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ATC WINE MERCHANTS WINE CATALOGUE 2020 08 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien, District 2, HCMC WHO WE ARE? WHAT WE DO? OUR VISION ATC was created by 2 We offer French wines Share with you our wine enthusiasts whose selected according to pleasure in wine, goal is to share with you local expectations. We while taking into ac- the best knowledge of have chosen our wines count your expecta- the winemakers. to ensure that they tions. We organize Always visiting cellars, will thrive in the local many tasting and estates, vineyards and climate. Sensitive to master classes, come chateaux, we select and our environment and and join us! buy our wines directly preserved flavors, we without any intermedi- are looking for wines ary: we can thus in- from organic farming. crease the quality of our Our wines come exclu- products while keeping sively from wine es- a particularly attractive tates, we do not buy price for our customers. wines from mer- ATC WINE MERCHANTS chants. OUR PARTNERS ATC WINE MERCHANTS ATC WINE MERCHANTS A simplified map of the most popular French wines from each region. GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: Sauvignon 30% / Roll 30% Grenache 60% / Cinsault 30% Ugni blanc 30% / Syrah 10% Grenache blanc 10% TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: This very Provençal white wine This very Provençal rosé wine distinguishes itself by a good distinguishes itself by a good length on the palate, a strong length on the palate, a strong fruity and floral, freshness and fruity and floral, freshness and everything in sharpness. The best everything in sharpness. The best vines are selected to produce this vines are selected to produce this premium vintage. premium vintage. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Reasoned culture. Mediterrane- Brief fermentation and a macera- an nutrition. Mechanical grape tion that produces a delicate pale harvests by night. Sorting and pink colour. Thermovinification CHÂTEAU BARBEBELLE pressing. Short maceration. CHÂTEAU BARBEBELLE controls the temperature Fermentation and breeding in throughout the process. CÔTEAUX D’AIX EN PROVENCE CÔTEAUX D’AIX EN PROVENCE thermoregulated stainless tank. For 4 generations a family business, SOMMELIER ADVICE: SOMMELIER ADVICE: For 4 generations a family business, Château Barbebelle was a vineyard Ideal for fish and salad. Château Barbebelle was a vineyard This wine match perfectly with in Roman times. It lies high in the Sweet Dry in Roman times. It lies high in the fish and salad. Trévaresse 16 kms north west of Aix Trévaresse 16 kms north west of Aix en Provence, on the old Domitian Sweet Dry en Provence, on the old Domitian Way between Marseille and Apt. In Way between Marseille and Apt. In the heart of a highly protected world the heart of highly protected world shared by vines, cypress, umbrella shared by vines, cypress, umbrella pines, holm oak and cistus flowers. pines, holm oak and cistus flowers. GIẢI THƯỞNG: GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Viognier 100 % Chardonnay TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: The Viognier displays a shiny Beautiful pale and shiny yellow golden colour. The nose is typical robe. This Chardonnay offers a from Viognier aromas: generous very aromatic nose with exotic and fresh with subtle notes of fruits (pineapple) and citrus fruits apricot compiled with savory (lemon pie). Fat and fresh, this peach aromas. In mouth, this well- balanced wine has a good wine is well - balanced with length in mouth. freshness emphasized by a good acidity. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Night harvest on selected plots. Night harvest during the first 15 Vinification at low temperature in days of September. Skin macera- stain-less steel vat. LES GRAINS VIOGNIER LES GRAINS CHARDONNAY tion from 6 to 12 hours. Alcoholic fermentation at low temperature. IGP MÉDITERRANÉE - RHONE VALLEY IGP MÉDITERRANÉE - RHONE VALLEY SOMMELIER ADVICE: SOMMELIER ADVICE: An invitation to taste the wines of To be served between 8°C and An invitation to taste the wines of To be served very fresh (9°C). It Marrenon, produced with great care 9°C. Enjoy this wine as an aperitif Marrenon, produced with great care can be appreciated as an aperitif, to enable the style of each grape or with Mediterranean cuisine. to enable the style of each grape with light plates such as starters, variety or appellation to gently variety or appellation to gently fine fishes and soft cheeses. To express itself. express itself. Sweet Dry drink within the year. Sweet Dry GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: Roussanne and Grenache white. 