The history of the estate goes back several generations. The Tremblay family has been growing vines in Vosne-Romanée since the mid-19th century. Originally, the estate was mainly dedicated to the production of grapes, which were sold to other merchants in the region. Cécile Tremblay decided to transform this practice by making her own wines, in order to highlight the exceptional potential of the family vineyards. The estate owns parcels in some of the most prestigious vineyards of the Côte de Nuits, including Grand Cru appellations such as La Tâche, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Echezeaux. Cécile Tremblay attaches great importance to organic viticulture and works meticulously in the vineyards to obtain grapes of the highest possible quality.

In the cellar, Cécile Tremblay adopts a non-interventionist approach, allowing the wine to express itself naturally without the excessive use of chemicals or aggressive winemaking techniques. Her wines are delicately aged, using mainly French oak barrels, to preserve the purity and finesse of the aromas and flavours. Domaine Cécile Tremblay wines are highly sought after by wine lovers and connoisseurs around the world for their exceptional quality, deep expression of terroir and ability to age gracefully. Cécile Tremblay is respected for her passion, her commitment to excellence and her artisanal approach to viticulture and winemaking.

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The Gaja winery was founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja, the Gaja family having arrived from Spain during the 17th century. The family Gaja opened a tavern in Barbaresco, serving its wines with the food. At the end of the 19th century, Gaja wines were bottled and supplied to the Italian army in Abyssinia.

In 1937, Giovanni Gaja, grandson of the founder, first put the name Gaja in big red letters on his bottles' labels. The firm progressed following World War II as Giovanni Gaja made a significant series of vineyard purchases in terms of scale and vineyard quality. Also cited as an important influence to the firm's early success is the mother of Giovanni Gaja, Clotilda Rey, who instilled the principles of working to achieve high quality to attract the desired clientele, and set high prices to manifest the prestige of the product.

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Château Pape Clément is a prestigious French wine estate in the Bordeaux region. Located on Pyrenean clay gravel soils, this vineyard produces great Pessac-Léognan wines.

The symbol of the Keys, opening the doors to discovery, knowledge and emotion, is the symbol chosen by Bernard Magrez as a recognition and signature element for all his wines. They represent the guarantee and the personal commitment of the owner to offer you products of the highest quality.

Finally, they are an invitation to push open the door of their Grands Crus Classés, which are open to the public and welcome you throughout the year to discover the world and the wines of Bernard Magrez.

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In the wine glass, this Californian wine is a bright straw yellow. Fruity-tropical notes of white peach, kiwi and grapefruit unfold in the bouquet and are underlined by hints of toasted almonds. The aromas of the nose are also reflected in the palate and are complemented by a pleasant minerality and a bright, radiant acidity.

This white wine is remarkably pure and structured as well as elegant, dense, balanced and full-bodied with a slight creaminess given by the barrel ageing. A long, lingering finish completes this expressive California wine.

Winemaking of Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay

The grapes are sourced from the Red Shoulder Ranch, named after the Red Shoulder Hawk, which is located in the area around the vineyard.

After the Chardonnay grapes have been carefully harvested by hand, they are immediately taken to the cellar. Here the grapes are strictly selected and prepared for fermentation. The must is fermented exclusively with natural yeasts. Thanks to the absence of malolactic fermentation, this white wine retains its fresh acidity. Finally, this wine is aged on the lees (storage on fine lees) for 14 months. 75% of the wine is stored in French oak barrels and 25% in stainless steel barrels.

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The Faiveley family has progressively extended its estate and today owns some beautiful parcels: Gevrey-Chambertin, Pommard, Volnay, Puligny-Montrachet, Mercurey etc. Faiveley exploits more than 10 hectares of Grands Crus and nearly 25 hectares of Premiers Crus.

Les Charmes 2016 is sensual with notes of peach and mango on the nose. Intense, fresh and expressive on the palate. A very nice balance in the mouth.

Description of the vintage

The 2016 vintage had contrasting weather conditions:
- Budding was early (18 April)
- Very rainy spring
- Massive and historic frost on 27, 28 and 29 April in the Côtes de Beaune, Côte de Nuits and Chablis vineyards

But we will remember the exceptional quality of this vintage.

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