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Crémant de Limoux 1531 brut, Sieur d’Arques Limoux
A super Crémant, named after the year it was discovered! Finest notes and aromas of green apple and honey, a little pear; floral notes and white flowers. Clear in the mouth, freshness and finesse, full-bodied, dense juice with plenty of character, fine perlage, pleasant acidity, long. This Crémant de Limoux is one of the best sparkling wines in France. 12 months of yeast storage. Falstaff Sparkling Trophy 2018: 2nd place, 90+ points MUNDUSvini 2016: Silver medal Concours Général Agricole Paris 2016: Gold medal Weinwelt 1/2015: 88 points, 2 stars.
Domaine Bersan, Bourgogne Aligote, Chablisien 2022
Bourgogne Aligoté is a white wine, full of freshness, like the spring breeze. Good-natured, a little impertinent, fruity, he dresses in pale gold. Its bouquet is floral (acacia, hawthorn) or fruity (apple). On the palate, this tender and smooth wine soothes the taste buds with nutty notes that appear in the finish.
Domaine Bersan, Chablis “Les Ouches”, Chablisien, 2022
Domaine Bersan, Chablis Premier Cru Montmains, Chablisien, 2022
Father and son duo Jean-Louis and Jean-Christophe run this 22-hectare estate based in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. This village, beyond the limit of the Chablis district, is notable for its sheer number of highly respected growers, many of whom have vines up the road in Chablis. In France, Saint Bris is much sought-after, but thankfully it remains under-the-radar in the UK, making these wines a real coup when it comes to quality and pedigree of terroir. Soils are either Portland or Kimmeridgian and the village is chock full of 11th and 12th century cellars. The cellar carrying the name Bersan above the door is particularly lovely, crammed with barrels in which the wines peacefully mature.
Domaine Bersan, Côtes d’Auxerre, Pinot-Noir, Chablisien 2022
Our estate is situated in Saint-Bris in northern Burgundy. It is composed of a modern winery and of vaulted cellars dating from the XIth and XIIth centuries located in the very heart of the village.
Our vineyard is managed and our wines are matured as naturally as possible in order to preserve and reveal under the best conditions the terroirs of Saint-Bris, Chablis and Irancy.
Our Bourgogne Côtes d' Auxerre Pinot Noir, grown on the kimmeridgian limestone slopes of Saint-Bris is appreciated for its aromas of red fruits (notes of the local cherries) combined with its very supple tannins.
Domaine Bersan, Saint-Bris ‘Mont Embrase’, Chablisien
Coming from a limestone terroir, Mont Embrasé is a signature of Jean-Louis and Jean-Christophe Bersan. Their estate, in conversion to organic farming since its creation in 2009, knows how to highlight its roots. Sauvignon finds its place in this elegant cuvée with a slightly vanilla nose. The palate is warm with its fruitiness of yellow apple. A complex wine, to accompany Asian cuisine from now on.
Domaine Bersan, Saint-Bris Sauvignon, Chablisien 2021
The Bersan family have been living in Saint-Bris for many generations. Jean-Louis and his son Jean-Christophe own 20 hectares of vines there. They convert all of their fruit into wine at their winery, located just outside the village center.
Jean-Christophe Bersan pulls some Sauvignon from tank. The Bersans also make a red wine from the neighboring village Irancy. They are currently in conversion to organic viticulture, and will be certified in 2011.
Average yields for their Saint Brie Sauvignon Blanc is around 55 hectoliters per hectare, or 3.5 tons per acre. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless-steel tanks, where about 33% of the wine passes its malolactic fermentation.
Domaine des Roches Neuves, “Les Roches”, Saumur Champigny 2021
Thierry Germain gives all his wines the same chance, starting with his first cuvée of Champigny. This new vintage is a fine, ripe, healthy Cabernet Franc, deliciously raspberry-flavoured, spicy, silky and supple. A «true taffeta wine», as Rabelais liked to say, as light as air, to be drunk as a treat