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Les Vins du Siècle est un grand site fédérateur, bilingue et mondial. Dans toute la France, « triés sur le volet », les meilleurs producteurs (la très grande majorité ayant l’exclusivité de leur appellation) sont retenus pour la typicité des vins, leur rapport qualité-prix-plaisir, l'expression de leur terroir et leur passion de vignerons.

Pas de vins à la mode, surcôtés ou de "jus de bois" dans Les Vins du Siècle. La typicité d’un vin, ce n’est rien d’autre que l’association d’un sol, d’un micro-climat, d’une plante et d’un homme. On ne peut aimer un vin qu’en appréciant celui qui le fait. Derrière une étiquette, il y a un viticulteur (ou une viticultrice) et c’est fondamental de ne pas les dissocier. Bien sûr, les sols ont une influence considérable et, dans chaque territoire, dans chaque commune, le vigneron fait la différence avec son voisin.

Il ne s’agit donc pas seulement de faire du bon vin, ce que tout le monde peut faire, mais surtout d’élever de vrais vins racés, reconnaissables entre mille, qui sentent ce “fumé” bourguignon, déploient ce “velours” libournais, ces senteurs alsaciennes, cette “chair” en Médoc ou à Châteauneuf, cette “minéralité” à Pouilly ou à Meursault, cette fraîcheur en Champagne comme dans nos grands liquoreux.

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CHATEAU DE BEAUFORT - J. COUDRAY-BIZOT

ECHEZEAUX

French and international clients of Château de Beaufort use the same terms to describe the wines of J. Coudray-Bizot: elegance and finesse. The Domaine is housed in the prestigious mansion of David de Beaufort, a traditional 17th century building that benefits from cellars located under the ramparts of Beaune. Jean-Jacques Coudray-Bizot maintains the traditions of the fine high-class wines of Burgundy, by limiting inputs and by taking the best possible care of the historic vines and prestigious appellations of the Domaine: Vosne-Romanée premier cru La Croix Rameau, within the walls of Romanée Saint-Vivant (the old vineyard of Neufs Journaux); Echezeaux grand cru en Orveaux, just above Château du Clos Vougeot; Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Les Cazetiers and Champeaux; Nuits-Saint-Georges au Bas de Combe and Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les Combettes.

CAVE DRUSSE NATHALIE ET DAVID

SAINT-NICOLAS-DE-BOURGUEIL

These young wine growers were rewarded in 2005 by the Départemental price for Dynamique Agricole. This winegrowing estate of 21 hectares has not used any more weeding chemical in the vines, which are enherbées between the rows and are worked on the surface with the feet, for several years. Nathalie and David Druze produce wines certified “Produit in conversion towards the Organic farming FR BIO-01”. It is always the best Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil rouge Vieilles Vignes 2015, resulting from a soil argilo-limestone, marked by the black fruits (morello cherry, prune), of intense color to the black reflections, the powerful red fruit flavors (blackberry, wild strawberry…), with well coated but balanced tannins, perfect with a joint of pork baker or gilded cockerels. Their other Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil rouge Les Graviers 2016, elaborate on sand and flint soils, with the nose marrying the ripe fruits (blackcurrant) is of an unquestionable smoothness in mouth. Its discrete tannins are enough to emphasize the nuances of morello cherries, while leaving an air side to this wine. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil rosé 2018, of salmon color, dry fruity and of a beautiful tenderness to the flavors of fishing and dry apricot is always a reference. Ideal with aperitif, with dishes recalling the summer, on a chicken poached in frost, Bavarian of sweet peppers to the tomato fondue or more simply a paella, a plate of seafood or sushis. One still excites our papillae with their Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil rouge Amplitude 2015 (gold medal in Concours Général Agricole of Paris 2017), resulting from the slopes of micaceous chalk, intense color. An arc in aromatic black fruit sky is offered easily thanks to velvety tannins and ends in a spice fireworks. 12 years possible for ageing. With not missing, their Bourgueil rouge Leroy de Restigné 2015, marked by its argilo-limestone ground, with the subtle stone-fruit nose, slightly spiced, all in mouth. Fatty tannins bring an irresistible side to him. The vintage Intuitive will be of return with the year 2015, at the beginning of 2019 (medal of Argent to Concours Général Agricole of Paris 2018). To note, a facility for this winegrowing estate to preserve authentic wines in their cave-dwelling cellar of Xème century. Free reception for the adherent camp-site-drivers with France Passion or others. The cellar has just obtained for the comfort of all, the label “Tourisme and Handicap”.

