Ménetou Salon Fumet la Tour Saint Martin Domaines Minchin 2022 75cl

COTEAUX OF THE AUBANCE DOMAINE DE MONTGILLET 2020 

Created in the year 1880, the vineyard covered a surface of one hectare and a half during the installation of Victor LEBRETON, died at the age of 97 years in January 97. He was taken over by his son Victor (66 years, now retired) who has teamed up in 1988 with his two children, Victor (37) and Vincent (35).

The Coteaux-de-l'Aubance AOC comes from the Aoc ANJOU. Located on the right bank of the Loire. These mellow white wines are produced on an area of ​​165 hectares, south of Angers, whose constitution is very homogeneous.

Sancerre Mont Damné Domaine Didier Dagueneau 2019 75 cl

Viticulturalist in SAINT ANDELAIN

Details Domain

Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau, who worked for several years alongside his father and sister Charlotte (commercial side) have been in charge of the estate since Didier's disappearance in September 2008. Louis Benjamin perpetuates the upscale artisan spirit of this small property where the management of the vineyard is done with mastery and serenity. Here, the harvest in boxes is done in a very short time, at optimal maturity, with great staff reinforcement. The use of selected yeasts, tight settling and long aging on lees without racking remains the basis of an absolute quest for the crystalline expression of Sauvignon - enhanced by a millimeter aging in wood, in barrels of volume greater than barrels, "cigars" (320 liters) or "tons" (600 liters).

Seven vintages make up the range: Blanc Fumé de Pouilly (ex-Chailloux), a blend of four plots; Thoroughbred, assembly of the Madness sector; Buisson Renard, a more compact plot of Saint-Andelain; Flint, crystal purity of flint clays; Without forgetting the extremely rare Clos du Calvaire: 20 ares planted at 14000 feet / ha, uprooted in 2009 (2008 being the last vintage) and replanted in another direction at 10 feet / ha (next vintage around 000), and the Asteroid - from a vineyard free from the harvest, still very ripe. Finally, last terroirs (while waiting for the red that Benjamin wants to vinify), the Sancerre de Chavignol, from the heart of the Grand Cru of the Côte des Monts Damnés.

Producer The Rock of the Violets Xavier Weisskopf

Chenin Blanc grape variety

Nestled in Touraine, between the banks of the Cher and the Loire, on clay-limestone soils, is the estate. In the heart of the Châteaux de la Loire region, in the town of Saint-Martin-Le-Beau, there is a 17-hectare wine estate.

Pouilly Fumé Petit F Michel Redde & fils 2022 75 cl

Variety: Sauvignon

Michel Redde and son is a historical domain of Pouilly. The vineyard extends over 42 hectares, mainly planted with Sauvignon (whose local name is Smoked from Pouilly). The 3rd generation at the helm develops Pouilly Fumé for laying down, fresh and powerful.

An ideal wine to share with friends as an aperitif.

COTEAUX DE L'AUBANCE THE THREE SCHISTES DOMAINE DE MONTGILLET 2017 50CL

Created in the year 1880, the vineyard covered a surface of one hectare and a half during the installation of Victor LEBRETON, died at the age of 97 years in January 97. He was taken over by his son Victor (66 years, now retired) who has teamed up in 1988 with his two children, Victor (37) and Vincent (35).

The harvest was carried out by 5 successive sorts, the last ending at the end of November. “Les Trois Schistes” is the fruit of several sorts harvested on the three terroirs of Domaine de Montgilet. The botrytised harvest had an alcoholic potential of 17% volume on the strain. These bunches or parts of bunches were harvested in 30 kg crates to avoid any crushing and were subjected to slow and long pressing in the vertical press. All this without re-digging, in an attempt to extract the maximum structure from the grape while preserving “finesse and elegance”. This cuvée has fermented and been aged in barrels.

Producer The Rock of the Violets Xavier Weisskopf

Chenin Blanc grape variety

Nestled in Touraine, between the banks of the Cher and the Loire, on clay-limestone soils, is the estate. In the heart of the Châteaux de la Loire region, in the town of Saint-Martin-Le-Beau, there is a 17-hectare wine estate.

Vingt Mars Les Pierres d'Aurèle 2022 Touraine Sauvignon 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.

Fresh, fruity and light white wine, Vingt Mars expresses all the freshness of Sauvignon.

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 2022 Domaine la Bretonnière 75cl

Domaine de la Bretonnière is located 15 km south of Nantes, in the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation.

As far as I remember, the CORMERAIS family has always cultivated vines. This passion has been passed down from generation to generation since the 1890s.
It was in 1994 that Bertrand joined his father Joël at the estate.
He maintains and cultivates his vineyard with a view to a very qualitative and environmentally friendly approach.
Bertrand has only one idea: “the quality of wine begins in the vineyard…”

Bordering the Atlantic, the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation is the appellation of the Loire located furthest to the West. It owes its name to the two rivers which cross the vineyard, the “Sèvre Nantaise” and the “Petite Maine”. It is also, with its 11 hectares, the largest single-varietal dry white wine appellation in France. Muscadet constitutes the “Lighthouse” appellation of the Nantes Wine Region.

Producer Domaine de la Cour Carrée

Family farm 16 hectares, existing since 1899 in Oisly, near the castles of the Loire: Cheverny, Chambord, Blois and Chaumont sur Loire. This estate is located on the highest point of the town of Oisly with an exceptional location, extending and sharing on the slopes of the Loire Valley and the Cher. These wines are harvested, vinified and bottled at the property.

Producer Philippe PORTIER

Winegrower in Brinay

Philippe PORTIER comes from a peasant family established in Brinay for 4 generations, Philippe Portier took over the family business in 1985. Six years later, he created his own vineyard in the Quincy appellation. He actively participated, along with six other estates, in the creation of the Cave Romane, of which he was president for more than 20 years.

He quickly develops his domain banking on the qualities of the terroir Quinçois. Today, it is on more than 20Ha vineyards that Philippe shapes three Quincy vintages with marked identities. If its vintage estate reflects the generosity of Quincy wines, its Quincyte and Jean-Maxime vintages reveal all the finesse of Sauvignon on its preferred terroir.

IGP CODES DE LA CHARITE SERGE LALOUE 2021

The Estate is located in Thauvenay, the birthplace of the Laloue family.
It covers 20 hectares in AOC Sancerre (Sauvignon and Pinot noir grape varieties) and 5 hectares in IGP Côtes de la Charité (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varieties).

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 Chardonnay
Area 2,5 ha
Clay-limestone soil
Southwest exposure
Age of the vines 24 years 
Aging on the lees for 6 months including 15% in barrels