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French Vineyards
Champagne
A. Robert
Réthoré
Davy
Loire
Links
Ackerman
Domaine
de Flines
Château de
Villars Fontaine
Cave Vinicole
Orschwiller
Ejdis
International
Veuve
Ambal
Château
Castéra
ABK6 Cognac
Vignerons de Tutiac
Château Mangot
Château Vignol
- Château la Gorce
Château de
Blaceret-Roy
Vin Attitude
Producteurs
Plaimont
Les vignobles
Foncalieu
Château de la
Font du Loup
LEGEND
Producer
Group of Producers
ALSACE
BEAUJOLAIS
BORDEAUX
BOURGOGNE
CHAMPAGNE
COGNAC / PINEAU DES CHARENTES
LANGUEDOC
SUD-OUEST / ARMAGNAC
VAL DE LOIRE
VALLÉE DU RHONE
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Domaine
de Flines
Vignerons
de TUTIAC
Ackerman
Champagne
A. Robert
Château de la
Fond du Loup
Producteurs
Plaimont
EJDIS
International
ABK6 Cognac
VIN
ATTITUDE
VIgnobles
FONCALIEU
Réthoré Davy
Château de
Blaceret Roy
LOIRE LINKS
Cave Vinicol
ORSCHWILLE
R
e
Château de
Villars Fontaine
Château Castéra
Veuve
Ambal
UBIFRANCE
Château
Mangot
Château Vignol
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Château La Gorce
page 04 : Ackerman
page 05 : Cognac ABK6
page 06 : Champagne A. Robert
page 07 : Château de Blaceret-Roy
page 08 : Château Castéra
page 09 : Château de la Font du Loup
page 10 : Château Mangot
page 11 : Château Vignol – Château La Gorce
page 12 : Château de Villars Fontaine
page 13 : EJDIS International
page 15 : Domaine de Flines
page 16 : Vignobles Foncalieu
page 17 : Loire Links
page 18 : Cave Vinicole Orschwiller
page 19 : Producteurs Plaimont
page 20 : Réthoré Davy
page 21 : Vignerons de Tutiac
page 22 : Veuve Ambal
page 23 : Vin Attitude
CONTENT
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Company
Ackerman, specialist in fine
sparkling wines, has grown from generation
to generation. It has done so by
respecting the growers it works with,
and the region’s terroirs, through a relationship
based on trust and excellent
service. Its fresh and fruity premium
wines add a touch of French elegance
to all types of convivial moments. This
long term strategy concerns first and
foremost branded fine sparkling wines,
followed by Loire AOCs and white and
rosé French varietals.
Its original shareholders: local growers
united together within Loire Valley cooperative
wineries.
Along the lines of Jean-Baptiste Ackerman,
who brought the “Méthode Traditionnelle”
to Saumur in 1811 (the Loire
is the second sparkling region of production
in France after Champagne)…
Along the lines of Comtesse Fleury, who
didn’t hesitate to go to Canada to promote
De Neuville wines in between the
two world wars, at a time when the
forms of transport were far less convenient
than today’s means… Along the
lines of Maurice Rémy, who was one of
the first in the Loire Valley to work with
the supermarket trade and to launch
advertising campaigns about wine.
The modest couple from Brussels, who
gave birth to a certain Jean-Baptiste
on the 24th of June 1790, never imagined
that they would become the
parents of a talented provocateur.
As his grand parents were farmers, it
is not quite by chance that 20 years
later, around 1811 and after many
trips abroad, the boy settled down in
France in the rich terroir of Saumur. Suitable
geographic conditions explain
this choice: the terroir of Saumur, with
its chalky soil, dominated by tufa gives
wines with a natural fizz. The area also
benefits from other favourable characteristics,
such as waterways facilitating
the transportation of goods, well-established
links with Touraine allowing for
the easy supply of wines, and abundant
available manual labour.
The Loire is a source of diversity through
its terroirs, its wines and its men. This is
a diversity characterised by the members
of the Ackerman House, who work
autonomously at the service of a shared
identity and heritage.
Last but not least, conviviality reflecting
the Epicurean art of life in the Loire Valley.
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Its implication in the vineyards,
from pruning through to harvesting: a
technical consultant assists growers
from the start to put different techniques
into place according to the vineyards.
Its premium maturing techniques: the
wines are treated like first growths, with
for example, a two year ageing period
on lees to increase the finesse of the
bubbles of the Grande Réserve selection.
Its leading position: if the Loire Valley is
the number 1 producer of bubbles in
France after Champagne, Ackerman
is the leading operator, as 55% of its
sales are derived from “bubbles”.
Its wide and well-targeted distribution
network: Ackerman is the Loire’s leader
in fine bubbles, with notably a premium
positioning in the Loire AOC, Saumur
and Crémant sparkling segments.
Its innovative spirit: true to the pioneering
philosophy of Jean-Baptiste,
Ackerman keeps innovating when it
comes to sparkling wines, with brands
that are helping to diversify the market
and to recruit new consumers: X Noir…
ACKERMAN
19, rue Léopold Palustre
Saint Hilaire Saint Florent
49400 Saumur - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)2 41 53 03 16
Fax: +33 (0)2 41 53 03 18
Website: www.ackerman.fr
Representative:
Mr Thomas Frotté - Export Manager
Contact details: tfrotte@ackerman.fr
These are wines boasting great typicity,
fine bubbles, and the prestige of a
great brand, which has managed over
the past two hundred years to seduce
the world. Highly accessible, Ackerman
offers sparkle, light and tasty moments.