CHATEAU LA GALIANE

MARGAUX

Château La Galiane owes its name to Galian, an English general who commanded his troops here during their occupation of Aquitaine in the 15th century. This has been a family estate for several generations and has a surface area of 5 hectares planted with 45 % Merlot, 50 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, a combination which gives that perfect, classical balance which is so typical of the Margaux appellation. The vineyard is planted on slopes with fine gravel soils. These wine-growers from father to son produce La Galiane wines with a lovely ruby-red colour and a fine bouquet, very harmonious and smooth in the mouth. The tannins are fine and elegant and the wines have good ageing capacity. Château Charmant has 5 hectares of vines which are a hundred years old and planted on fine gravel soils with lots of pebbles which are ploughed. Harvesting is done by hand and the vatting process is long in order to extract all the aromas before maturing the wine in barrels for 12 months. Château Charmant produces an aromatic wine with good colour, very complex and elegant, perfectly balanced, well-structured and supple at the same time and opening out delightfully with age.

CHATEAU DU MASSON

BORDEAUX

The Gassies-Gautey vineyards are family work several generations of wine growers, producers of marvellous Bordeaux and pioneers among so much of others of this soil of l 'Entre-Deux-Mers whose world reputation is universally recognized. Situated to 8 kilometers of Saint-Emilion, the vineyard spreads out on the left bank of the Dordogne, distributed in zone of argilo-calcareous hillsides, trays of the same nature and adjoining in river, of a plain on the siliceous ground with in bottom, the veins of grave of the Dordogne which go on in the basement. Thanks to these various countries, provided with a pleiad of mineral, generative salts of delicate aromas, the Château du Masson, nectar of legendary sharpness, is Bordeaux vinifed old-fashioned which requires a lot of surveillance to make the first bottled. Excellent red Bordeaux Château du Masson 2012, fleshy, in the scents of undergrowth and currant, rich and persistent in mouth, fat, in the mature and delicious tannins. Also discover this very beautiful Bordeaux rouge Cuvée Passion 2011 (silver medallist in the Competitions International of the wines of Lyon 2016 and in the International Challenge of the wine 2016), 65 % Merlot, 35 % Cabernet-Sauvignon, of beautiful purple robe, a generous, dense wine, in dominant of small black fruits and musk, which marries elegantly a tannic sharpness to a persistent curvature, wine for ageing. As for L’Or Rouge, it is Bordeaux Supérieur 2011, that results from an assembly of Merlot 50 %, Cabernet Frank 35 % and Malbec 15 %. He possesses a beautiful robe ruby, a nose of fresh fruit and spiced, with a supple attack in mouth, beautiful red berries and good tannins salivants. Stemming from the same vineyard, Bordeaux Rosé 2015 «Cuvée Fleur du Mayne» fresh and fruity is incomparable on raw vegetables, delicatessen and for certain customers, on seafoods. Others taste him in apéritif or use it to make cocktails. Do not hesitate to come to visit our site for more information.

CHATEAU MACQUIN

SAINT-GEORGES-SAINT-EMILION

The Château Macquin extends on a surface from 30 hectares planted to 80% from Merlots, 10% of Cabernets-sauvignon and 10% of Cabernets-francs. Its grounds are argilo-limestones and its remarkable soil by its exposure and its composition enabling him to produce wines more estimated often than much of grand crus of Saint-Emilion. The vineyard counts 5500 vines to the hectare whose Middle Age varies from 15 to 60 years. It is enherbé in the middle of the row to decrease the production and to increase the quality of the grounds by developing the natural humus. The vat which goes back to 1885 was entirely refitted in the Eighties. While preserving the tanks in oak, doubled stainless, Denis Corre-Macquin made build a fermenting room half stainless steel, half concrete. The temperatures of fermentation are controlled by a system of automated thermoregulation and the wine making supervised by two famous oenologists. Denis Corre-Macquin grants an interest very particular to the culture of the vine; an ecological and constant interest which is the first and essential link, in its eyes, for the development of a grand cru. Today, it is too often forgotten that the excellence of a wine starts with a healthy and opened out vine. In order to still improve quality of our production, the grape harvest is carried out with the machine since 1980. Because while precisely choosing the start date of the grape harvest of each piece and while adapting the collecting to pluviometry, the grape arrives at the vat as soon as possible, in a perfect state of maturity. It is then sorted on two sort tables before being put out of tank. After a long maceration, the wine past and is put out of tank then out of barrels. The wine storehouse shelters 246 barrels of oak replaced per third every year. The wine rests from twelve to ten eight months out of barrels before being bottled where it will wait at least ten years to be tasted with its apogee.