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Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: Armand Cottin acquired Laboure-Roi in 1974. From its start in 1832, the small yet prestigious Burgundy negociant house--established in Nuits-Saint-Georges by Messrs. Laboure and Roi--had been firmly rooted in the local winemaking community, enjoying an excellent reputation for its high quality wines. Under the leadership of Armand and his brother Louis who later joined him, Laboure-Roi has become what is today the third largest source of Burgundy wines. A key element in the transformation and continued success of Laboure-Roi is the Cottin brothers' readiness to embrace progress, supported by their extensive investment in state-of-the-art technology. The Laboure-Roi winemaking facility in Nuits-Saint-Georges is indisputably one of the finest in Burgundy. The winery, which boasts a cellaring capacity of 2,000 barrels, supplements the house's historic cellars. Dating back to the 16th century, the ancient cellars are still used today for the storing and aging select bottles. Laboure-Roi pioneered the concept of presenting single estate wines under each respective domaine's label. Laboure-Roi's staff of five winemakers provides these growers with ongoing guidance to ensure that each individual wine meets the house standards of quality and reflects the unique characteristics of its respective terroir. |
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 | Chateau Lagrange Picture of: Type: Size: Country: Region:
Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: Château Lagrange was known in the Middle Ages as the Noble House of Lagrange Montei. Records of the successive owners go back as far as 1631. In 1824 the total production was 120 barrels (12 000 cases). In 1842, the ex-Home Secretary to King Louis-Philippe, Count Duchatel, left his mark on the property and the Médoc by introducing a drainage system in the vineyard. The Count brought the annual production up to 300 barrels. This was a golden age for Lagrange, with the famous 1855 classification awarding the property the title of Third Classified Growth.
The beginning of the 20th century was much less glorious as the economic conditions deteriorated. Despite several changes in ownership the yields were lower and of lesser quality. A decline in business meant the estate had to be broken up : from 280 hectares (around 700 acres) in1840, the domain had been reduced to 157 hectares (392 acres) by December 1983, when the Japanese group Suntory bought it from the Cendoya family, owners since 1925. |
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Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: This beautiful modern red offers a velvety texture supported by ripe, well-integrated tannins and plenty of sweet toasty oak. Plum and boysenberry fruit is ripe and fresh. Very expressive, yet with great concentration. Mineral and tobacco notes add complexity. Powerful and complete. |
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Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: Today the Estate consists of 78 hectares of vineyards. The 47 hectares which surround the Château, the heart of the estate, are called "l'Enclos". Only the grapes from these 47 ha. make the "Grand Vin de Château Latour". This vineyard has a typical Médoc topography, with a gentle rise in the ground, bounded on the north and south by two small streams, and on the east by the "Palus", the low lying meadows by the river. But this "Enclos" benefits from a very unique terroir that combines an optimized sub-soil nutrition for the vines, the Gironde river which tempers extreme weather conditions, and a typical Médoc climate, largely influenced by the Atlantic ocean, which allows the grapes to reach maturation under favorable conditions. This combination, a true gift of Nature, determines the personality and the characteristics of the wine of Château Latour. It also imposes, almost naturally, a selective choice of grape varieties :
There is, first of all, a perfect association between the Cabernet Sauvignon and this terroir, as it represents around 80% of the total planted. This grape variety manages to take the best out of this poor gravels soil by digging deep to its resources and water, in the layers of clay underneath. This very selective nutrition will naturally bring concentration, deep color and tannic structure to the wine.
The Merlot represents 18% of the Grand Vin, and plays an important role in regulating and softening the Cabernet Sauvignon. It is planted mainly on the lower parcels of the "Enclos", where the gravels layers are a little less deep, and where the marls and clay layers can be reached more easily by the vines. This will bring roundness and power to the final wine.
Two other grape varieties, the Cabernet Franc and the Petit Verdot for 2% of the total planted vineyard, and are in most cases mixed in with the parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. |
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 | Chateau Liversan Picture of: Wine Panel Type: Collector's Country: France Region: Bordeaux Sub-region: Haut-Medoc Design/Artwork: High detail. Black color cote of arms design above engraved lettering. |
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 | Domaine Leflaive Picture of: Type: Size: Country: Region:
Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: “Our ability to purchases grapes at the time of the harvest allows us to handle our wines with the same care and respect as any traditional grower or Domaine. It is for this reason that we consider and pride ourselves on being among the finest producers in Burgundy”.
NOBLE ORIGINS A great wine can only be produced from an impeccably situated and meticulously well-cared vineyard. Today, we pride ourselves on the close relations we have with some of the finest wine-growers in the Côte d’Or ; people who are of the world-wide renown, artists in their own right and whose passion is as much their wines as their wines.
