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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.

HALL OF FAME

CHATEAU LA MOULINE

MOULIS

Until in February 1920, Vicomte de Courcelles lived with its family on the Domaine de La Mouline. It is then Ismaël LASSERRE which became the happy owner of this winegrowing estate of a surface of 4 hectares 70 ares and 37 centiares. It will exploit it until its death. His André son, will ensure the succession and will take again the exploitation in the Forties. Then, her daughter Madeleine LASSERRE, wife of Jean COUBRIS will inherit it in the Sixties, and together, they will assume the responsibility for it until March 19th, 1981. And it is with passion that their child Jean-Louis COUBRIS accompanied by his sons Jean-Christophe and Cédric, ensures the wine making to perpetuate the family tradition. They work together with the development of the property during decades 80 and 90. To date, Cédric COUBRIS, continues the exploitation of 22 hectares vines on the 25 hectares of surface of the property, with her two daughters Lucie and Julie. “2015 and 2016 are two years exceptional which join for our greater pleasure the 2009 and 2010”, Cédric Coubris explains us. “After 2013 and 2014, very weak in volume but with a pretty quality, we have quality and the quantity. We even granted ourselves the luxury to gather the grapes 4 type of vines of the property in 4 times. Merlots then a first interruption before beginning again on Cabernets Sauvignon, idem for Cabernets francs and in end Petits Verdots.” While waiting, you will be able to discover this Moulis-in-Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2012, matured out of barrels during approximately 18 months, medal of Argent Paris 2014, with the persistent notes of undergrowth and blackberry, a wine which combines structure and flexibility, with dense tannins, which is tasted remarkably, perfect on a hare or lamb.

DOMAINE FRANCOIS BERTHEAU

CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY

This family winegrowing was taken again by François Bertheau in 2004. It represents the fifth generation to exploit this vineyard of 6.22 ha. The vines are 45 years old on average. the maturing is done out of barrels (including 20 to new wood 30%) for one 18 months duration, the wine, not filtered, will be marketed approximately 6 months after its setting in bottles. “The 2011 were marked by one early spring, a summer not particularly beautiful, and a very beautiful back season, tells us François Bertheau. These weather conditions gave very good performances, with on the other hand a vigilance with the control of the temperatures in wine making. The quantities are, with something near, similar to 2010. Although it is still a little early, this vintage 2011 appears quite well-balanced, perhaps better than the 2010, of which it seems to be first cousin with character and much of fruit, perhaps a little more steady and more tannic. It will surely be of guard. For a vine grower it is a beautiful year as we like them.” While waiting, there is its superb Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Charmes 2009, scented, associating richness and smoothness, concentrated and fleshy, with tannins quite present, a sure value. Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses 2008 remarkable, with tannins tasty and rich, generous, is at the same time coloured and fullbodied, with this quite fleshy and attractive mouth prevailed by the stone-fruits and cinnamon. Taste Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru 2008, which is an assembly of 4 pieces, very well-balanced, very scented (fresh ripe red small fruits, humus…), with this point of morello cherry characteristic of the appellation, a very full wine, of beautiful intensity, guard. Chambolle-Musigny 2009, with the complex nose with notes of ripe red fruits and liquorice, concentrate to the nose as in mouth.

