Son and grandson of Jean Pabiot, Alain and Jérôme manage the Domaine des Fines Caillottes within the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. The terroirs, mainly clay limestone, are therefore very varied: white limestone pebbles known as “caillottes”, marl with small fossilized oysters (kimmeridgian) and flint. This diversity of terroirs gives the estate’s wines their aromatic complexity.
The “Domaine des Fines Caillottes” Pouilly-Fumé is the blend of wines from the great diversity of terroirs and vines of various ages from the estate.
The vineyards are sustainably managed, certified TERRA VITIS, only organic fertilizers (manure) are used, green harvesting and leaf removal are carried out as necessary.
Son and grandson of Jean Pabiot, Alain and Jérôme manage the Domaine des Fines Caillottes within the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. The terroirs, mainly clay limestone, are therefore very varied: white limestone pebbles known as “caillottes”, marl with small fossilized oysters (kimmeridgian) and flint. This diversity of terroirs gives the estate’s wines their aromatic complexity. “Kiméride” comes from Kimmeridgien, time of the geological formation of this terroir. This cuvée, produced only with the best vintages, is a plot selection of this Kimmeridgian limestone terroir, with fossils (ammonites, small oysters, etc.).
The vineyards are sustainably managed, certified TERRA VITIS and High Environmental Value.
Klippenkop is an export label brand produced by the Robertson Winery. The Robertson Winery is a very large co-operative whose wines have become so popular that it operates on a 24/7 basis.
The fruit for Klippenkop Chenin Blanc was sourced from 35 specially selected grape growing families in the Robertson Valley. The Chenin Blanc vines are planted on the riverbanks with a row direction from the northwest to southeast to utilize the prevailing sea breeze.
The vineyards from which Kono sources its grapes are spread predominantly throughout the sub-regions of Marlborough. Each have their own unique micro climate and soil type, each with its own distinct flavour profile. The difference is the key to blending a truly authentic expression of the region’s terroir. The gift of knowledge and rich, unspoiled lands have created award winning wines over flowing with personality and purity.
Vibrant and crisp, Kono Sauvignon Blanc boasts the pure and intense flavours of a variety of Marlborough’s distinct sub-regions. The diversity fully expresses the intensity of aroma and flavour possible within the region’s unique climatic conditions.
A property dating back to the late 1600s, Domaine du Chevalier has been in the hands of the Bernard family since 1983. It continues today as a family-owned and –run estate, with Olivier and Anne Bernard now joined by their sons Adrien and Hugo. Under Olivier’s direction, the estate has grown from its original 45 acres of vineyard to 300 acres today.
L’Esprit de Chevalier is the estate’s second wine, since 1989, a blend of wine made from the estate’s younger vines with vats that don’t have quite the structure and focus demanded for the primary wine. This is, nonetheless, a complex, well-balanced, well-structured Bordeaux, elegant enough to be in keeping with Domaine de Chevalier’s image and that it can be appreciated more quickly than the Great Wine.
Laurent Combier, Jean-Michel Gerin and Peter Fischer, three renowned French winemakers, started their first vinification in Priorat in 2002.
The first vintages originated from rented vineyards and were vinified in a small cellar in the village of Torroja.
Today, the entire production comes from their own steep slope vineyards and are made in their newly constructed winery.
Aguilera is made from vines on South-East orientation slopes, on brown slate, expressing the class and depth of old Carignan vines (over 100 years).
Laurent Combier, Jean-Michel Gerin and Peter Fischer, three renowned French winemakers, started their first vinification in Priorat in 2002.
The first vintages originated from rented vineyards and were vinified in a small cellar in the village of Torroja.
Today, the entire production comes from their own steep slope vineyards and are made in their newly constructed winery.
El Casot is made from vines on steep slopes with southern orientation, expressing the freshness of brown slate.
Laurent Combier, Jean-Michel Gerin and Peter Fischer, three renowned French winemakers, started their first vinification in Priorat in 2002.
The first vintages originated from rented vineyards and were vinified in a small cellar in the village of Torroja.
Today, the entire production comes from their own steep slope vineyards and are made in their newly constructed winery.
Face Nord is made from vines on North orientation steep slopes, showing the vibrating expression of gneiss.
Laurent Combier, Jean-Michel Gerin and Peter Fischer, three renowned French winemakers, started their first vinification in Priorat in 2002.
The first vintages originated from rented vineyards and were vinified in a small cellar in the village of Torroja.
Today, the entire production comes from their own steep slope vineyards and are made in their newly constructed winery.
Fons Clar is made from vines on west orientation steep slopes, expressing the purity of purple slate.
Laurent Combier, Jean-Michel Gerin and Peter Fischer, three renowned French winemakers, started their first vinification in Priorat in 2002.
The first vintages originated from rented vineyards and were vinified in a small cellar in the village of Torroja.
Today, the entire production comes from their own steep slope vineyards and are made in their newly constructed winery.
Riu Tinto is made from vines on steep slopes, expressing the true personality of Torroja.
Located in the heart of the Haut-Médoc appellation, on the edge of the Saint-Julien appellation, the Château de Camensac covers 75 hectares. Purchased in 2005 by the Merlaut family, he benefits from the experience and know-how of the Château Chasse Spleen team, it regains its glory of 1855, when it was ranked 5th Grand Cru in the Bordeaux classification and its wines renew with the traditional quality of the castle.
La Closerie de Camensac is the second wine of Château de Camensac and it is a cuvée from the young vines which it enjoys the same careful care during the vinification as the great wine.
A wine with a captivating personality, La Closerie de Camensac offers the opportunity to taste a vintage from a Médoc classified vintage at a very affordable price.
Closely affiliated with Château Phélan Ségur, “La Croix Bonis” comes from selected plots in the estate, most of which are Merlot, located on the best land in Saint Estèphe. The kinship does not stop with the appellation and the terroir because Philippe Van de Vyvere, the new owner, develops La Croix Bonis as a Great Wine, reputed as one of the appellation’s best.
La Croix de Beaucaillou, which made its debut in 1995, is the second wine produced by Bruno Borie of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, one of the oldest Bordeaux wine producing estates in the Saint-Julien appellation.
This is an exceptional vintage for La Croix, which released a well-concentrated, rich and charming wine, that Steven Spurrier described in Decanter as “No longer a second wine”.
For more info, visit Château Ducru-Beaucaillouwebsite.
VARIETALS
52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
Made to the same rigorous standards as the first wine, from grapes grown in the same vineyard, La Dame de Montrose is the estate’s second label.
Consistently reliable and reaching maturity sooner, the wine was created in 1986 in tribute to Yvonne Charmolue, who ran Château Montrose single-handedly from 1944 to 1960.
2015 is a vintage among the great years of Château Montrose.
The farming co-operative La Guardiense, which is one of the biggest in Italy, was founded in 1960 by 33 farsighted and courageous farmers. Today it counts around 1,000 farmer members and it has been very successful in adapting to the new era and to the many market changes that have occurred over this time, thus becoming a symbol of the technological progress for the entire province of the Sannio region combining as it does experience and modernity.
L’Aglianico Janare is a red wine of the Sannio soft, generous and fruity, excellent value for money. After aging for 6 months in French oak barrels it gives off notes of ripe cherries, red fruit, vanilla and gives a full, soft, warm and enveloping sip.
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