80% Chardonnay, 20% Viognier TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: This wine is subtle and well Crystalline and pale yellow robe balanced with a nice aromatic with brilliant nuances. The nose is and gustative freshness. intense and fruity with dominant apricot and pear flavours. In WINEMAKING PROCESS: mouth, fruit flavours melted with exotic notes are emphasized by a Night-harvest. Pneumatic press- beautiful round structure. ing, Cold settling and alcoholic fermentation at low temperature (around 15°C) WINEMAKING PROCESS: The grapes are harvested during SOMMELIER ADVICE: the night : early September for the chardonnay and mid-Sep- Best served chilled (10°C). It will tember for the viognier. For each the perfect accompany wine for grape variety, skin contact mac- grilled fish or sea food Also ideal eration during 6 to 12 hours at CLASSIQUE VENTOUX WHITE as an aperitif. PRIVATE GALLERY WHITE low temperatures to reveat the AOC VENTOUX – RHONE VALLEY IGP MÉDITERRANÉE - RHONE VALLEY complexity of their aromas and Sweet Dry give fatness. Alcoholic fermenta- tion done at 14°C – 16°C, then An invitation to taste the wines of This wine is made from grapes ageing on the fine lees. Marrenon, produced with great care selected from Luberon at an altitude between 300 and 500m. The produc- to enable the style of each grape tion of the wines focuses on bringing SOMMELIER ADVICE: variety or appellation to gently express itself. out their aromatic intensity and Best served chilled between 10°C freshness on the top of consistently and 12°C. A perfect aperitif and appealing bodies. match with all fish dishes, vegeta- ble terrines, goat cheese, or Med- GIẢI THƯỞNG: GIẢI THƯỞNG: iterranean dishe. To drink within two years. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: Grenache blanc, Vermentino, Roussanne TASTING NOTES: ATC WINE MERCHANTS The colour is straw-yellow with silver reflects. The nose express- es floral and fruity aromas with white flowers overtone (haw- thorn, acacia) completed by yellow peaches. Wood is slightly percepted and well integrated. The mouth is developed on a well-balanced texture leading to wood and honey flavours. The whole set is dashing on fat balanced with a good acidity. The final reveals roast and vanilla overtones. GRAND MARRENON WHITE WINEMAKING PROCESS: AOC LUBERON – RHONE VALLEY Harvest the first week of October of all the grape types, grape blending in the pressing. 60% of This wine from exceptional plots of the blend is fermented in barrels, land selected for their quality poten- (30% of new barrels) and matured tial. Distinguished and elegant, these during 6 months. 40% of the unique wines are guaranteed to blend is fermented in tank surprise and charm even the most between 12°C and 14°C. Matur- experienced consumers. ing on fine lees during 6 months and blending. GIẢI THƯỞNG: SOMMELIER ADVICE: To be served at 12°C. This wine will ideally accompany a truffle omelette or spiny lobster. Wine for ageing to drink within 5 years. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Merlot Syrah and Grenache noir TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: It’s an intense pink with cherry With its deep salmon-pink color, reflections. There is an aromatic Petula offer a nos of little red palette associated with red small berries, with a touch of stawerries fruits and mineral notes. The and raspberries backed by soft palate is voluptuous and the spices. A sincere and expressive balance is between freshness nose on the fruit and slightly and sweetness. A pleasant wine crispy. The juicy and lively mouth to drink in all occasion. makes this wine a rosé of charac- ter. It is characterized by its WINEMAKING PROCESS: roundness, astronishing redcur- rant and mango notes. This wine The harvest is from early Septem- combining power and freshness, ber to mid‐September during the is a rosé to be enjoyed with any night. The 100% of grapes are