Domaines The Maison Moët & Chandon by Julie Berteloot 5 December 2024 The Maison Moët & Chandon is a champagne house founded in 1743 by Claude Moët. It is now owned by the LVMH group. Claude Moët founded the house in 1743, … Continue Reading 5 December 2024 0 comments 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Vintages Focus on the 1967 vintage – Bordeaux by SoDivin 3 December 2024 3 December 2024 1967, A favorable year in Graves, Pomerol and Saint-Emilion The 1967 vintage is one of those discreet years with some inequalities but still with well-made Grands Crus that can be … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Vintages The 1965 vintage by Julie Berteloot 29 November 2024 29 November 2024 The 1965 vintage is remembered as a particularly trying period for France. The abundant and almost uninterrupted rainfall waterlogged the soil, flooded the fields and paralyzed many economic activities. Farmers, … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Great winesTerroirs The Romanée Conti appellation by Julie Berteloot 25 November 2024 25 November 2024 Located in the commune of Vosne-Romanée, this grand cru covers an area of 1.81 hectares. Between Echezeaux and Nuits Saint Georges, the vines of the Romanée Conti appellation reach between … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Vintages The 1955 vintage by Julie Berteloot 21 November 2024 21 November 2024 The 1955 vintage was successful for all wines in all regions. It remains especially a good year for whites. Bordeaux The year was scorching with 52 consecutive days without rain. … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Domaines Château La Mission Haut Brion by Julie Berteloot 17 November 2024 17 November 2024 The birth It was in 1540 that Arnaud de Lestonnac began his work on the Château La Mission Haut Brion estate. He planted plant by plant, plot by plot in … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Tips How to uncork a bottle of an old vintage? by SoDivin 14 November 2024 14 November 2024 Opening an old vintage is an exceptional moment. That is why it is essential to take all precautions to ensure that this moment is successful. The bottle must have been … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Vintages The 1954 vintage, a contrasting vintage by Julie Berteloot 12 November 2024 12 November 2024 A mediocre vintage in Bordeaux, but satisfactory in Burgundy In Bordeaux, 1954 was a difficult year. The freezing summer and then the rainy month of August had a major impact … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Vintages The 1959 vintage by Julie Berteloot 6 November 2024 6 November 2024 All of France is enjoying very good weather for this 1959 vintage. The year is the hottest and driest of the last ten years. The maturation of the grapes is … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
DomainesTerroirs Château Lafite Rothschild by Julie Berteloot 31 October 2024 31 October 2024 Château Lafite Rothschild is located in the town of Pauillac covering 178 hectares including 116 hectares of vines. It produces one of the most prestigious Bordeaux wines in the world. … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail