Château Raymond-Lafon “The prestige through the quality“ To tell the story of the Château Raymond-Lafon is to tell the story of a vineyard that has all the characteristics of a Grand Cru Classé …. but it is not. This due to the fact that when establishing the classification of Grand Cru Sauternes,…
Roy-Trocard Vineyards Château Jeandeman, Château Mancèdre, Château Laborde and « La Piecelle » A family of winemakers since 1628 The history of Roy Trocard vineyards more than just a case of wine, is mainly the history of one of the oldest family wine growers of the region. In fact, the current owner is Jean Trocard…
Domaine des Mailloches Know-how from 8 generations of winemaking … The Domaine des Mailloches is a winery located in the village of Restigné in the heart of the Bourgueil appellation. The vineyard belongs to the Demont family. It was created by the same family in the early 19th century which makes Samuel…
Domaine La Folie Lucé Saumur / Saumur Champigny / Coteaux de Saumur A small property located just outside Saumur, it was bought in 2009 by Loïc Terquem. It consists of a building which dates from the 15th century and 4 hectares of vines. Loïc Terquem, unlike many owners does not come from…
Château Reynon by Denis Dubourdieu “A winemaker is a creator of beauty” The property was founded in the fifteenth century by Jean de La Roque, under the name of Chateau Béguey. During the eighteenth century the Chateau passed into the hands of the family “Carle de Trajet“. This family will remain…
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie “Being a winemaker: Passion, perseverance and optimism” To inaugurate the opening of the site for wines from the region of Loire I invite you to discover the wines of the Domaine de la Chanteleuserie. This property was created in 1822 by the family Boucard, and it is located…
Château de Castres A vineyard … that combines tradition and modernity This is a vineyard of the region of Graves that was founded in 1580. It was designed from the beginning to be used in viticulture. This situation was relatively rare at the time, since almost all of the farms, until the…
Château La Rose Poncet The “Ange” of the wines in the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux area. A small property, that is situated in the region of Libourne and more specifically in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It was established there since more than 400 years ago as part of the major properties of the time,…
Chateau Loupiac-Gaudiet & Chateau Pontac “The most important thing is to make wine with your heart.” A beautiful house located near the village of Loupiac. It was built in the 18th century by a ship owner of Bordeaux, in order to serve as his country house. Talking about this and for the little story…
Pick Château Laborde “Wine, philosophy and resurrection” by Eric Pothier The Château Pick Laborde (AOC Sauternes) was created in the early 19th century. This makes it one of the oldest vineyards of Sauternes. It was probably created by Mr. Pick who was a wine merchant of the Bordeaux marketplace. From this period until 1922 we will not know much about him….