An inherited pioneering spirit: innovating
to create value
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Company
The Abécassis family has built
up one of the largest Single Estate
organisations within the Cognac
appellation. Being a Single Estate
means controlling from A to Z all
steps of the elaboration of Cognac:
vineyards, wine making, distillation,
ageing, blending and bottling.
1) Vineyards: The exceptional “terroirs”
owned by the Abécassis family
are characterized by gentle chalk
slopes in Petite Champagne and
one of the chalkiest hilltops in the Fins
Bois region. In addition, the decision
to harvest the grapes is taken by the
owners together with their master distillers
to choose perfect ripeness.
2) Wine making: The choice of yeast
is carefully carried out by the cellar
master and the temperature of the
wine cellar is fully controlled with
cooled wine making tanks, ensuring
that way an optimum fermentation.
3) Distillation: The permanent presence
of the master distiller on the estate
guarantees that cuts are done
at the very precise moment to draw
the maximum from distillation.
4) Barrels: The Abécassis family invests
yearly in about 150 new 400 litres barrels
in order to ensure natural oak
colouring and flavouring and, a very
strict choice of French Oak barrels is
made each year, coming from trees
of the Limousin or Tronçais forests.
5) Ageing: The Abécassis estates
offer the cellar master the opportunity
to choose between 17 different
ageing cellars, split between dry and
wet cellars which provide different
complexities adding to the richness
of blends when regular tasting
enables decisions concerning the
movements between different barrels
types and different cellars during
the ageing process.
Being a Single Estate Cognac producer
enables the Abécassis family’s
Cognacs to propose genuinely
flavoured spirits to the consumers
who seek the specificity of Cognac’s
aromas. Abécassis family’s Single
Estate Cognac consists of 250 ha of
vineyards, 4 winemaking facilities, 4
distilleries (9 pot stills), 17 ageing cellars
and 1 automated bottling chain.
Products
The brands operated are:
Cognac LEYRAT: the icon of the Fins
Bois cru
Cognac LE REVISEUR: a traditional
Cognac from Petite Champagne
ABK6 Cognac: a blend from the two
estates; Fins Bois and Petite Champagne,
offering astonishing smoothness
to a new generation
ABK6 COGNAC
Domaine de chez Maillard
16440 Claix - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)5 45 66 35 72
Fax: +33 (0)5 45 66 48 34
Website: www.abk6-cognac.com
Representative : Mrs Louise Viero - Export Manager
Contact details : louise@abk6-cognac.com
Mob: +33 6 12 88 42 54
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Products
Company
Since 1722, the vine has been to
the Robert family what the pen has
meant to the writer: the means of expressing
a unique form of art whose
primary need is to glorify nature.
Nearly three centuries after the first
deed of ownership was established
by Robert Le Jeune, the Robert family
still cultivates vines at Fossoy, on
the slopes of the Marne Valley.
At first under Andre’s impetus and
then under that of Alain Robert, the
family estate has become Champagne
A. Robert. Each generation
has passed on their respect for tradition,
without being stuck in the past
- so tradition fuses with modernity.
The savoir-faire learnt over the generations
has led to an insistence upon
quality above everything else.
Today, Arnaud Robert follows the family
tradition. A Robert champagnes
continue to captivate through their
elegance and subtlety.
“Keeps up traditions
going back to 1722”
White Classic - Brut: BLEND: 20% Chardonnay,
for its elegance and fine flavours,
20% Pinot Noir, for its body and
structure, and 60% Pinot Meunier for
its fruitiness.
Our non-vintage champagnes are
elaborated with a proportion of 20 to
40 % of reserve wine.
Rosé: BLEND : 10% Chardonnay, giving
elegance and finesse, 60% Pinot
Noir, adding roundness and structure,
and 30% Pinot Meunier for fruitiness.
Cuvée “Le Sablon”: In respect of the
typical grape varieties of the Champagne
wine growing region, this
Cuvée “Le Sablon” highlights the finesse
of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay,
while Pinot Meunier adds balance
and homogeneity.
BLEND: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot
Noir, and 20% Pinot Meunier.
CRUS: A selection of 15 to 30 single
crus take part in the composition.
AGEING AND WINEMAKING: The
Cuvée “Le Sablon” is aged as long
as necessary to release high quality
champagne but for a minimum of 3
years,
CHAMPAGNE A ROBERT
Le Sablon
02650 Fossoy - FRANCE
Tel: +33(0)3 23 71 59 40
Fax: +33(0)3 23 71 59 41
Website: www.champagne-robert.fr
Representative: Mr Arnaud Robert - Director
Contact details: ar@champagne-robert.fr
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Château de Blaceret-Roy
Company
My name is Thierry Canard. Like
11 generations of my family before
me, I craft Beaujolais wines and Crus
on my estate in the village of Saint
Etienne des Oullieres at Château de
Blaceret-Roy.
You may have heard of my uncle,
Gérard, who was standard bearer for
the whole Beaujolais region and its
wines for 37 years.
Over the years, the estate I steward
today for the coming generations
- including my son - has grown and
I have extended my wine sales activity
so, while we remain small-scale
and family-centred, we are able to
bring you a wide range of wines that
we can personalise to suit your range
and clientele.
On our estate, we have also formed
a fraternity “Les Canardins”; celebration
of Beaujolais is all part of our family’s
history.
Products
Beaujolais Blanc: The “White
Pearl” of our winemaking region;
great finesse with rich blossom aromas.
The power of a Chardonnay for
your apéritifs and fish dishes.
* wine also available in a Bag-in-Box
Beaujolais Rosé: Seductive youth
from this fresh, pale pink wine that
enhances the sun’s rays.
