to rise to the rank of the best French vineyards.
It is in this spirit that we took over the vineyard in 2010 and that we work daily to produce high quality local wines.

The vines are grown on the clay-siliceous soils of Chenonceaux with the greatest respect for our environment. The vines, aged 15 to 105 years, have deliberately limited yields to obtain grapes of optimum quality.

Pierre-André Frot, agricultural engineer and oenologist, is a lover of the vine and its environment. Passionate about his profession, Pierre strives to transmit this passion through the wines he produces.

Passed by great houses of Bordeaux and Burgundy during his studies, he transcribes the rigor and finesse taught in his wines. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Pierre very quickly acquired the Les Pierres d'Aurèle estate after working as a banker for the first 3 years following his studies.

Today, alongside his wife, he leads the life he has always dreamed of between passing on his love of wine and sharing the good things in life.

Produced on hot and stony clay to flint soils, called Perruches, Pyros is a gourmet and fruity red wine. Very expressive on the nose, it reveals concentrated aromas of slightly jammy black fruits, as well as pretty peppery notes.

Valencay Rouge Les Saint-Lazare Le Claux Delorme 2020 75cl
DomainsMinchin

Producer Pierre and Rodolphe GAUTHIER

BEL AIR Domain

Family owned since 5 generations
Area of ​​the vines: 18haEncépagement, 100% Cabernet Franc Average age of the vines: 40 years
Total production: 100.000 bts
The vineyard is located on "BENAIS" plateau most clay-limestone of the appellation "BOURGUEIL"
Resumption of operations in 1979 with work in collaboration with his son Rodolphe since February 2005.
Low yields Grass between the Labor rows at the foot of the vine
Respect for the land and consequently organic cultivation of the vine. ECOCERT control. Since 2000

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil La Croisée Domaine de la Cotelleraie 2022 75 cl

The Vallée family has been established for several centuries on the best wine-growing sites of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. Currently, four generations live in the village: the grandmother Denise Vallée Moreau, the father Claude Vallée and Gérald, the grandson and son. Bertille, Gérald's daughter, was born on the first day of that famous heatwave in August 2003. Gérald took over in 1997. The estate extends over 26 hectares shared between the gravels of the terrace, the siliceous limestones of the low hillside and the gravelly hills of the Loire Valley. This is where the vines of prestigious places flourish like: Les Mauguerets, La Cotelleraie, La Mineraie, Le Vau Jaumier, Les Perruches... The cultivation of vines is ancestral as evidenced by the numerous Gallo-Roman remains ( villas, Roman roads, amphorae). It evolves with man and with generations. In 2004 the manual harvest was carried out on the entire estate. Then came the pleasure of welcoming beautiful bunches of grapes into the cellars. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. In 2004 the manual harvest was carried out on the entire estate. Then came the pleasure of welcoming beautiful bunches of grapes into the cellars. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. In 2004 the manual harvest was carried out on the entire estate. Then came the pleasure of welcoming beautiful bunches of grapes into the cellars. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. Then came the pleasure of welcoming beautiful bunches of grapes into the cellars. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. Then came the pleasure of welcoming beautiful bunches of grapes into the cellars. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. Thermoregulated vats are undeniable progress for the successful vinification of larger volumes and their storage. Four small vintages are transported into wooden vats, which means punching down by foot during fermentation. They will give L’Envol. In 2002 the barrel cellar and in 2003 the barrel cellar were completely restored, in 2004 it was the turn of the old barrel cellar: tufa stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. in 2004 it was the turn of the old wine cellar: tuffeau stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there. in 2004 it was the turn of the old wine cellar: tuffeau stone, rubble stones, beams and oak and chestnut flooring. They arbitrate the oak barrels. For a year, the beautiful vintages evolve there.