Bourgueil le clos new 2018 gauthier father and son 75cl

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 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.

Bourgueil the twenty places called domain gauthier 2021 75cl

Terroir and soils: Clay-siliceous. South exposure. Average age of the vines: 40 years. Planting density: 5000 vines/ha.

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.

Terroir and soils:  Calcareous tuffeau soil 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.

Chinon Clos de Turpenay 2014 Château de Coulaine 

The Château de Coulaine is located in the town of Beaumont en Véron to the northwest, 7 km from Chinon. 
This historic Clos of the estate is a mass selection carried out between 1960 and 1995 on 2 ha. Terroir,  known and planted since the Middle Ages, is composed of clays and millelarges or yellow tufa facing south-east.
The aging is 1 year in barrels of which 10% new and 1 year in tuns.

Terroir and soils: Mixture of sand and micaceous chalk. Average age of the vines: 60 years.

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.

CHINON DOMAINE DE PALLUS 2021 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

Maceration for 8 days in concrete vats, native yeasts, alcoholic fermentation at low temperature, aging in barrels for 6 months.

Technical data: Cabernet Franc from Domaine de Pallus comes from plots of young vines planted at a density of 8 vines/Ha in mass selection from the Domaine itself, as well as from Domaine des Ouches, in Bourgueil and Clos Rougeard in Saumur Champigny.

An elegant and fresh Cabernet Franc cuvée marked by floral and spicy notes, full of charm.

Bourgueil day of thirst stone and rodolphe gauthier 2022 75 cl

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

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, 

Christine and Franck are listening to the vine, of his cycle. Inscribed in the heart of an environmentally friendly approach, work in the vineyard is very important in order to follow the natural balance of the plant.

The estate is managed in a sustainable way. All the soils are worked, no herbicides are used. Various methods are used to regulate production in order to optimize the quality of the grapes, such as grassing the vines, disbudding or green harvesting.


Grape variety Pinot noir
Area 1,5 ha
Clay-limestone soil
Southwest exposure
Age of the vines 21 years 
Aging Vinification with punching down at the start of fermentation, cold pre-fermentation maceration.

Chinon Vieilles Vignes Domaine de la Commanderie 2022 75cl

Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc Soil: sandy loam
The vinification takes place on the basis of moderate temperatures (23°C.) and macerations which do not extend too long in time, so as to preserve the flattering aromas. It is a light, fruity and very aromatic wine which presents round and silky tannins. It is pleasant to taste from its earliest youth and offers subtle aromas of red fruits and spices on the nose and flavors of violets and liquorice on the palate. This wine is particularly seductive with charcuterie and river fish, as well as white meats.

Terroir and soils:  Calcareous tuffeau soil 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.