Jim's Loire: Joël Taluau

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Thursday, 4 September 2014

2014 Bourgueillotherapie fast approaches + exhibition of Bourgueil and St Nic photos

Jim and the shirt that will be auctioned to raise money on

Sunday afternoon (14th September) for La Croix Rouge

It is only just over a week before the start of the 2014 edition of Bourgueillotherapie (Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th September) organised by Sébastien David, Ludo and Sophie Ragot – a unique blend of art and wine coming together to raise money for charity. Every year a different charity or charities are chosen. This year it is the turn of La Croix Rouge.

The following vignerons from Bourgueil/Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil are participating in 2014:

Gérald Vallée
Sébastien David, patrimoinesd.canalblog.com
Fréderic Mabileau, www.fredericmabileau.com
Xavier Amirault, www.domaineamirault.com
Laurent Herlin, www.laurentherlin.com
Domaine de la Chevalerie, www.domainedelachevalerie.fr
Domaine Pierre et Catherine Breton, www.domainebreton.net
Domaine Georget ,
Domaine du Rochouard, www.domainedurochouard.com
Château Minière, www.chateaudeminiere.com
Xavier Courant, www.loubliee.fr
Les Frères Nau

This will be our third consecutive Bourgueillotherapie and, as well as putting up a shirt for auction, I will have a small exhibition of photos at the Café de la Promenade with the profits going to La Croix Rouge. The majority will be portraits of producers and am calling it 'de nicolas à patrice' as there will be photos from Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to Saint-Patrice.

Today we have been busy making our selection. Here are a few that are likely to feature:

Xavier Courant

Joël Taluau in June 2012

Sadly Joël died of a heart attack

almost exactly a year later

Ludovic Ragot

Les Caves

One that almost certainly won't make the cut!

June 2013: revelry@Café de la Promenade as nightfalls..

Sunday, 9 June 2013

Joël Taluau, one of the pillars of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, dies at 66

10th June 2012: Joël Taluau tasting at

his domaine in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

I was very shocked and saddened to discover this morning that Joël Taluau died early last Thursday morning of a heart attack aged 66. Joël has long been one of the leading producers in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and a great ambassador for his appellation. Always ready with a smile and a friendly greeting, his wines have been consistently good, especially the Vieilles Vignes, for many years. He was always generous with the bottles that he opened and I have on several occasions tasted his 1976. The last occasion was when Les 5 du Vin spent two days in Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in early June last year.

I saw Joël for the last time at Vitiloire on Saturday 25th June – he seemed on good form.

A number of years ago Joël and Clarisse Taluau were joined at the domaine by Thierry Foltzenlogel, his son-in-law, and their daughter Véronique.

A very active member of his community, Joël was président fondateur of Le syndicat des producteurs de vins de Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, a conseiller municipal (Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) from 1995-2001 and president from 1983 to 1987 of the L'ES Bourgueil section Football

See here an appreciation of Joël Taluau by Perico Légrasse.

My thoughts and condolences to Joël's family, in particular his wife Clarisse, Véronique and Thierry Foltzenlogel.

The funeral will be held tomorrow (Monday 10th June) at the cemetery in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil at 15h.