Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Showing posts with label Domäne Vincendeau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Domäne Vincendeau. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Three fast approaching Loire dates for your diary – Nantais, Anjou, Touraine



Friday 4th Soirée dégustation, Domaines Landron, La Haie Fouassière – 14h-21h

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Domaine de la Grange 
 
PORTES OUVERTES
Les 3 et 4 décembre
de 10 à 19 heures



Chers amis
 
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à nos journées «Cave ouverte»
qui se dérouleront les 3 et 4 décembre prochain.

Vous pourrez déguster les vins du domaine accompagnés de produits du terroir proposés par des artisans locaux comme :
  • La maison Dufrexe et ses produits autour du canard
  • Les confiseries de Mr Perrin De Vernoil Le Fourrier
  • Les miels de Jojo l'apiculteur.
  • Les escargots de «L’escargolette»
  • Les charcuteries et fromages Corse de Alain Sémion
et nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir le créateur de meubles Renaud Bellon.

Dans l’attente de vous recevoir. 


Bruno Curassier et toute son équipe
 
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Domäne Vincendeau Sunday 4th December

 

Bonjour à toutes & à tous, à vos agendas !
 
Sankt Nikolaus m'a inspiré une dégustation...et vous y êtes chaleureusement invité(e)s:

Dimanche 4 décembre 2016 de 10 heures à 18 heures au Domäne Vincendeau

PARKING assuré sur le champ derrière le Domäne – suivez le fléchage

L'occasion de faire un tour en bord de Loire &
  • (Re)découvrir toutes nos cuvées, en choisir pour vos Fêtes, même en Magnum
  • Déguster le nouveau dégorgement *D2 de Crémant de Loire (= élevage de 16 mois sur lattes!)
  • S'étonner de son accord avec le chocolat noir
  • Trouver une idée cadeau pétillante : Le coffret °°Double Bulles°°
Last but not least je vous présente nos Guest Stars:
Apportez une petite bougie pour illuminer la cave quand la nuit tombera...Ambiance!




 

Sunday, 31 January 2016

2016 Renaissance tasting, Angers – two Loire débutants: Liv Vincendeau and Adrien de Mello



It was good to meet at this year's Renaissance two new Anjou producers just launching their new domaines: Liv Vincendeau of Domaine Vincendeau and Adrien de Mello of Domaine de la Petite Soeur in Saint Aubin de Luigné. Neither Liv nor Adrien come from a family of vignerons – both have created their own domaines. 

 Adrien de Mello of Domaine de la Petite Soeur


Liv started out in 2014 buying 7 hectares of land with 4.5 hectares planted with vines. The remaining 2.5 hectares are fields which which Liv is keeping to provide biodiversity. Previously the vineyard had been farmed 'conventionally' and she immediately started to convert to organic viticulture. This process will take until 2017 when, if she passes the various controls, her wines will be organic.

I was impressed with her clean, precise and quite austere 2014 Raguenet (100% Chenin) Anjou Blanc. This is made from vines whose ages range from 10 to those planted in 1941. Although unfinished the 2015 Raguenet also looks promising. She is also making several sparkling wines including the creamy 2014 Gold and the clean and long Crémant de Loire.

Very good to see that she has bravely opted for Stelvin Lux for her Raguenet, despite the unfortunate conservative attitude towards screwcaps in France.  

On this early evidence Domäne Vincendreau is one to follow. 



Adrien de Mello of Domaine de la Petite Soeur
Breton by birth Adrien is even more recent than Liv Vincendreau as he only started in 2015. He used to manage the vinification at Prior to that he did the harvest in France in 2001 and 2002 before leaving for Quebec, where he learnt how to make wine. From 2011 he was at the biodynamic Domaine Duseigneur in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where he looked after the winemaking.

Then in 2015 he started his domaine, which currently has 3.5 hectares in one block, in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné. He uses a horse to cultivate his vines and has six different grape varieties: Chenin, Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and Gamay. Of the wines I tasted I preferred the whites – a pure Chenin and a pure Sauvignon Blanc –to the reds. However, I should really wait until they are fully finished and have had a little time in bottle.