* wine also available in a Bag-in-Box
I Love You: This sparking rosé wine
is made using an age-old method
where, just after the harvest, the indigenous
yeasts are captured before
fermentation is finished, thus retaining
all the luscious flavours of fresh fruit
and keeping the alcohol content
down at around 8°. Bursting with freshly
harvested grape and apple aromas,
the flavours also include beautifully
tart strawberry and cider. Great
as an aperitif, with a sweet or at any
time as a refreshing celebration of
life.
Brut de Blaceret-Roy Blanc (Traditional
Method sparkling white wine): A
gentle pop for the third millennium,
grapes made bubbles. Excellent either
as an apéritif and or to round a
meal off.
Cuvée des Canardins: This well-built
wine has a balanced palate; it is matured
in oak barrels for the Confrérie
des Canardins du Beaujolais, which is
sponsored by master chef, Paul Bocuse.
The long finish is rounded and
spicy making it a great match for
game and cheese.
Fleurie Grille Midi Vieilles Vignes:
Beneath this wine’s shiny robe is a
delightful alliance of exquisite fruit
including peach and blackcurrant.
This really enjoyable, heady Cru has
a silky mouthfeel with dominant floral,
amber and sweet spice flavours.
Brouilly Vieilles Vignes: This renowned
and much-enjoyed Cru has a
forthright attack on the palate. It is
well-balanced with rounded blackberry
and blackcurrant aromas and
flavours. This very rich wine goes well
with dishes in sauce and matured
cheeses (cited in the Revue des Vins
de France).
Chiroubles pentes de Fontenelle: This
harmonious Cru is less well-known
than its neighbour, Fleurie. The robe
is sparkling red with aromas of violet
and iris. This is a supple charming and
truly seductive delicacy that is both
elegant and thoroughbred.
EARL THIERRY CANARD
CHÂTEAU DE BLACERET-ROY
69460 St Etienne des Ouillières - FRANCE
Mob: +33 (0)6 08 00 34 33
Fax: +33 (0)4 74 03 52 10
Website: www.blaceretroy.fr
Representative: Mr Thierry Canard - Director
Contact details: thierry.canard@blaceretroy.fr
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Company
The vineyards of CHATEAU CAS-
TERA have been known and renowned
since the XIV century: it is one of
the oldest in the Medoc.
Other famous historical names bear
witness for CASTERA: Thomas Montaigne,
the brother of the philosopher,
or Messire La Boetie, who was
one of the two most prestigious
owners of the property.
Thanks to meticulous care very old
French vines have been preserved
and one parcel still in production today
dates from the beginning of the
century.
Since 1986, the new owners have
continued the restoration of the Chateau,
the modernisation of the cellars
and the renovation of the vineyard.
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Overlooking Saint Germain d’Esteuil
in the heart of the Medoc, the
property covers 185 hectares, of
which 63 hectares under vines.
Emphasis is placed on quality, to
place the wine amongst the best
Crus bourgeois.
This effort has enabled CHATEAU
CASTERA to win several medals for
recent vintages.
The name of CASTERA, synonymous
of quality is known worldwide and is
standard bearer for the crus bourgeois
in many countries.
Château CASTERA belongs to Médoc
appellation which, by traditional
vinification, favours the expression of
the soil.
Its bright red colour, the fine delicate
nose and the smooth, soft tannins
make it a wine full of charm and elegance.
SNC CHÂTEAU CASTERA
Le Bourg
33340 St Germain d’Esteuil - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)5 56 73 20 60
Fax: +33 (0)5 56 73 20 61
Website: www.chateau-castera.com
Representative: Mr Jean Pierre Darmuzey - Sales manager
Contact details: chateau@castera.fr
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Company
Located in the heart of the
Chateauneuf du Pape AOC, in the
Provencal village of Courthézon,
between the historic towns of Avignon
and Orange, Château de la
Font du Loup is a family estate, which
has existed since Napoleonic times.
The land was acquired by Jean Roch
Mélia, who created the estate by
bringing together the vines around it
to create the vineyard we see today.
Since 1977, his grandson, Charles
Mélia, with his wife Françoise, and
today their daughter Anne-Charlotte
and their son-in-law Laurent work together
to elevate the estate to the
upper echelons of Chateauneuf du
Pape wines.
The vineyard extends to 20 hectares
in a single parcel of land, from which
the view is stunning over the Vaucluse
hills, Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles
de Montmirail.
The vines average 45 years old, with
the oldest ranging from 80 to 100
years.
Products
The ground is natural and consists
of soil with two strong characteristics:
Firstly pebbles, polished and worn by
time,
Secondly sand, rich with alluvial sediments.
The sea covered this land during the
Tertiary period in history, explaining
the composition of the soil. Sedimentary
deposits left a sub layer of sand,
clay and limestone. Then during the
Quaternary era – the period of great
glaciers – blocks of rocks torn from
the Alps were carried away by torrents
when the glaciers melted and
were deposited on the sandy sub
layer. Through times, those blocks turned
into glorious pebbles – the ideal
vehicle to achieve perfect grape
maturity with their ability to absorb
the daytime heat and disperse it during
the cool nights.
SCEA MÉLIA
CHÂTEAU DE LA FONT DU LOUP
84350 Courthèzon - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)4 90 33 06 34
Fax: +33 (0)4 90 33 05 47
Website: www.melia.fr
Representative: Mrs Anne Charlotte Bachas - Manager
Contact details: f.loup@melia.fr
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Company
Five centuries of History:
Mangot was first mentioned
back in 1546, referring both to a
place and the name of a family.
Over the next five centuries, the estate
passed between successive
owners from different families, professions
and social background: from
the Viscount of Castillon to families
of Cooper. Throughout the pages of
this history, vine growing has always
been the mainstay of Mangot.
