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EPC Brut NV
EPC is a Champagne Brand founded in 2019 as a start up model. 4 years later, EPC is one of the most successful brand launch in wines and champagnes history. EPC has reinvented the Champagne value chain and is innovative in all steps. EPC makes the consumer travel all over Champagne terroirs with 9 cuvées representing each of them an identified terroir. EPC co-create specific cuvée, in hand in hand collaboration between its cellar master and winegrowers. EPC gives to the consumer a strong transparency in the wines traceability, all cuvées are extra-brut and with low additives.Close your eyes and feel the intense freshness glide over your mouth and gradually land in your throat. You have tasted the perfect balance of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
EPC, BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT, Coteaux du Sézannais
This refreshing cuvée from the Côteaux du Sézannais region is reminiscent of delicate exotic fruits. Its promises? Gourmandise, dynamism, and a table of guests that will be begging for a second glass.
Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut will be amazing paired with a veal onglet in a hazelnut crust, served alongside a risotto with oyster mushrooms and Comté cheese.
The Coteaux du Sezannais vineyard is a magnificent terroir spread over 12 communes and 1477 ha. Predominantly chalky soil creates an ideal environment for Chardonnay, while the presence of clay and sandy soils contributes to producing wines that are complex, ripe, and fruitier compared to those from the northern region.
EPC, Brut NV, Terroirs of Sézannais
EPC is a Champagne Brand founded in 2019 as a start up model. 4 years later, EPC is one of the most successful brand launch in wines and champagnes history. EPC has reinvented the Champagne value chain and is innovative in all steps. EPC makes the consumer travel all over Champagne terroirs with 9 cuvées representing each of them an identified terroir. EPC co-create specific cuvée, in hand in hand collaboration between its cellar master and winegrowers. EPC gives to the consumer a strong transparency in the wines traceability, all cuvées are extra-brut and with low additives.Close your eyes and feel the intense freshness glide over your mouth and gradually land in your throat. You have tasted the perfect balance of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
Famille Vauthier, Château Moulin Saint-Georges, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2013
The terraces of Moulin Saint-Georges (7 ha) face those of Ausone (same owner). Thanks to the quality of its terroir and the refined style of its wines, Moulin Saint-Georges is a sure bet in the appellation. As the Revue du Vin de France's 2024 guide points out, "quality has been impressively consistent for over two decades, and prices remain reasonable. The only regret is the quantities available...".
Famille Vauthier, Château Moulin Saint-Georges, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2017
Fleur de Thénac Red 2015
Jean-Philippe Janoueix, Château Croix Mouton, Bordeaux Superieur, 2017
Ch. Croix Mouton is a wine that surpasses its appellation, which means that the quality is higher than one would expect. The estate is in hands of Jean-Philippe Janoueix, same owner as Ch. La Confession (St. Emilion) and Ch. La Croix St. Georges (Pomerol). Small returns (46hl/ha), cultivation of the soil, leaf removal, sorting out when harvesting, use of gravity when putting the grapes in the cuvees, elevation on new oak, etc… all those things contribute to top quality for a very reasonable price. Jean-Philippe Janoueix is a very precise person, which reflects in the quality of his wines. Do also read my comments on his newly bought chateau Cap Saint Georges (Saint Georges in St. Emilion), and his other wines mentioned above.
L’HETRE (Jacques Thienpont)
l'Hêtre 2016 is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc and was aged for 15 months in oak barrels. It has a dark purple colour; fresh and sweet on the nose with a good expression of autumn fruits; on the attack the wine is firm and rich with good, ripe tannins and a round, silky structure; on the palate the wine is fresh and spicy.
La Dame de L’Hospital, Graves red
The Dame de l'Hospital Graves Rouge from Château de d'Hospital in Bordeaux reveals a dense purple color in the swirled glass. This French cuvée flatters in the glass wonderfully distinguished notes of plums and sour cherries. This is joined by hints of toasted wood.
The Château de d'Hospital Dame de l'Hospital Graves Rouge presents itself pleasantly dry to the wine enthusiast. This red wine never appears coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine in the high quality wine range. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly silky texture. Due to the balanced fruit acidity, the Dame de l'Hospital Graves Rouge flatters with a soft mouthfeel without lacking freshness. The final of this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region of Bordeaux finally thrills with beautiful reverberation.
La Solitude Blanc, Famille Lançon
"La Solitude" Blanc, Cotes-du-Rhone AOC is an elegant white wine made from Claret, Viognier and Grenache Blanc grape varieties. Claret brings freshness and notes of citrus zest, Viognier brings aromatic richness and roundness, and Grenache Blanc brings hints of white flowers. The grapes are grown on the steep slopes of the estate's vineyards on clay-limestone soils interspersed with gravel, typical of the southern Rhone Valley. The southern part of the valley has a Mediterranean climate with hotter summers and mild winters. This contributes to rich and vibrant wines.