Distinctive French wines of character with fruit and balance Passionate vine growers respectful of nature and talented winemakers Great terroirs and soils
May 2006
CONTENT p1
Jean-Pierre Lalouelle Champagne
p 12
Domaine Bellegarde Jurançon Moëlleux
p2
Château Bessan Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
p 13
Château de Saurs Gaillac
p3
Château Milon Bordeaux Blanc Bordeaux Supérieur
p 14
Xavier Vignon Vin de Pays d’Oc
p4
Oscar Wines
p 15
Château Mourviels Cabardès Vin de Pays dOc
Lussac Saint-Emilion, Puisseguin Saint Emilion Saint-Emilion Grand Cru p5
Château Périn de Naudine Graves Blanc, Graves Rouge
p 16
Domaine de Salente Vin de Pays d’Oc
p6
Arnaud Schuster de Ballwill Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur Entre-Deux-Mers, Crémant de Bordeaux
p 17
Maurel-Vedeau Vin de Pays d’Oc Minervois
p7
Dominique Leymarie Bordeaux Supérieur Fronsac, Pomerol Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
p 18
Château Saint-Roch Vin de Pays d’Oc Limoux
p8
Philippe Giraud Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
p 19
p9
Château La Fleur Carrère Montagne-Saint-Emilion
p 20
Domaine de la Serre Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Maury Maison Duqay Vin de Pays d’Oc
p 10
Château Montdoyen Bergerac Blanc Sec, Bergerac Rouge Monbazillac
p 21
Domaine du Clos d’Alari Vin de Pays du Var Côtes de Provence Rouge, Rosé
p 11
Pierre Lafon
p 22
Xavier Vignon Côtes du Ventoux, Côtes du Lubéron Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Rouge Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc, Rouge
Cahors, Vin de Pays du Lot Rouge Vin de Pays du Lot Rosé
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Jean-Pierre Lalouelle
CHAMPAGN E
This beautiful 6 hectares family estate planted in 1879 is situated on the slopes of Côte d’Epernay and comprises 70% of Pinot Meunier and 30% of Chardonnay. The Pinot Meunier varietal brings a fruity style to a champagne blend and gives it charm and easy-to-drink qualities. The addition of Chardonnay gives it finesse, elegance, as well as aging capacity. Jean-Pierre Lalouelle has been taking over the family estate since 1979 and pays special attention to preserving the natural fruity style of his elegant champagne. He usually blends two vintages to produce his champagne. This one is a blend of 2002 and 2003.
Réf N° LAL-01
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
Champagne Refreshing and fruity
Champagne Jean-Pierre Lalouelle This is an elegant Champagne, with a dense yellow colour, beautiful and generous fine bubbles. Nose of white flowers and yellow fruit (peach) Very fruity mouth, clean and long
Colour
Vintage
White sparkling
NV
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Château Milon Once property of Gustave Eiffel family, Château Milon is a 26 acres estate located half way between Bordeaux and Saint Emilion, now belonging to Gérald de la Debutrie, a former engineer, who took over the management from his parents in 2003, with a clear will to producing an excellent and authentic natural wine.
BORDEAU X
If you look at the vine ranks you’ll notice wide white patches on the ground which are gravely and chalky reappearances. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc , malbec and carménère compose red vine varieties; Semillon, muscadelle and a few plants of sauvignon compose the white ones. Organic way of working Temperature controlled wine-making Aging in French oak barrels for 8-10 months
Réf N°
MIL-01
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur Elegant medium-light wine
MIL-02
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur Complex mediumbodied wine
MIL-03
AOC Bordeaux Blanc Elegant medium-light wine
Les Griottes de Château Milon
Colour
Vintage
Red
2004
Red
2004
White
2004
Merlot(85%), Cabernet sauvignon/franc(13%) and Malbec(2%) Second wine of Château Milon, this wine develops powerful and aerial red fruit aromas with flower notes, rounded with Morello cherry (Griottes in French) and grape fruit attack, final tie on spicy candied fruit, Delicate taste and light tannins.
Château Milon Cabernet sauvignon/franc (45%), Merlot (50%), Malbec (5%) Beautiful ruby red colour with violin reflection Aerial red candied fruit aromas on the nose with complexity Round mouth with silky tannins and red berry fruit notes, toasted bread, long finale with liquorice and spicy flavours.
Château Milon Muscadelle(50%), Sémillon (45%), Sauvignon (5%) Pale yellow colour Expressive nose of grapefruit, flower, butter and nuts aromas, Very round mouth, sharp and fluid with exotic notes of citrus and passion fruits, rather long finale on hazelnut.
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Oscar Wines Wines have been produced in Saint-Emilion since the Romans. Château Branda was founded in the 18th century as part of the Faize Abbaye. The present owners, Arnaud Delaire and Nicolas Baptiste, bought the estate in 1998 and since that date have always been growing the best wines of the appellations (Puisseguin and Lussac Saint Emilion).