THE VINIFICATION The white wines are bought either in the form of grapes or « must ». The Technical Director, Franck Grux, then has complete control and responsibility both the vinification and ageing of each and every « cuvee ». Each wine is therefore hand-crafted in an individual and personalized approach in order to be sure that the « terroir » of that particular « appellation » is requested.
THE ART OF THE FINAL BLENDING OF EACH VAT In order to achieve the marketing of a great wine in a village « appellation » the old Burgundian principal of the « cuvee ronde » has to be applied. The « cuvee ronde » is the blending of different parcels of vineyards from the same status of « appellation », but which complement the overall equilibrium and constitution of the wine and its aromas. Olivier Leflaive and Franck Grux rely on the experience and intuition of their palates in order to preserve their image and reputation at Puligny-Montrachet. Hence, all wines portray the irreplaceable personality of the « appellations » of Burgundy. |
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Design/Artwork: Winery Notes/History: The family-run company of Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its red and white wines, the company has built a reputation for tradition and innovation.
Regarded as one of the traditional négociant-éléveurs, Maison Louis Latour is the producer of some of the finest Burgundian wines but has also pioneered the production of fine wines from outside of the confines of Burgundy.
These wines from the Ardèche and the Côteaux de Verdon are slowly gaining esteem for their unmatchable quality outside of Burgundy.
The Latour family themselves have been viticulteurs since the 17th century, slowly building up a unique Domaine of 50 hectares (125 acres). This Domaine has the largest Grand Cru property in the Cote d'Or with a total of 28,63 hectares (71,58 acres) . The vineyards extend from Chambertin in the north to Chevalier-Montrachet in the south and are solely planted with the two noble grape varieties ; Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
All of the grapes from the vineyards we own are vinified and aged in the attractive cuverie of Château Corton Grancey in Aloxe-Corton. The winery was the first purpose-built cuverie in France and remains the oldest still-functioning. A unique rail-way system with elevators allows the entire wine-making process to be achieved by the use of gravity. This eliminates the threat of oxidation from unnecessary pumping of the must. Since 1985 Louis Latour has been selling the wines of its own vineyards under the name Domaine Louis Latour. The Latour family founded the 'Maison de négoce', an important shipping company, in 1797 and is still based at 18 Rue des Tonneliers in Beaune. The company is unique in Burgundy in that it is still to this day family owned and family run, having passed down from father to son for over ten generations.
In 1997 to celebrate our Bicentenary, we published a commemorative book and were admitted into the exclusive club of the Hénokiens. This club only admits companies that are leaders in their respective fields, remain family owned, have a history of 200 years' experience and still bares the name of the founder.
There are only approximately 30 of these companies in the world. To this day Maison Louis Latour ships its wines to over 60 different countries worldwide and will be found on some of the most famous dining tables around the globe.
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 | Chateau Labegorce Fede Picture of: Wine Panel Type: Collector's Country: France Region: Bordeaux Sub-region: Margaux Design/Artwork: Exceptional detail. Multi-colored gold and black accents above an engraved cote of arms design and lettering. |
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 | Chateau Gruaud Larose Picture of: Wine Panel Type: Collector's Country: France Region: Bordeaux Sub-region: Pauillac Design/Artwork: Exceptional detail. The panel has a large picture of the beautifully designed Gruaud-Larose chateau |
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 | Chateau Lynch Bages Picture of: Wine Crates Type: Collector's Country: France Region: Bordeaux Sub-region: Pauillac Design/Artwork: Fair detail. A small picture of the Lynch Bages chateau is above the engraved lettering of the logo. Wine Notes: Thomas Lynch, whose father John emigrated in 1691 from Galway, Ireland to Bordeaux, inherited an estate in the village of Bages through his wife, Elizabeth, in 1749. This year represents the foundation of Château Lynch-Bages, which Thomas passed on to his son, Jean-Baptiste, upon his marriage in 1779. Jean-Baptiste soon handed over supervision to his brother Michel who maintained responsibility for the Bages estate until 1824, when the family sold it to a Swiss wine merchant, Sebastien Jurine, who had recently moved to Bordeaux.
Château Lynch-Bages remained in the hands of the Jurine family, followed by the Cayrou family, for over a hundred years. In 1934, Jean-Charles Cazes rented the property from its then owner, Felix de Vial, subsequently purchasing it in 1938. After Jean-Charles Cazes' death, aged 95, in 1972, the estate has been largely managed by his grandson, Jean-Michel Cazes.
In the late 1980s, the AXA Millésimes group began to develop a portfolio of wine property holdings, and approached Jean-Michel Cazes for help (Claude Bébéar, the AXA President, was a long-time Cazes family friend). They established Châteaux & Associés, which Cazes ran until he reached 65, and which by the end of the twentieth century owned many vineyards across Europe. Ownership of Château Lynch-Bages, however, remains with the Cazes family. |
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