Krug Clos du Mesnil est une vraie rareté. Issu de la parcelle de vignes de Krug au Mesnil-sur-Oger, prisée pour son chardonnay, le millésime 2004 révèle tout le potentiel de cette parcelle d'exception. Vif et vif - et singulier à tous égards - ce champagne a vieilli pendant 12 ans dans les caves Krug, développant un caractère précis et une grâce...
In 1991, just two years after Olivier arrived in Krug, a Clos surrounded by a protective wall since 1766 was discovered in Ambonnay, Krug's favorite village and the greatest source of Pinot Noir. The small 0.68 hectare site was purchased in 1994 and the first vintage was produced in 1995. Kept an absolute secret until its release in 2007, Olivier...
Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is a legendary wine, classified Grand Cru in the famous 1855 classification. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are planted on a terroir of gravel typical of Pauillac. Thanks to a careful harvest and tailor-made aging, Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is renowned for its aromatic complexity, characteristic of the best Pauillacs, its...
This second wine is one of the most famous and reliable on the left bank of the Gironde. Usually quite voluminous on the palate, it goes wonderfully with local gastronomy, which it enhances when necessary with its spicy touch.
Like its predecessor, Echo de Lynch-Bages has the characteristic flavor, aroma and length of Pauillac. Echoing the first wine, it benefits from the same attentive care from the vine to the cellar. Fruit of a selection of parcels and young vines from Lynch-Bages, it represents between 25 and 40% of the harvest depending on the vintage. Round and supple,...
Bold and innovative, known to be often the last to harvest, Jean-Charles Cazes defined the style of Lynch-Bages in the 1930s. The racy and typical character of the wine places it in the line of the great Pauillacs. It combines structure, finesse and elegance. Generous from its youth, it evolves in its maturity towards more flavors and complexity. The...
2nd Grand Cru Classé of Pauillac, the magnificent Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande shines on the left bank of Bordeaux. The property was born after the division of the Pichon-Longueville estate in 1850. The castle takes its name from Virginie de Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande.
Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, Les Forts de Latour is aged with the same care as the Grand Vin. The only notable difference, apart from its origin, is the proportion of new barrels - between 50 and 60% - used for its aging. The blend of Forts de Latour can vary from year to year, but there is a higher proportion of the Merlot grape (25 to 30%)...
Second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite presents characteristics similar to Grand Vin with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and specific plots intended for the production of Carruades. The origin of the name comes from the "plateau des Carruades", the place name of a set of plots adjoining the rump of the...
From the end of August, settled in one of the longest and most exceptional Indian summers in winegrower memory: a succession of hot, sunny and dry days until the end of October. Under these conditions, the heat of April favored an early budding of the vines, particularly on the Merlot variety, then the extraordinary late season allowed the grapes to...
The low yields, at Mouton in particular, produced structured, deep and very fresh wines. 2011 is therefore a classic Bordeaux vintage, to be classified as one of the great, even great successes ...
Fortunately, an amazing Indian summer begins on September 14 and continues until October 20, turning the situation around completely. These good climatic conditions preceding the harvest raise the alcoholic strengths and allow the grapes to obtain very good phenolic maturity. In order to obtain optimal ripening of the berries and to take advantage of...
In great vintages, the power and energy of Château Latour wines allow them to survive several decades with ease. Their bouquet and taste impressions progressively evolve, become more and more complex to reach their optimum, the tannins are melted then the wine slowly declines. Beyond the pleasure, these wines provide real emotions and unforgettable...
“Lafite has a soul, a beautiful soul, tender and generous. Lafite turns the earth into a dream. Lafite is harmony, harmony between nature and man because, without our wonderful winegrowers, nothing would be done ".
Baron Eric de Rothschild
As early as 1815, broker Guillaume Lawton said of Château Lafite: “I have classified it as possessing the most...
“Lafite has a soul, a beautiful soul, tender and generous. Lafite turns the earth into a dream. Lafite is harmony, harmony between nature and man because, without our wonderful winegrowers, nothing would be done ". Baron Eric de Rothschild As early as 1815, broker Guillaume Lawton said of Château Lafite: “I have classified it as possessing the most...
The harvest takes place in very good conditions. Naturally concentrated, the berries are small in size and their juice, rich and very colorful, has good acidity. A drought without dehydration, the exceptional sunshine of the vines, cool nights and a few rains that arrived at the right time, give 2010 a remarkable identity.
Maturation, initially slowed down by cooler temperatures in August, then accelerated thanks to exceptional climatic conditions from the first half of September with scorching temperatures at the start of the period. The harvest begins on September 20 and continues until October 5 with variable climatic conditions on the grapes that have reached full...
Staying true to its five skills, The Balvenie uses ancestral methods to make whiskey. With an intimate knowledge of their materials, our craftsmen adopt a perfectionist approach throughout the making of whiskey. Our processes combine expertise, know-how and ambition to give The Balvenie its uniqueness.
Made from the same vineyard and with the same rigor as the Grand Vin, La Dame de Montrose, from a second selection, is a Merlot-dominant wine, supple and silky. Its very pronounced aromas of red fruits constitute another expression of the terroir in a style all its own. A sure value expressing its maturity more quickly, this wine was created in 1983 in...
The 2nd label of a 2nd Classified Growth of Saint-Estèphe A 100% gravity cellar to preserve the quintessence of the fruit Les Pagodes de Cos is made with the same care as the first wine: no pump is used during the vinification Powerful, very aromatic, long in the mouth, with a very persistent finish, “Les Pagodes de Cos” is a wine of refinement and...
Resulting from successive and rigorous selections carried out at each stage of production, in the vineyard as well as in the cellar, this Grand Vin de Cabernet Sauvignon is typical of the “Saint-Estèphe” appellation: structured, tannic, but with all the finesse and flavor. elegance of a Grand Cru Classé. As it ages, it develops a delicate and complex...
An invitation to travel. Like a lone adventurer who has sailed across seas, Cos d´Estournel seems secretive and intriguing at first. Then he reveals himself, slowly. Step by step, by small touches, it evokes tales of distant cities, of markets with a thousand secrets, of joyful celebrations in villages with hot stones, of women with voluptuous curves....
Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, Les Forts de Latour is aged with the same care as the Grand Vin. The only notable difference, apart from its origin, is the proportion of new barrels - between 50 and 60% - used for its aging. The blend of Forts de Latour can vary from year to year, but there is a higher proportion of the Merlot grape (25 to 30%)...
A new vat room with small containers of 40 and 60 hectoliters will extend the selection work started in the vineyard. Precision viticulture is carried out, among other things, through an approach to the vigor of the vine. The 2011 blend is very strongly marked by Cabernet Sauvignon (64%). James Molesworth wrote in the Wine Spectator in 2015: “This is...
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