Legendary Wine Box
In this box, we have brought together 4 wines from 4 of the most emblematic appellations in France. From the Grands Crus Classés of Bordeaux to the legendary wines of Burgundy, discover a piece of history with every sip.
Chateauneuf Pope
- Estate and name of the wine: Château de la Gardine, Cuvée des Générations Marie Léoncie
- Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Region: France, Rhône Valley, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Grape varieties: Roussanne, Clairette
- Vintage: 2020
- Coat color: White - Golden yellow color, elegant reflections.
- Color intensity: Very bright.
Nose of candied fruits, fermented and flambéed cooked banana, caramel, even rum. Opulent and complex on dried fruits, gingerbread, honey, white flowers is coated with vanilla and incense.
- Body: 4/6 - Full-framed
- Tannins: 0/6 - Absent
- Sugar: 1/6 - Dry
- Acidity: 2/6 - Soft
- Alcohol: 4/6 - Warm (14%)
- Length in the mouth: 5/6 - Rather short (3-4 sec)
This white has the power and refinement of the greatest Châteauneuf-du-Pape whites with floral aromas (jasmine, acacia, lime) but also notes of fruit (apricot, peach, melon) and almonds. It has the roundness, the fat and buttery side of exceptional white wines. A slightly honeyed finish. A treat for the taste buds.
Fatty fish and shellfish such as salmon, prawns, lobster... Truffle scramble, curry, tagine, foie gras. Roquefort, gorgonzola.
Desserts based on yellow or white fruits, tarte tatin, poached pears.
Gevrey Chambertin
- Estate and name of the wine: Maison André Goichot, Gevrey-Chambertin
- Appellation: Gevrey-Chambertin
- Region: France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
- Grape varieties: Pinot noir
- Vintage: 2019
- Color of the coat: Red - The radiance of youth colors it with a lively ruby which with age takes on a dark carmine, black cherry hue.
- Color intensity: Brilliant wine with beautiful intensity.
Strawberry, blackberry, violet, mignonette and rose are among these spontaneous aromas, while maturity will give it a bouquet of liquorice, leather and fur, with gamey and undergrowth accents.
- Body: 4/6 - Full-framed
- Tannins: 3/6 - Silky
- Sugar: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 4/6 - Lively
- Alcohol: 3/6 - Generous (13%)
- Length in the mouth: 2/6 - Rather short (3-4 sec)
Massive and yet velvety, its tannins give it a solid, powerful and long-lasting texture and build.
Wine for carnivores, our Gevrey-Chambertin opts for game, prime rib, braised lamb or in sauce. It is at home with all cow's cheeses and character cheeses.
Margaux
- Estate and name of the wine: Château Desmirail, Margaux Grand Cru Classé
- Appellation: Margaux Grand Cru Classé
- Region: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
- Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Vintage: 2013
- Color of the color: Red - Dark color, almost black, garnet reflections.
- Color intensity: Intense and deep black.
Intense nose, of ripe red and black fruits, fine woody, slightly roasted. Aromas of smoke, leather and fresh raspberry.
- Body: 4/6 - Full-framed
- Tannins: 4/6 - Firm
- Sugar: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 5/6 - Sharp
- Alcohol: 3/6 - Generous (12%)
- Length in the mouth: 5/6 - Long (9-10 sec)
A frank attack on the fruit aided by silky tannins. Evolution enhanced by the woody contribution.
To accompany game meat (pheasant, venison) with foie gras, or roast beef with béarnaise sauce...
Sauternes
- Domain and name of the wine: Château d’Arche, Sauternes
- Appellation: Sauternes Grand Cru Classé
- Region: France, Bordeaux, Sauternes
- Grape varieties: Sémillon, Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2010
- Color of the coat: Gold - Golden yellow color, golden highlights.
- Intensity of the color: Brilliant and luminous color.
The nose is very open with aromas of white fruits (pear, apple) and floral notes. Notes of honey and candied.
- Body: 5/6 - Powerful
- Tannins: 0/6 - Absent
- Sugar: 6/6 - Liquorous
- Acidity: 5/6 - Sharp
- Alcohol: 4/6 - Warm (14%)
- Length in the mouth: 6/6 - Very long (>10 sec)
On the palate the attack is fresh, mellow and confirms a beautiful balance. We will find notes of candied oranges and apricot jam accompanied by subtle smoky notes.
Foie gras, powerful cheeses (Munster, Maroilles, Bleu), bitter dark chocolate mousse...
Calculate your score:
You like wine but wine doesn't like you. No matter how much you smell the corks to detect possible defects, you only smell the smell of cork. You observe but see nothing, you smell but smell nothing, you chew but taste nothing… Is rosé a mixture of red and white? There is still a long way to go but you will get there with practice and tasting!
It's not the desire to become a true tasting master that you lack, but the training. You aspire to be a sommelier, there is no doubt about it, but your senses are not yet sharp enough and all wines have a similar taste. But don't despair: if Bach was able to become a musical virtuoso while being deaf, there is hope that you will one day be able to tell a chardonnay from a champagne. Train your nostrils and your taste buds, that's the only thing!
You may be spending too much time deciphering the label and not enough analyzing the contents of your INAO glass. But you have a taste for adventure: you are curious about everything and you explore the vine jungle with a machete without fear. You mess up, you get lost, you fall but you always get back up. You have the enthusiasm of a future oenologist: don't despair, you are on the right wine route!
You are an initiate of the order of good bottles. If you are not yet a great master of taste-vinage, you have the discipline and curiosity necessary to achieve it. If you can't yet distinguish the subtle notes of yuzu at the end of the second nose of a small, obscure wine with heightened minerality, you know with certainty what you like and what you don't like, and that's already a lot !
The precision of your tasting is almost witchcraft. It’s like you fell into an oak barrel when you were little! You simply excel in the art of oenology, you are familiar with the most advanced techniques and your senses are as sharp as those of a professional sommelier. You're pretty good, to say the least... The path to absolute grace is not far away!
You are the Mozart of tasting, the Picasso of the Pommerol cellars, the Einstein of the Savagnin old and Comté accord 36 months of maturing with grains of salt! At a glance, you can distinguish Mourvèdre from Tannat. The subtlety of your senses has risen to the rank of divinity: you discern the most incongruous aromas in a few seconds in any bottle. You have passed to the other side of the barrier: you no longer taste the wine, you write its destiny.
The connoisseurs' corner
The 1855 Classification is the most famous of all French wine classifications. In 1855, on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition in Paris, Napoleon III requested a classification of Bordeaux wines.
More than 160 years later, the 1855 classification has only changed twice and still serves as a reference despite numerous criticisms.