Three generations:
1952: Ambitious newlyweds Simone
and Jean Petit bought their first five
hectares of vine. After being divided
for centuries, the last acquisitions in
1984 restored Mangot to the full 35
hectares it possessed in the 18th century.
1989: Their daughter Anne Marie
and her husband added their contribution.
Although not from a wine
background, Jean Guy Todeschini
threw all his character into restructuring
the vineyard, renovating the
buildings and making constant improvements
to the quality of each of
the wines.
2008: After studying and working in
France and abroad, Karl and Yann
bring their enthusiasm, precision and
modernity to Mangot.
On the strength of its past, Mangot
looks to a bright future. Although
each of the vineyards expresses its
own specific character, the philosophy
behind production and winemaking
remains identical.
One philosophy:
Act simply and naturally and apply
sound common sense:
To employ environmentally-friendly
vine growing techniques to restore
natural balance to each plot and
bring out the best in them.
To know, observe and understand
the soil and plants to express all their
values.
To experiment with organic farming.
To produce wine that reveals the personality
of the terroirs and the people
who create them.
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Two vineyards:
Chateau Mangot: St Emilion Grand
Cru AOC 37 hectares in a single
stretch in St Etienne de Lisse. 22 Plots
with a 40 metre altitude range and
soils of renowned quality.
Chateau la Brande: Castillon Côtes
de Bordeaux AOC. 25 hectares of
clay-limestone slopes facing due
south.
CHÂTEAU MANGOT
VIGNOBLES JEAN PETIT
33330 St Etienne de Lisse - FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)5 57 40 18 23
Fax: +33 33 (0)5 57 56 43 97
Website: www.chateaumangot.fr
Representative: Mr Yann Todeschini - Export manager
Contact details: contact@chateaumangot.fr
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Château Vignol
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Château La Gorce
Company
We are family wine producers
located in the heart of the BOR-
DEAUX area;
A Long history, a constant passion:
Fruit and Terroirs!
Several châteaux adapted to different
markets:
- Château Vignol
- Château Tour de Calens
- Château La Gorce
- Château Canteloup
As independent wine makers, we respect
our terroir:
- Cultivate our vineyard
- Harvest grapes
- Turn into wine
- Bottle in our private cellar
- Sell our wines directly !
Products
Owners of different vineyards,
we can propose a large range and
style of wines:
- Bordeaux
- Clairet
- Entre Deux Mers
- Graves
- Médoc Cru Bourgeois
We are involved from our vineyards
to your customers .
CHÂTEAU VIGNOL – CHÂTEAU LA GORCE
Château Vignol
33750 St Quentin de Baron - FRANCE
Tel: +33(0)5 57 24 12 93
Fax: +33(0)5 57 24 12 83
Website: d.doublet.free.fr/index.htm
Representative: Mrs Dominique Doublet - Export Manager
Contact details: chateauvignol@orange.fr
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Company
The Château of Villars Fontaine
produces premium red and white
wines and personally stores the treasured
liquid in its underground cellars
until it is ready to be available to
consumers.
Unique in Burgundy: fine cellared
wine, aged to perfection!
Benefits of aged wine:
Wonderful fringe-lined hues for the
reds, golden tones for the whites
Aromatically complex and structured
aromas
Smooth and silky tannins (reds)
Lower sulfite levels for the whites
A true slice of history!
Products:
PINOT NOIR :
available vintages from 1992-1999
CHARDONNAY:
available vintages from 1996-2003
All wines still with additional aging
potential!
CHÂTEAU DE VILLARS FONTAINE
DOMAINE DE MONTMAIN
10 rue des Beveys
21700 Villars - Fontaine - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)3 80 62 31 94 - Home: +33 (0)9 70 44 90 65
Mob: +33 (0)6 48 17 46 81 - Fax: +33 (0)3 80 61 02 31
Website: www.chateaudevillarsfontaine.fr
Representative: Mr Stevie Bobes - Export Manager
Contact details: info@chateaudevillarsfontaine.fr - sbobes@me.com
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Domaine de Flines
Company
The Motheron family has been
wine growers since 1870 and today
is using the experience from many
generations to produce outstanding
wines at the Domaine de Flines - 47
ha of prime Anjou terroir at Martigné-
Briand in the Loire Valley.
Situated on clayey, chalky ground,
with a south facing aspect, the Domain
is planted with all the traditional
classic grape varieties of the region
– Chenin blanc, Cabernet, Grolleau
de Cinq Mars, Grolleau Gris, Chardonnay,
and Gamay.
Well organised and modern cellars
allow the production of wine from
many styles of vinification from traditional
to carbonic maceration and
of course, all the wines are bottled at
the Domain.
The range of wines produced varies
from white and rosé to red and from
Vins de Pays to Appellation Contrôlée.
May we invite you to taste our
wines so that you can appreciate
the finesse and pedigree of these
outstanding Loire wines.
Since 1870 MOTTRON Company has
been a well-established business,
specialized in first quality products.
As our grandparents and parents we
have one same passion: wine.
Native of the area, we specialize in
bulk-packed or bottled Loire Valley
wines and sell these throughout
France and many foreign countries.
Our main purpose is to give our customers
the best services and pay
great attention to any of their special
requirements.
