White wine
Domaine Rijckaert, Haute Cuvée Mâcon Fuissé, Maconnais 2021
Jean Rijckaert's approach is simple: he wants to make wines that he likes without succumbing to fashions or the wishes of customers. Similarly, he refuses to make his wines competition beasts: his bottles are there to be drunk and not exhibited.
On the winemaking side, we can note that in this Chardonnay enthusiast, fermentations are done without the addition of yeast, that there can be a slight correction of the alcoholic strength, that sulphites are added as needed and that finally, filtration is not systematically rejected. Fermentation and aging take place in oak barrels, with always a small proportion of new ones .
Domaine Rijckaert, Pouilly Fuissé Haute Cuvee, Maconnais 2022
This Pouilly-Fuisse expresses all the complexity that a Chardonnay could give on a great terroir of Burgundy. 100% Chardonnay. Expresses the typical qualities of the famous appellation. A blend from vineyards in relatively cool areas (facing west), this Pouilly-Fuissé has a generous heart in an elegant body. Limestone soils on more or less stony slopes.
Domaine Rijckaert, Savagnin Sur les Marnes, Côtes du Jura 2022
Savignin is the iconic white grape of the Côtes du Jura. The Domaine Rijckaert vineyards of Savagnin are located in Buvilly, a blessed terroir for great white wines. The blend was made with the aim of highlighting the amazing complexity of this unique variety! At once expressive, rich and refreshing. This rustic grape variety is both powerfull and fine, and when carefuly vinified, it expresses an unrivalled complexity. 2018 was a brilliant vintage, perfectly ripe, exceptionally balanced and with abundant energy.
Domaine Vincent Careme, Vouvray sec “Le Clos”,Touraine 2022
Situated in the heart of Vouvray, Domaine Vincent Careme is the mastermind of young and dynamic Vincent Careme, The estate, overseen by Vincent and his wife Tania, currently spans 37 acres with different blocks spread over three villages: Vouvray, Vernou-sur-Brenne and Noizay. Most of the blocks are on steep slopes overlooking the Loire valley with two of them, Le Clos (meaning enclosed vineyard) and Le Peu Morier, being vinified separately to express their unique terroirs. All of Domaine Vincent Careme's wines are certified organic from 2010 onwards by Ecocert in France. Seductive aromatics entice with hints of apricot and truffles that lead to a decadent, well structured, full palate. Seamless notes of honeysuckle and cream linger on a lengthy, satisfying finish.
Domaine Vincent Carême, Vouvray Sec, Touraine 2022
The 2022 Vouvray Sec is a perfumed, tender style. It is a serious wine that's bone dry with a grown-up element of tannins providing muscle and structure. In its youth, it offers up fresh apples, pears and peaches, nodding to the warmer season. It is quite tense right now and needs some time to relax. But it was a shorter bottling. I think this needs a bit of time to come out.
Domaine Vincent Carême is one of the appellation’s leading lights. Starting in 1999, Vincent Carême was a member of the younger generation implementing what was viewed as artisanal ideas in the early 2000s, including organics and low sulfur regimes. Carême is now part of the Vouvray furniture, and these seemingly new ideas are now integral to the appellation’s ascendancy.
Both a traditional method and a very successful pét-nat are in the domaine range. When it comes to still wines, Carême’s taste preference is for dry styles, and that’s what you’ll mostly find in his chalky cellars. The winery cat recently died, but a dog, Tarzan, has now installed chez Carême.
Drink 2024 - 2033
Domaine Vincent Carême’, Vouvray Moelleux, Touraine 2018
Domaine Vincent Carême's "Moelleux" is a Vouvray harvested in over ripening, from a plot of land cultivated in organic farming. The grapes are harvested by hand and the vinification, as well as the maturing process, is carried out in barrels. It has a golden colour and a nose with aromas of quince and pear. The mouth is fruity with apricot notes, a sweetness offered by the sweetness.
EPC BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU
This Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru champagne from EPC is a 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru from the Avize and Oger terroirs, created from the five most beautiful parcels. It is a cuvée of character, a true ode to Blanc de Blancs.
With the EPC brand, we enter a new experience of consumption by tasting the champagne in a traditional glass of the Champagne region and very friendly: the blida. Another innovation: the presence of a thermo-sensitive disc that indicates when the champagne is at the right temperature.
After 52 months of aging, and a low dosage of 3g/l, greediness (with notes of praline and hazelnut) and chewiness are present. The balance is perfect with the freshness of this champagne.
This Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru champagne from EPC, a real delicacy, will be perfect as an aperitif or during a meal, with poultry in cream sauce or simply a Comté cheese aged 24 months.
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.
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.
Les Jamelles, Chardonnay-Viognier, Montagne Noire
