Beautiful looking with a bright, young, pale yellow colour.
Intense, attractive and rich on the nose, with hints of very ripe white and yellow fruit and exotic fruit aromas.
A fruity wine which is big, smooth and fresh on the palate.
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Years: 2012
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Découverte
Village: La Roche Vineuse
Exposure: Southeast
Type of Soil: clay-limestone
As an aperitif or with salads, cold antipasti.
Serving temperature from 10° to 12°C
No anti-germination weed killers.
Sustainable treatments
Long fermentation with natural yeasts.
Work on the lees in tank
Vibrant, red hue with lovely depth and purplish highlights.
Very powerful on the nose with red fruit aromas, with hints of leather already detectable.
On the palate, the wine is balanced by silky tannins
This is a wine of strong character.
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Years: 2011
Type de vins: Rouge
Grape-variety: Gamay
Series: Découverte
Village: La Roche-Vineuse
Exposure: Southeast
Type of Soil: clay-limestone
Goes wonderfully well with cooked pork meats; fibrous, subtle meats such as rabbit and boiled or braised beef.
Serving temperature from 14° to 15°C.
Vines of 50 years average age.
No anti-germination weed killers.
Sustainable treatments
The entire harvest undergoes a short vatting period.
Ageing in tank.
The colour ranges from pale gold to a deep gold with green highlights.
Fine and complex on the nose, with light white fruit and flint-like mineral aromas. Gentle aromas evocative of honey and butter brioche then
further enrich the bouquet.
Well structured and well balanced on entry to the palate, with hints of coffee roasting.
This wine is characterized by finesse and distinction.
Years: 2011
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Découverte
Elevage: 12 mois
Village: Solutré
Exposure: East/Southeast
Type of Soil: Jurassic limestone-clay
Goes well with crustaceans such as prawns and lobsters, as well as cooked foie gras. It is also a good match with white meats, Bresse chicken
and veal. With its powerful aromas, the wine can also complement spicy and very fragrant exotic dishes: tajines.
Serving temperature between 11°C - 13°C
Vines of 30 years age on average. Sustainable treatments used in the vineyard.
5 to 8 years bottle ageing potential.
Pneumatic pressing of the entire harvest.
Long fermentation with natural yeasts.
Work on the lees.
Produced in the district of La Roche-Vineuse, its smoothness and fruitiness are typical characteristics of the "Côteau des Ronzettes".
Bright, shiny, straw yellow colour.
Big, fine and complex on the nose, with white flowers and white-fleshed fruit, complemented by a touch of vanilla and hint of menthol.
On entry, the wine remains fresh with lovely light floral and fruity aromas. With age, the wine develops a lofty character and coffee roasting
undertones.
Years: 2010
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Terroirs & Climats
Elevage: 12 mois
Village: La Roche Vineuse
Exposure: Southeast
Type of Soil: Clay-limestone
Impressive with stuffed peppers, chicken or turkey terrine, trout tartare, grilled chicken with herbs and goat’s cheese.
This Macon wine is best served between 11 - 13°C
Produced in the district of La Roche-Vineuse, its smoothness and fruitiness are typical characteristics of the "Côteau des Ronzettes".
3 to 5 years bottle aging potential.
Harvested when perfectly ripe, the grapes are then slowly pressed, and the must carefully settled, before fermentation and barrel ageing on the fine lees take place.
This wine is still being aged. Bottling is planned for April 2012
Clear appearance tinged with bright gold.
Subtle on the nose with a blend of fruit, flowers and fresh butter, as well as a slight touch of oak.
On the palate, nice mellow oak underpins a well-structured, rich wine with a mineral finish.
Concentrated and full of promise, this Pouilly-Fuissé, from Solutré terroir, has great ageing potential
Years: 2010
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Terroirs & Climats
Elevage: 16 mois
Village: Solutré
Exposure: Southeast
Type of Soil: Jurassic clay-limestone
This wine with its mineral aromas is naturally at home with the gastronomic cuisine of the terroir where it is produced, frogs’ legs from “Les Dombes”, Bresse chicken, freshwater fish from the River Saône, quenelles in a sauce, cheese choux puffs and goat’s cheeses from the Mâcon area.
Hand harvested
Pneumatic pressing of the entire harvest. Long fermentation with natural yeasts. Work on the lees. 12 months barrel ageing
Rich, crimson colour, evolving to deep ruby with age.
Elegant, distinctive and expressive on the nose with lovely freshness and aromas of ripe dark fruit, wild blackberry, crème de cassis and well integrated oak.
Big and racy on the palate, underpinned by perceptible tannin and a nice quality of fat. Exceptionally fruity finish.
“A wine of noble birth, is a very good representative of its appellation.”
Years: 2009
Type de vins: Rouge
Grape-variety: Pinot Noir
Series: Terroirs & Climats
Elevage: 12 mois
Village: La Roche Vineuse
Exposure: East/Southeast
Type of Soil: Clay-limestone
Goes well with meat pies, chicken, turkey or stew. Serve between 12°C - 16°C.
Vines over 40 years of age. Cordon de Royat Pruning. Managed natural grass cover in the vineyards . _
Harvested by hand – long vatting period.
Barrel ageing.
Bright, pale gold.
Subtle on the nose at first, then opens up with fine mineral fragrances, followed by notes of orange peel and dried apricot.
Impressive freshness and richness on the palate, leading into mineral flavours.
Years: 2011
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Terroirs & Climats
Village: Prissé
Named vineyards: dry
Exposure: West
Type of Soil: Marly limestone
Delicious as an aperitif. A wonderful match for seafood, creamy-fleshed fish, poached or simply pan-fried. Serve between 9° - 12°C.
Product in the municipality of Prissé.
Five to six years of guard
Serve between 9 ° C to 12 ° C
Long fermentation with natural yeasts. Work on the lees.
Deep, yellow colour with orange highlights on the rim.
Expressive, rich and attractive on the nose with aromas of white flowers, very ripe fruit, persimmon, quince jelly, slightly honeyed and spicy.
Big on entry to the palate with elegant substance, a model of balance and elegance with a sweetness indicating good maturity.
Apple tart-like orange and candied lemon on the finish.
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Years: 2009
Type de vins: Blanc
Grape-variety: Chardonnay
Series: Cuvée Spéciale
Village: La Roche Vineuse
Exposure: Southeast
Type of Soil: Clay-limestone
A good match for foie gras, fruit-based desserts: apple or rhubarb tart, and Roquefort cheese.
Late harvesting of the Chardonnay.
A blend created by our son Thomas and daughter Marion, apprentice winemakers.