Products
- Rosés :
ROSÉ DE LOIRE AOC :
fruity and dry
ROSÉ D’ANJOU AOC : medium dry
CABERNET D’ANJOU AOC :
medium dry
- Red wines :
ANJOU ROUGE AOC :
elegant red wine
ANJOU ROUGE AOC :
matured in wooden barrels
ANJOU GAMAY AOC : light and fruity
GROLLEAU DE CINQ MARS : light
CABERNET : full bodied
SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY AOC:
character and fruit
SAUMUR AOC elegant and fruity
TOURAINE AOC, Cepage Gamay:
fruity and light,
BOURGUEIL AOC : light to full bodied
CHINON AOC : light to full bodied
- White wines:
CÔTEAUX DU LAYON AOC :
sweet white wine
CHARDONNAY : dry white wine
CHARDONNAY Boisé :
matured in new oak barrels
ANJOU BLANC AOC : medium dry
BONNEZEAUX AOC : sweet
SAUMUR AOC : dry
SAVENNIÈRES AOC : dry.
VOUVRAY AOC : medium dry
TOURAINE AOC, SAUVIGNON : dry
MUSCADET Sèvre & Maine sur lie : dry
GROS PLANT VDQS: dry
POUILLY FUMÉ AOC : dry
SANCERRE AOC : dry
REUILLY AOC : dry
QUINCY AOC: dry
VIN DE PAYS du Val de Loire,
CHARDONNAY : dry
VIN DE PAYS du Val de Loire,
SAUVIGNON : dry
VIN DE PAYS du Val de Loire,
GROLLEAU GRIS : dry
VINS DE TABLE :
dry, medium dry or sweet,
- Sparkling wines:
CRÉMANT DE LOIRE : brut
SIRE D’ALLERAY : brut
FLINES VALLEY ROSE : brut
DOMAINE DE FLINES EARL
102, rue d’Anjou - BP 12
49540 Martigné Briand - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)2 41 59 42 78
Fax: +33 (0)2 41 59 45 60
Website: www.vinsmottron.com
Representative: Mrs Catherine Motheron - Export Manager
Contact details : domaine.de.flines@wanadoo.fr
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Vignobles Dignac
Philippe and Stéphane Dignac
are passionate about their job; they
invite you to taste their elegant and
refined wines from the Pomerol appellation
and Montagne-Saint-Emilion.
It is an invitation to discover the
taste of tradition and the aromas of
an exceptional terroir.
Products
Montagne Saint Emilion : Château
Cotes de Bonde
Pomerol : Château Les Grands Sillons
Domaine de Champal
At Sarras in the Ardèche Region,
up the granitic hill of Saint-Joseph,
there lie the 25ha of the Domaine de
Champal. The climate enables us to
practice a very reasonable culture
of vines strictly respecting the nature
stability.
Products
Domaine de Champal – Condrieu
Domaine de Champal – Crozes Hermitage
Château Haut Maurin
The domain is located in the
southeast of Cadillac in the 1ères
Côtes de Bordeaux appellation
and it has been owned by the Sanfourche
family for 4 generations. The
vineyard covers a surface of 40 ha
on clay and limestone soils with gravellous
brow on the slopes. The vines
are pruned on guyot at bosis.
Products
Bordeaux White Sauvignon
Bordeaux White Entre Deux Mers
Bordeaux Red – Château Haut-Maurin
Château de salles
Château de Salles is located
in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac
region. Fine, generous Armagnacs
and fruity Flocs de Gascogne have
long been made here, using recipes
lovingly handed from generation to
generation.
And at Château de Salles, a vineyard
of 30 hectares, the Hebert family
looks forward to introducing to you
finest produce of the vine.
Ugni blanc and Baco are the main
grape varieties used in our Armagnacs.
The wine is distilled in the
depths of winter in a special Armagnac
still that is kept constantly heated.
The resulting brandy is poured
into 400 litre oak barrels and quietly
left to age.
Once it has aged the Armagnac is
either blended with Armagnacs from
other years or left untouched in its
barrels for a minimum of ten years,
to create one of our exceptional
vintages. All our Armagnacs are produced
from our grapes. They are distilled,
aged and bottled at Château
de Salles.
The date of bottling is included on
the label to guarantee the age of
our Armagnacs.
Products
Armagnac
Domaine de la
Chanteleuserie
Located at 6 km in the north of the
Loire on a calcareous plate, the vineyard
of the Field of Chanteleuserie
is well protected from the winds of
north by a forest of 13Km broad and
Southern full talk.
Thierry and Christine BOUCARD invite
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you to discover their estate and their
wines, 100% cabernet franc, collected
on names Bourgueil & St Nicolas
de Bourgueil.
Thierry represents the 7th generation
of a family specialized in the culture
of the vine since 1937. The vineyard
of 22 hectares is composed of 19 ha
in AOC Bourgueil and 3 ha in AOC St
Nicolas de Bourgueil.
Products
Bourgueil
St Nicolas de Bourgueil
Domaine de l’Abbaye
A vineyard over 55 hectares
which produces red, rosé and white
Chinon wines.
Along the gravelly Vienne river, the
Chinon are supple and refreshing
and on the clay limestone hillsides,
the wines produced from older vines
are more representative and tannic.
The old vineyard the Clos de la Collarderie
produces an original and
fleshy wine which may be kept a
long time.
For the past ten years, this estate has
grown in the area with the Saumur
Champigny appellation.
Products
Domaine de l’Abbaye: Chinon
Domaine de Rochenard: Saumur –
Champigny
Domaine Amido
The history of the Amido Estate
started at the beginning of the 1960’s
with the plantation of the vineyard
by today’s owner Nathalie Patinet’s
grandfather. Then, the son followed
along with his two brothers-in-law
and finally, at the end of the 1990’s,
Nathalie took over the business. She
showed her ambitions: a more cultivated
land and less wooded wines.
The family business was finally complete,
when Nathalie’s sister joined,
along with her partner, Antoine
Berthaud.