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Puisseguin / Lussac SaintEmulion
BORDEAUX
In 2001, their passion pushed them to invest in the prestigious neighbourhood : Château Pas de l’Ane and Château Haut Saint Brice, two Saint Emilion Grand Cru, were born to offer the ultimate pleasure of the right bank area
Réf N°
OSC-08
Label
Appellation
Product name
Colour
Vintage
Style
and description Red
2002
Red
2003
AOC Saint-Emilion Château Haut Saint-Brice Good red colour Grand Cru
Red
2002
AOC Saint-Emilion Château Pas de l’Âne A solid red, with berry, tobacco and hints of coffee. Medium-bodied, Grand Cru
Red
2002
AOC Lussac Saint-Emilion Elegant mediumbodied wine
OSC-07
AOC Puisseguin Saint-Emilion Complex mediumbodied wine
OSC-06
Vieux Château Chambeau Garnet red colour Red and black fruit on the nose with a hint of vanilla and nougatine Silky mouth, ripe tannins, caramel and licorice Silver Medal at Concours Mondialde Bruxellels 2004
Château Branda Dark red colour Expressive nose of black fruit Beautiful and opulent mouth, very well balanced, with dense yet elegant tannin structure
Very well balanced and nose of wood and undergrowth Easy-access medium- The mouth is very well balanced too with a good sharpness and a bodied wine luscious ripe fruit
OSC-05
Complex mediumbodied wine
with fine tannins and a medium finish. Velvety and well balanced, very clean. Wine Spectator 85-88 points Page 3
Château Périn de Naudine The Graves region is the oldest wine region in Bordeaux, named after his terroir a soil rich in gravels and pebbles allowing a reflection of suns rays and constituting a good filter: this is an efficient heat retainer and it favours the ripening of the grapes. The Château Perin de Naudine is in fact a beautiful "chartreuse" (mansion) from the 17th century traditionally built in one level slightly over the soil with a half buried cellar underneath. This 12 hectares estate benefits from the diversity of clay-limestone soil in Castres Gironde and the gravel soil of Portets.. The vines are aged 28 years in average. Olivier Colas practices a traditional work of the soil, control of the yield, and hand harvesting.
Réf N°
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
AOC Graves Blanc Château Périn de Naudine PER-01
Gaves
BORDEAU X
He built in 1996 a new 1100 hl new temperature-controlled vathouse, with air-pressured wine press and a sorting table.
Elegant mediumbodied dry white wine
PER-02
AOC Graves Rouge Complex mediumbodied wine
PER-03
AOC Graves Rouge Elegant mediumbodied wine
Colour
Vintage
White
2003
Red
2002
Red
2003
50% Semillon blanc, 50% Sauvignon blanc Fine full-bodied bouquet Excellent balance between the highly unctuous fruity Semillon and the freshness of Sauvignon, enhanced by light wooden notes.
Château Périn de Naudine 70% merlot - 15% cabernet sauvignon - 15% cabernet franc Dark red colour 1 star Guide Hachette 2003
Les Sphinx de Naudine The second wine, produced from young vines and press wines not retained for the first red wine, is matured in the oak barrels already used for the first wine or in American oak barrels bringing an interesting vanilla aroma. Good red colour, interesting elegant nose, delicate mouth with excellent balance.
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Arnaud Schuster de Ballwil Six centuries of winemaking tradition have been preserved and adapted to modern techniques (hese noble vines have been planted since 1473) The cellars of Montlau were built in the XVIIIth century; the old pumps and presses are still used and are living witness to a period that made Bordeaux renowned for its great wines and terroirs.
Bordeaux - Bordeaux Supérieur Entre-Deux-Mers – Crémant de Bordeaux
BORDEAUX
Réf N°
LEY-01
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
AOC Entre-DeuxMers Elegant mediumbodied dry white wine
LEY-02
LEY-04
Château Fontblanche
Complex mediumbodied wine
80 %Merlot, 18%Cabernet Franc, 2 % Malbec The hallmark of Montlau for this property between the hills and the banks of the Dordogne. Great fat fruity wine. (Vintage 2005 also available ref LEY-03)
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur Elegant mediumbodied wine
LEY-17
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur Elegant complex fullbodied wine
LEY-18
AOC Crémant de Bordeaux Sparkling dry white wine
Vintage
White
2005
Red
2004
Red
2004
Red
2002
Red
2000
White sparkling
NV
35% Sémillon, 30% Sauvignon, 35 %Muscadelle A rare pleasure to complement fish and sea-food, or as an aperitif.
AOC Bordeaux
Elegant mediumbodied wine
LEY-05
Château Montlau
Colour
Château Côtes de Monleau 100% Merlot The second wine, carefully selected Merlot, young and supple.