SCEV CHAMPAGNE MICHEL ARNOULD ET FILS

VERZENAY

The origins vigneronnes of the Arnould family go up at the end of last century. At the time, the Lefevre grandfathers exploit vines located on the soil Great wine of Verzenay, the grapes being sold at the large Country cottages. The first bottles were marketed in the Thirties. With beginning of the year 60, the little girl of the family Lefevre get maried with Michel Arnould and create together their own brand “Michel Arnould”. In 1972, they begin export in England. Today, their son Patrick and their son-in-law develops the mark in a large number of countries. The vineyard of 12 ha is led in reasoned fight, in the respect of the environment. Maison proposes to you this superb Champagne Grand Cru millésime 2010, where the ripe fruits and the small dried fruits dominate, all in aromatic persistence, of fine foam, an intense vintage, of beautiful yellow color scented with amber, with the ripe apple and hazel nut notes in mouth. The cuvée Mémoire de Vignes Grand Cru 2011 does not have anything to envy to him, mixing richness aromatic and persistence in mouth, complete, with connotations of flowers and toast, fine and fruity foam, a beautiful width to the palate, to lead to a fish pâté or a lemon-flavoured trout in curlpaper. The Tradition Grand Cru Blanc de noirs, is particularly typified, of fine and persistent foam, of a beautiful complexity in mouth, all into fruity and smoothness, Champagne proportioned very well, full, which feels good the toast, apricot and the fresh flowers. The B 50 Grand cru Millésime 2007, delicate but rich, with hazel nut and pear scents, combines smoothness and fruity, with this balanced nervousness, of good mouth, with the notes of lime and quince finally. The cuvée Extra Brut Grand Cru, a pure only one year black Pinot with wine 20% of reserve, not of liquor of discharging, is all in aromatic persistence (almond, fishing, lemon, Narcisse…), Champagne all in nervousness, very balanced, harmonious in mouth, distinguished, all in subtlety, of gilded color. One continues with this brut Réserve Grand Cru, assembly with equal shares of black Pinot and of Chardonnay, which has a ripe apple nose and a suave mouth, powerful and complex, where enters itself mix with the palate the fruits, the heather and the flowers fresh, brut Carte d' Or, of fine and persistent bubbles, beautiful color, of good structure, dense and is scented, with the floral notes (lily, broom) subtle, of a very pretty final, and the brut rosé Grand Cru, which has a nose where the rose and the quince dominate, subtle, of a great persistence with nuances of raspberry.

DOMAINE DE TOASC

BELLET

A property of 15 ha, including 8 ha of vines and 2 ha olive-trees. Here, the wind of ground, sea and the tramontana maintain the medical condition of the vines. On the slopes where the uneven one reaches 180 m, work is often practiced manually and put rhythm into by one prunes short, a stripping and green grape harvest limiting the yield to 35 hl/ha. The grounds resulting from the alluvia of Var to tertiary are made up by the “poudinfue”, clay agglomerate, sand and rolled rollers, rich in biogenic salts. Since 2012, wines of the Domain are approved Ecocert in biological culture. Superb Bellet red 2015.70% Folle noire and 40% Grenache, high 15 months out of barrels, very typified of course by its original type of vines, wine of a full and rich mouth, of beautiful color garnet-red, with the nose of crystallized cherry and humus, perfect on a guinea fowl with the paste of olives, mashed potatoes of chick-peas or rolled of nice of pig to the basil. Very beautiful white Bellet cuvée du Père 2016, pure Rolle, vinified out of barrels with this key of allied acidity to a pleasant roundness, where intermingle with the notes of almond, ripe fruits (pear, mango) and of heather. Bellet white 2017, very majority Rolle with a suspicion of Chardonnay (5%), where intermingle with the almond notes, of ripe fruits and of heather, harmonious mouth, is a suave and dry wine at the same time. As for rosé Bellet 2017, of slightly salmon color, with the subtle connotations of small flowers and quince, with this characteristic spice point, it is quite suave finally, and asks a kitchen refined like tagliatelle the basil and pinions or an ox carpaccio.

CHAMPAGNE MAURICE VESSELLE

BOUZY

A family estate of 9 ha vines, where one vinifies the vintages without malolactic fermentation. This house proposes to you this superb Champagne Grand Cru Millésimé 2000, all stops some, rich and complex, powerful and persistent, very fruity with the nose as in mouth, with crystallized notes, extremely well proportioned, perfect on a roast poultry. The Millésimé Grand Cru 2004, rich with the nose, is of a great aromatic complexity where one finds nuances of lemon and honey, a beautiful vintage, dense and distinguished at the same time, all in freshness and persistence finally. The brut Grand Cru Bouzy rosé, 100% Pinot noir, obtained by short maceration, collected not less than 4 medals in 2010: of Gold to General competition Agricole in Paris and Challenge International of the wine, of Argent to the competition of Vignerons Indépendants and of Bronze to International Wine Challenge. The wine is indeed remarkable, with a strong color, traditional with this ripe raspberry nose, very tasty. The cuvée Réserve Grand Cru, silver medal with the competition of vine growers Indépendants 2010, dense and is distinguished at the same time, mixing roundness and nervousness, with hazel nut the nose and apple, a harmonious Champagne. The brut cuvée Réservée Grand Cru is a Champagne at the same time vinous and very delicate, fullbodied and very fruity, with the notes characteristic of ripe small fruits and toast, of a nice fullness in mouth. Beautiful Bouzy rouge 2002, of beautiful color intense ruby, with the nose marked by crystallized blackberry aromas, very full and rich in mouth.