Products
Red Lirac
Tavel “Les Amandines”
Red Côtes du Rhône Village
EJDIS INTERNATIONAL
18, rue Platine
25480 Ecole Valentin - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)3 81 40 39 03
Fax: +33 (0)9 55 85 39 03
Website: www.best-french-wine.com
Representative: Mrs Elisabeth Jouannet - Manager
Contact details: ejdis@free.fr
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Company
Founded in 1967, Les Vignobles
Foncalieu is an Union of Cooperatives
representing more than 6.000
hectares in full property and nearly
1.000 wine-growers , which makes
from us one of the leading wine company
in Languedoc-Roussillon.
Located at the crossroad of Mediterranean
climates and Atlantic
influences, between the medieval
city of Carcassonne and the lively
Southern city of Béziers, our vineyards
are composed of a great variety of
different “Terroirs” (soils) scattered
over an area facing the Mediterranean
Sea.
Thanks to our international team of
agronomists and oenologists, we
are able to find the great combination
between the French traditional
know-how and the modern and international
winemaking techniques,
which allow us to have an appropriate
answer to the most exigent
customers.
Products
Vin de Pays d’ Oc, with the
most traditional varietals (Merlot,
Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah,
Chardonnay…), as well as with local
grapes (Marselan,Vermentino,
Marsanne,Carignan..)
AOC Domaines and Châteaux from
the most prestigious appellations
from Languedoc (Corbières, Minervois,
Fitou, Coteaux du Languedoc,
Faugères, Saint-Chinian..) in both traditional
or modern appealing packaging.
And thanks to new Caves cooperatives
who joined the union, Côtes du
Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (Laudun,
Saint Gervais), as well as wines
from Gascogne and Provence.
LES VIGNOBLES FONCALIEU
Domaine de Corneille
11290 Arzens - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)4 68 76 21 68
Fax: +33 (0)4 68 76 32 01
Website: www.foncalieuvignobles.com
Representative: Mr Jean François Chabod - Export Manager
Contact details: chabodjf@foncalieuvignobles.com
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Company
LOIRE LINKS is a group of 9 local
French wine producers attached to
their terroirs and traditions, located
along the Loire Valley. The Loire River
extends its banks from the ancient
volcanic region of centre France to
the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Our
wines fully express their place of origin
in both taste and style.
The diversity of these regions offers
the ultimate range of soils making
each appellation so unique, from
Saint-Pourcain to Sancerre to Menetou
Salon, Saumur Champigny,
Chinon, Anjou, Coteaux du Layon,
Crémant de Loire and Muscadet.
They will please anyone who wants
to drink a wine on its own and/or to
enhance a meal.
“The discovery of a wine is of greater
moment than the discovery of a
constellation. The universe is too full
of stars”. Benjamin Franklin (1706-
1790)
Products
MUSCADET :
CHATEAU ELGET
- Mr. Gilles LUNEAU
ANJOU :
* DOMAINES DES SAULAIES
– Mr. Pascal LEBLANC
* DOMAINE DE LA TUFFIERE
– Mrs. Clarisse BENESTEAU
* DOMAINE PIERRE CHAUVIN
– Mr. Paul-Eric CHAUVIN
* DOMAINE LE MONT
– Mr. Claude ROBIN
SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY :
* DOMAINE DES CLOSIERS
– Mr. and Mrs. MOIRIN
CHINON :
* EARL PATRICK LAMBERT
- Mr. and Mrs. LAMBERT
SANCERRE / MENETOU-SALON :
* DOMAINE DE LA VAUVISE
- Mr. Matthieu FLEURIET
SAINT-POURCAIN :
* DOMAINE DU PAVE
– Mr. Julien NEBOUT
LOIRE LINKS
45, grande rue
49750 Rablay sur layon - FRANCE
Tel: +44 159 067 0393
Mob: +44 78 97 89 41 48
Website: www.loirelinks.com
Representative: Mr Pascal Lecacheux - Export agent
Contact details: pascal@loirelinks.com
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Company
The cellar of Orschwiller –
Kintzheim was created in 1957 by
just over ten growers of Orschwiller,
Kintzheim and St Hippolyte. The manager,
Mr André Maldonado is the
wine maker and an Œnologue as
well. The village of Orschwiller lies on
the famous Alsatian Wine road (the
route du vin), between Saint-Hippolyte
and Kintzheim, at the bottom of
the Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg
(a famous castle with panoramic
view on the Alsace valley), close to
the eagle flying zoo and the so called
monkey mountain. Thank to this large
and well located estate, it is possible
to produce wines which express the
character and the specificity of best
soils of the 3 villages of Orschwiller,
Kintzhein and St Hippolyte.
Products
Main labels Brands: Les Faîtières,
Le puits du Moine, Moenchborner
Bottle sizes available: 75 cl, 37.5 cl
- White Alsatian Wines (still Wines)
AOC Alsace: Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc,
Riesling, Pinot Gris Gewurztraminer,
Muscat.
- White Alsatian Wines (still Wines)
AOC Alsace Grand Cru Praelatenberg:
Riesling, Gewurztraminer.
- Late Harvest white Alsatian wines
(still wines) : Gewurztraminer Vendanges
Tardives AOC Alsace,
Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains
Nobles AOC Alsace.
- Red Alsace wines : Pinot Noir
- Sparkling Alsatian wines: Crémant
d’Alsace AOC.
Alsace Grand Cru Praelatenberg:
Attributed only to wines that meet
numerous criteria of quality: strict vineyard
délimitation “Praelatenberg“
specific vineyard cultivation rules /
low yield : 40 hls/ha. High natural ripeness
level / specific blind tasting
test before selling. Alsace Grand Cru
Praelatenberg is a selected vineyard
site and endows the wine with its own
specific mineral character, expression
and authenticity.
