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NEWS<br />
Have you ever noticed how much<br />
better fruit tastes when you eat it<br />
straight off the tree or the vine?<br />
Why not try our AOP Minervois<br />
or Saint-Chinian and our IGP<br />
Haute Vallée de l’Orb wines in their<br />
homeland, a region of outstanding<br />
natural beauty stretching<br />
from the Minervois to the Caroux ?<br />
www.minervois-caroux.com<br />
NEWS<br />
Daniel Aslanian, Marina Rabineau and their niece Marion have chosen to plant vineyards West of Brest,<br />
almost on the northern tip of the bay, not far from the Petit Minou lighthouse.<br />
It is an open secret that climate change has paved the way for<br />
vineyards to be grown as far North as southern Sweden. But<br />
on the very tip of continental Europe, in such a damp location<br />
near the sea is certainly a challenge. The threesome are not<br />
your average winegrowers though – during the week, Daniel<br />
works as a geologist with Ifremer, Marina is also a geologist<br />
but with CNRS, and Marion runs a wine exhibition in<br />
Languedoc. At Le Minou they have chosen to plant Chenin –<br />
do you know of many Chenin vines planted on granite? – and<br />
some Pinot noir, from Burgundy. On their steep, 45% inclines,<br />
basking in the mild climate in the bay, the first vines are now<br />
entering their third year and are looking superb. Everything<br />
is grown “more than organically”, with massal selection, no<br />
sprays and 100% agro-forestry. The first wines are due to be<br />
made next year. “Perhaps some sparkling wine”, says Marion,<br />
“but for now we have to work on ripeness”. Watch this space!<br />
VINEYARDS IN BRITTANY!<br />
MARION ASLANIAN, FROM<br />
LANGUEDOC TO BRITTANY<br />
WITH STEEP INCLINES AND THE SEA<br />
NEARBY, THE LOCATION IS CHALLENGING<br />
AUTUMN 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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