Château Montlau 80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc. The renowned wine of the property. 1 star Guide Hachette 2005 (Vintage 2003 also available ref LEY-06)
Château Montlau « Hors Série » 80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc The jewel of Montlau highlights the vineyard since 1473 Decanter world wine awards 2004
Favory 60% Semillon, 40 % Muscadelle Exuberant sparkling wine with vivacity, fruity aromas, and distinctive style
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Dominique Leymarie
Saint-Emilion Pomerol Fronsac
BORDEAUX
Dominique Leymarie, whose family has been in the wine business for over a century not only in Bordeaux but also in Burgundy, produces under Michel Rolland’s team supervision wines that are recognized as respectful for their terroirs, combining decades of family tradition to the most modern winemaking techniques for a result dedicated to the creation of compromiseless quality products. Chateau Robert is the first estate run by Dominique Leymarie (since 1982), i.e. almost 25 years to set up – often as a precursor - the vinegrowing techniques that raise the quality requirements for the harvested grapes and made the reputation of our estates: short pruning, strict disbudding, two wave green harvest (June and August), hand picking in racks with a double selection of the berries. Chateau Robert's vineyard is fully ploughed and thus, no chemical herbicide is used.
Réf N° LEY-07
LEY-09 LEY-10
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
AOC Fronsac
Château Les Tonnelles
Elegant mediumbodied wine
This dark purple-coloured Fronsac offers an elegant, sweet, black fruit, liquid stone, and mineral-scented bouquet. There is superb ripe fruit on the attack, and the medium-weight, refined finish reveals quite low acidity. Beautiful harmony, purity, and ripe mid-palate…
AOC Pomerol
Château Robert
Complex mediumbodied wine
AOC Pomerol Complex mediumbodied wine
LEY-16
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur Complex full-bodied wine
LEY-11
LEY-12
Vintage
Red
2003
Red
2002
Red
2003
Red
2003
Red
1999
Red
2001
Second wine of Château Tour Robert, this is an excellent wine representative of the Pomerol appellation: a classy, deep scented and intensely flavoured wine, cherry appeal with a structured finish
Château Robert The dark ruby-colored 2003 Chateau Robert possesses superb fruit in the nose along with a big, sweet candied black cherry attack revealing notions of smoke, liquorice, and herbs. This luscious, medium-bodied wine provides a totally hedonistic turn-on.
Château Tour Robert The 100% Merlot 2003 Chateau Tour Robert smells like a chocolate fudge sundae with notes of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, blackberries, and sweet cherry jam. It has a great depth and plenty of flesh as well as some heavy duty tannins…
AOC Saint-Emilion Château Bellerose-Figeac This superb wine presents smoky, coffee, prune, blackberry, and Grand Cru High class full-bodied wine
Colour
cherry jam-scented perfume. In the mouth remains a blast of high quality fruit and plenty of toasty oak that only begins to melt…
AOC Saint-Emilion Château Bellerose-Figeac * The expression of the 2001 vintage brings here a wine of great Grand Cru maturity, yet having potential for ageing another five years. High class full-bodied Fruit, toasted bread, spices with a great balance wine
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Philippe Giraud Originated from the Corbin Estate, which used to belong to a son of King Edward III of England, Château Grand Corbin is situated at the crossroads between the highly reputed vineyards of Pomerol and Saint-Emilion. Mainly planted with Merlot (2/3) and Cabernet Franc (1/3) on silica soils, Château Grand Corbin produces wines rich in fruit and in colour.
Saint-Emilion Grand Cu
BORDEAUX
Philippe Giraud, originated from the North of France, has been in charge of the estate since 1982.
Réf N° LEY-13 LEY-14 LEY-15
Label
Appellation
Product name
Style
and description
AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Elegant and complex medium-bodied wine
AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Elegant and complex full-bodied wine
AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Elegant and complex medium-bodied wine
Château Grand Corbin
Colour
Vintage
Red
2001
Red
2002
Red
2003
Beautiful ruby-garnet red colour Intense rich nose of cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant, with spicy notes (ginger, laurel) nicely smoked with delicate wood Mouth: good start with voluminous body; ripe melted tannins, red fruit, then seductive leather notes. Radiant final, with vanilla notes.
Château Grand Corbin Deep dense garnet red colour. Intense nose dominated by red fruit. Freshness and good wooden notes with ints of toasted bread and spices. Mouth: great aromatic start; fresh and complex aromas. Dense tannic structure with quality flavoursome velvety tannins, representative of very ripe grapes. Good length
Château Grand Corbin Intense vivacious ruby colour Intense elegant nose, ripe fruit and pepper notes with a good wooden tone. Mouth: obvious good start full of aromas, good plump tannic structure. Neat final with notes of sloe and flint. Very well balanced
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