Grape variety:
Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Pinot
Gris, Muscat, Gewurztraminer, Pinot
Noir
Average vineyard age: 20 years
Harvesting: Manual
Vinification: Thermo regulated
Ageing: in stainless steel tanks and
then in bottle
Wine making process: traditional
method with modern equipment
(cooling, Microflowfilter)
Prizes, medals:
- Concours Général Agricole de Paris
- Concours des Grands Vin de France
Mâcon
- Concours des Grands vins d’Alsace
à Colmar
CAVE VINICOLE ORSCHWILLER
4A route du vin
67606 Orschwiller - FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)3 88 92 09 87
Fax : +33 (0)3 88 82 30 92
Website: www.cave-orschwiller.fr
Representative: Mr André Maldonado, Mob: +33 607 385 572
Contact details: maldonado@cave-orschwiller.fr
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Company
In 1979, a few passionate committed
winegrowers, helped by André
Dubosc, took up the challenge
of endowing their wines with the
hallmark of their noble heritage. Together,
these winegrowers founded
the Producteurs Plaimont.
Production stretches over 4500 ha of
vineyards split.
Our vineyards, situated half way
between the Atlantic and the Pyrenees,
lie on either side of the Adour
Valley, in the heart of a country
where, here and there, the rounded
hills give way to steep slopes awash
in sunlight. The south and east-facing
slopes are planted with red grape
varieties. The wines from the gravelly
soils are well-rounded and light; those
from clayey plots are likely to be able
to age elegantly.
The steeper western slopes with clay
and limestone soils are home to the
white varieties.
The sustainable viticulture of Plaimont
seeks to foster the positive impact of
winegrowing practices on the environment.
Along with their knowhow
acquired from earlier generations,
they have been front runners
in several aspects of viticulture and
winemaking: Micro-Bullage (Micro-
Oxygenation), Pigeage (Pump Over)
and Pulsair (Pulverizer) are some of
the techniques and equipment widely
used at Plaimont
Products
Red varieties: Tannat, Pinenc,
Cabernet Sauvignon
White varieties: Petit Courbu, Arrufiac,
The two manseng
Vineyards:
Madiran (690ha)
Pacherenc du Vic Bilh (125ha)
Saint Mont (1,050ha)
Vin de pays (2,890ha)
Maturing and ageing:
In barrels: Many of our wines have
the required potential to benefit from
maturing in oak. There are 5,000 barrels
in the Producteurs Plaimont cellars,
of which a third are new each
year.
On the lees: This method is used with
white wines and also with certain of
the reds allied to micro bubbling. This
process confers greater length and
lush roundness in the mouth at the
same time as conserving the wine’s
aromas.
In the bottle: there are several million
bottles laid down in our air-conditioned
cellars.
PRODUCTEURS PLAIMONT
32400 Saint Mont - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)5 62 69 62 87
Fax: +33 (0)5 62 69 61 68
Website: www.plaimont.com
Representative: Mr François Gigandet - Export Manager
Contact details: f.gigandet@plaimont.fr
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Pinot Gris, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Gamay.
Company
The estate is named after its
three owners: Christophe and Martine
Rethore, and Jean Michel Davy:
a society vineyard.
We decided to join our terroirs and
our expertise in order to benefit the
quality of our wines.
The vineyard, located south of the
Loire, between Muscadet and Anjou,
now consists of 40 ha of vines planted
on very varied rocky slopes made up
of quartz and schist.
Respecting the environment, we use
an integrated pest management
approach, involving ploughing of
the soil, strips of grass, high leaf area,
Cordon pruning and removal of excess
leaves.
Our wines offer an authentic expression
of the characteristics typical of
the Loire.
Products
For these reasons, we have chosen
to plant several grape varieties:
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon,
Our special characteristic in the Loire
Valley is to produce a wide range of
vins de pays which are divided into
two distinct categories.
The first is our LOIRE COLLECTION and
offers pleasant, easy to drink wines;
monovarietal, they are made using
modern techniques with temperature
control, so as to extract all the
flavours of the grape variety. The collection
consists of six wines:
Sauvignon Blanc,
Chardonnay,
Pinot Noir,
Gamay Rouge,
Cabernet Franc,
Pinot Gris
The second is called PAVILLON and
is produced in red and white. These
wines are the result of the blending
of several grape varieties and terroirs.
Both the reds and the whites are
powerful, generous, and minerally,
with notes of ripe fruit.
The vineyard sells about 200,000
bottles.
We have chosen modern packaging
for all of the wines, which is popular
with consumers.
SCEA RÉTHORÉ DAVY
Les Vignes
49110 Saint Rémy en Mauges - FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)2 41 30 12 58
Mob : +33 (0)6 81 67 05 89
Website: www.vinsrethoredavy.com
Representative: Mr Christophe Réthoré - Export Manager
Contact details: rethore.c@wanadoo.fr
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Company
Vignerons de Tutiac is the number
one producer in:
AOC Côtes de Blaye
AOC Bordeaux white wine
AOC Côtes de Bourg
AOC Côtes de Bordeaux
Production stretches over 4,000 ha
of vineyards split between 600 wine
growers and a capacity of 200 000
hectolitres/year. For 15 years we
have invested each year more than
2 million € in the wine making process:
Carbonic snow
Punching of the cap machine
Tangential filtration
Reverse osmosis filtration
Pneumatic press: INERTYS
We have developed for several years
a map of these plots on a surface of
2500 ha to:
Make the best choice at the time of
planting
Optimize the potential of each terroir
Optimize the plot gathering at the
time of harvesting
With this knowledge of our terroir,
we can limit the use of phytosanitary
products and give a real sense to the
words: “sustainable agriculture”
Products:
Vignerons de Tutiac is composed of:
20 own brands: with specified terms
of reference: appellation, yield, colour,
ageing
50 Petits Châteaux: from different estates
from 7 to 50 hectares, selected
for their terroir and also for the winegrowers
labour.
