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"The Marriage of Aromas" : Christian has made its choice among many vines to propose you a large french vintage vintage assortment well representative of their designation.

You will choose among wines from Savoy , wines from Loire , wines from Bourgogne, Beaujolais, Rosés of Provence, Côtes du Rhône or again a famous wine of Bordeaux. In appetizer as in fine of meal, you will weaken perhaps for a Champagne.

                   Here is a some vintage selection

Our Savoie wines

The White Wines :
Jacquère is a typical Savoie variety of white-grape wine.. It is the grape from which Apremont, Abymes and Chignin vintages are produced.

  • Le Vintage Chignin Bergeron. Colour : Pale yellow, shiny and limpid. Nose : Delicate with very delicate fragrances of fresh almonds and white flowers (hawthorns). In the mouth : Straight, firm, very frank. It is a very vigorous, harmonious wine and a fine example of a Jacquère.

  • Le Vintage Apremont. Colour : Very pale yellow, with silvery glints, a vibrant sheen and a splendid limpidity. Nose : Weak intensity, fragrance of white flowers followed by hints of mint, almond and peach. In the mouth : Full-bodied, lively, tingling finely. Fine, long, supple end with overtones of white pepper and silex. The pleasant plant and lemon tones of a fresh, balanced Jacquère .

  • Le Vintage Abymes. Color : Shiny light gold, rather pale. Nose : Intense fragrance of almonds, fresh butter and blackcurrant buds. In the mouth : Rich and balanced. Opens with a tingling sensation combining liveliness with fruitiness with the finish dominated by the fine bitterness of grapefruit.

The red Wines :
  • The Gamay de Jongieux wine. A variety of vine giving black grapes with a white juice, Gamay is mainly grown in Beaujolais. A delicate wine with a good bouquet, is produced from the Gamay on granite soil. On argillaceous limestone soils, it gives wines which are perhaps less rich but are still honest. Gamay vine growing has spread in numerous vineyards, in particular at Saint Pourçain, in Touraine and Savoie. It is widely grown throughout the Savoie vineyards and it is best expressed in Chautagne and Jongieux vintages. Colour : Cherry red. Nose : Very fruity fragrance of small red fruit, such as raspberries, strawberries or cherries. In the mouth : a supple light wine.

  • The Pinot de Jongieux wine. Pinot is one of the very great varieties of red-wine producing vines which supplies the most prestigious Burgundy vintages. It is also found in Champagne, Alsace and Saint-Pourcin. Characteristics : small tight grapes, with a superb black-blue colour. Colour : from ruby to purple. Nose : fragrances of berries, in particular black currents. In the mouth : supple, but slightly more tannin than Gamay.

  • The Mondeuse wine. This is a typical Savoie variety of vine producing black grapes, perfectly adapted to the Jurassic limestones rocks and slopes of the Combe de Savoie region, the birthplace of the vine in the Alps. Today, Mondeuse is the basis of the most well-known Savoie vintages : Arbin, Chignin, Montmélian, Cruet, Saint Jean de la Porte and Fréterive. Characteristics : Late budding. Late maturity (first half of October). Fine tight grapes, long, dark blue, almost black when ripe. Soft, juicy pulp, with a sweet flavour, though a little acrid and astringent. Its different vintages are Arbin and St Jean de la Porte. Colour : shiny, limpid purple. Nose : superb fragrances of blackberries, raspberries and bilberries. In the mouth : supple opening, lively in the middle of the mouth with .


The Bordeaux wine
  • Pavillon Lagrange 1998 - Margaux. The wine comes from a fourth Classified Growth of Margaux. The blending is essentially composed with young vines which are destined in a few years to produce the "grand vin". It is with a lot of respect that the grapes are hand picked and vinified with quality in Mind. The partial barrel maturing endorses the remarkable finesse and a powerful nose of red fruits. In the mouth you will appreciate its well-balanced suppleness by a nice structure of smooth tanins. All the production is bottled at the estate in the same conditions as the "grand vin".

  • Château Pavie 1994 - Saint Emilion (1er Grand Cru Classé B).
    The Pavia slopes were the first to be planted in the region. The diversity of the soil produces a full-bodied, rich, dark wine.

  • Château Latour 1993 - Pauillac (1er Grand Cru classé en 1855 et 1973). This vineyard, created in 1680, is one of the oldest Medoc vineyards. Its prestige and celebrity are for the quality of its wines due to its exceptional geologic and geographic position at the top of the Graves dominating the Gironde. In 1964, Latour was one of the first vineyards to get the materials for vinification. The production of this vintage is made in full respect of the traditional processes : the happy marriage of progress and secular tradition allows it to achieve the highest quality.

  • Château Pétrus - Pomerol. Certainly the most prestigious wine of France. A miraculous conjunction of an exclusively clayish ground and a good exhibition. The method of vintage is equally rare : concentrate on three or four afternoon to avoid dews of the morning !

  • Château Margaux (1er grand cru classé). Again a very prestigious property in France and in the world. From 1978, vintage that exited the rank, this wine has known almost no weakness : difficult therefore to deceive !

  • Château Pichon - Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1992 - Pauillac (2ème Grand Cru classé en 1855). This prestigious wine-producing domain was created in the 17th century. Because of consistently high quality, elegance and complexity, the wines from this château have gained worldwide esteem.

  • Château Graveyron 1998 - Moulis Cru Bourgeois. Pavillon des Templiers is the second wine from the Château Biston Brillette cru Bourgeois. This is a traditional Moulis wine, raised in oak barrels. It has a lovely texture, evident tannins and good strength. It will please admirers of aromatic and robust Medoc wines. A great local vintage for the town. It was in the land of Graves, the area closest to Bordeaux, where this wine-producing domain was established in 1525. During the 16th, centuries, the descendants of the domain patiently sought the technologies to produce a new type of wine, which was at the origin of the great wines of Bordeaux.

  • Château Haut Brion 1995 (1er Grand Cru classé en 1855). A great Vintage in the city. It is in soil of Serious, the closest to Claret, that was constituted from 1525 this wine's. In the course of 17th et 18th centuries, descendants of the area, thanks to a patient researches technological succeeded to produce a new type of wine that was originally the great wines from Bordeaux.

  • Château Croix de Thomas - Saint Georges Saint Emilion. This château produces every year a wine with a nice ruby color, a delicate bouquet, a velvety softness and vivid character. Thanks to its warm and savory taste, well balanced, this wine presents a long and pleasant finish.
The Champagnes wines
  • Laurent Perrier Brut - Grand Siècle - "La Cuvée" - Clear yellow gold in colour, luminous. Great finesse in the aroma that builds in crescendo. Small bubbles in the mouth brighten the taste buds, the lacy body with a mature and very well balanced fruity taste and a final freshness that invites drinking more.

  • Laurent Perrier Rose - Champagne brut. Pink, with beautiful limpidity, slight red fruit smell, raspberries at the beginning, even more expressive on aeration. Bubbly and well calibrated.

  • Krug - Grande Cuvée - Champagne brut. Yellow dress gold sustained. Nose discreet enough to the opening. In mouth, maturity of an adult champagne wine, fine bubbles, all delicates, in a flesh to fruity roundness with the small note sweet grilled, citrus fruits preserved in final.


  • We hope you will find the perfect combination

    © Informations : Vins Jean Perrier,"guide Hachette des Vins", "La Revue du Vin de France"


     

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