Different appellations always for a
good value for money: The new appellation
Côtes de Bordeaux, Premières
Côtes de Blaye red & white,
Côtes de Bourg red, Bordeaux red,
rosé & white, Bordeaux Supérieur red,
Crémant de Bordeaux, Vin de Pays
de l’Atlantique.
VIGNERONS DE TUTIAC
Bellevue
33710 Pugnac - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)5 57 32 48 33
Fax: +33 (0)5 57 32 55 20
Mob: +33 (0)6 76 02 47 69
Website: www.tutiac.com
Representative: Mr Guillaume Peu - Export manager
Contact details: guillaume.peu@tutiac.com
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Company
Maison VEUVE AMBAL was
founded in 1898 in the heart of Burgundian
terroirs.
When she became the widow
(veuve) of a Parisian banker, Marie
Ambal returned to Rully, the village
of her birth, to join her brother who at
that time was a Burgundy vine owner
and wine broker. This was the time of
the beginnings of the use of the “méthode
champenoise” sparkling wine
making method. Marie took an active
interest in it and decided to set
up her own wine house in 1898.Very
quickly the quality of her wines gained
fame, winning medals at wine
competitions. The level of excellence
that was inspired by Marie Ambal
has never fallen. It is passed down
through the generations.
When she died, her grandson,
Charles Roux Ambal, followed in her
footsteps before passing his knowhow
on in turn to his grandson, Eric
Piffaut, who is today’s president of
this sparkling family-run Burgundian
house of wine. After over a century
in its original cellars in Rully, Maison
VEUVE AMBAL moved to Montagnyles-Beaune
in 2005. The new building
combines futuristic architecture and
traditional Burgundian-inspired materials,
expressing the combination
of tradition and modernity that is the
signature of today’s leader in Crémant
de Bourgogne.
Products
Veuve Ambal is the largest producer
of Crémant de Bourgogne and Traditional
Method sparkling wines in
Burgundy, employing 74 people and
producing 11 million bottles (30% of
which are exported).
With over 200 hectares (495 acres) of
vineyards, VEUVE AMBAL is owner/winemaker
of four leading estates, set
in a wealth of renowned Burgundian
appellation areas.
DOMAINE DE LA VIGNE AU ROY :
Based near Nuits-Saint-Georges in
Hautes Côtes de Nuits.
DOMAINE GRACIEUX CHEVALIER : A
single-spread vineyard covering 45
hectares (111 acres) in Cravant to
the south of Chablis, that is the expression
of the Auxerrois terroir.
DOMAINE LA GRANDE CÔTE : Borders
Champagne at Molesme. Here
is vinegrowing land par excellence.
In yesteryear the village slopes were
tended by the Cistercian monks of
the Abbaye de Molesme.
DOMAINE LES VIGNES DE L’ANGE :
The most wide-ranging. Its vineyards
are in the Maranges and Couchois
appellation areas to the south of
Côte de Beaune.
Sparkling wines:
BLANC BRUT Méthode Traditionnelle
« CARTE OR » (yellow-green in color
with magnificent tints of gold, as well
as fine bubbles)
ROSE BRUT Méthode Traditionnelle «
CARTE OR » (tints of bronze and fine
bubbles. The nose is fruity and fresh)
Crémant de Bourgogne :
AOC blanc ‘BRUT’ (It is full, well-structured
and balanced on the palate.
Aromas of red and citrus fruits dominate,
but the nose has hints of flowers
and butter too)
AOC blanc ‘DEMI-SEC’ (Aromas of
jam, fruits and honey. The mouth is
round and generous)
AOC ‘ROSE’ brut (It is dominated by
red fruit (raspberry, redcurrant). The
fine bubbles and pale rosé color will
delight the most delicate taste buds)
AOC blanc brut « GRANDE CUVEE »
(The nose is of great finesse. The fruity
and floral aromas are complemented
by slightly toasted hints)
VEUVE AMBAL S.A.S
Le pré neuf
21200 Montagny les Beaune - FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)3 80 25 01 70
Fax : +33 (0)3 80 25 01 79
Website: www.veuve-ambal.com
Representative: Mrs Nadège Blard - Export Manager
Contact details: nadege.blard@veuve-ambal.com
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Company
In the leading group of the
Rhone wine producers and particularly
in the southern Rhône Valley,
Vin-Attitude (Caves de Canteperdrix
& Terres d’Avignon) sell about 80% of
its products on the domestic market
and 20% in more than 15 countries
such as: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands,
USA, Canada, Japan. Our total
sales in volume represents 90 000
HL.
Products:
We produce a large range of
wines from the Rhône Valley including
French Table Wines, single varietals
Vins de Pays (Country wines
in red, rosé and white, or Merlot &
Viognier), and a full range of A.O.C
Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Village
and Ventoux wines, as well as
some organic wines certified AB.
We offer all types of packaging: from
mini bottles of 37,5 cl and 50 cl, standard
bottles of 75 cl, magnums 1.5 L,
Bag in Box 3L, 5L, 10L…Available in our
own or distributors brands with screw
caps, natural or synthetic corks.
VIN ATTITUDE
457, avenue Aristide Briand
84310 Morières les avignon - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)4 90 22 65 65
Fax: +33 (0)4 90 33 43 31
Website : www.vin-attitude.com
Representative: Mr Nicolas Sourdon - Director
Contact details: n.sourdon@vin-attitude.com
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