meal. pressured by pneumatic pres- PETULA LES GRAINS MERLOT ROSE sure. The only first juice is select- WINEMAKING PROCESS: AOC LUBERON ROSÉ – RHONE VALLEY IGP MÉDITERRANÉE – RHONE VALLEY ed. The vinification is at low and the temperature is controlled. Night-haversted in late Septem- ber. Short skin maceration and This wine is from exceptional plots of soft pneumatic pressing. Alco- Plots located on clayey‐calcareous SOMMELIER ADVICE: land selected for their quality poten- holic fermentation between 14°C or silty slopes. Best served between 8°C and tial. Distinguished and elegant, these and 16°C. Maturing on fine lees 10°C, with assorted cooked unique wines are guaranteed to during 4 months. meats or a Provencal salad. surprise and charm even the most Sweet Dry experienced consumers. SOMMELIER ADVICE: GIẢI THƯỞNG: This wine match perfectly with fish and salad. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir 70% Grenache noir 30% Syrah TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: On the nose, intense aromas of Deep ruby robe. Ripe red fruit, black cherry jam and roasted Black currant and raspberry nuts. In the mouth, light tannic aromas. Very rond wine in structure, very pleasant and mouth delivering a nice spicy smooth with an explosion of fresh note at the end. berries. This wine offers a lot of freshness and elegance with a WINEMAKING PROCESS: finish on ripe dark cherry. Grape are collected in early September. Traditional vinifica WINEMAKING PROCESS: tion with low temperature (16°C - 18°C) Long maceration Harvest between mid-Septem- (20 days) ber and the end of October. Traditionnal vinification, includ- LES GRAINS PINOT NOIR RED ing short vatting (15 days). Soft CLASSIQUE VENTOUX RED SOMMELIER ADVICE: extraction of the grape-pomace IGP MÉDITERRANÉE – RHONE VALLEY AOC VENTOUX – RHONE VALLEY To be served at 16°C with and short ageing (15% of the wine) in French oak barrels. grilled rib roast or cheese. To be drink preferably within This wine is made from grapes An invitation to taste the wines of three years. selected from Luberon at an altitude SOMMELIER ADVICE: Marrenon, produced with great between 300 and 500m. The produc- care to enable the style of each Sweet Dry Best served between 15° and grape variety or appellation to gently tion of the wines focuses on bringing 16°C. This Pinot Noir will pair express itself. out their aromatic intensity and with any appetizer (Cured ham) freshness on the top of consistently as well as all kinds of meats. appealing bodies. Best within 2 years. Sweet Dry GIẢI THƯỞNG: GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Merlot 100% Syrah TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Intense purple robe. Very Steady ruby robe. Vivid Nose of expressive fruity nose (black- fruits (cherries) and spices. The berries) with soft spices. The mouth is forward, frank, on mouth is soft and full with red blackcurrant and soft spices with fruits aromas coming back in a a luscious body. global harmony. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Grapes harvested between mid Grapes night-harvested between and late September. Full maturity mid-September and late Septem- picking. Long maceration, soft ber. Cold maceration before extraction between 22°C - 25°C. fermentation for 2 days. Alcoholic Free-run juice selected. fermentation at low temperature LES GRAINS MERLOT RED LES GRAINS SYRAH RED (18°C-22°C). Free - run juice IGP MÉDITERRANÉE – RHONE VALLEY IGP MÉDITERRANÉE – RHONE VALLEY selected only. An invitation to taste the wines of SOMMELIER ADVICE: An invitation to taste the wines of SOMMELIER ADVICE: Marrenon, produced with great care Marrenon, produced with great care Best served between 16°C and Best served between 16°C to enable the style of each grape to enable the style of each grape 18°C. You will enjoy it for aperitif, and 18°C. Will be a great variety or appellation to gently variety or appellation to gently a strong cheese or a Mediterrane- companion for aperitif, exotic express itself. express itself. an cook. To be drunk within 2 or Italian food. To be drink within two years. years. GIẢI THƯỞNG: Sweet GIẢI THƯỞNG: Sweet Dry Dry ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache noir Syrah, Grenache noir TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Deep ruby color. The nose is A nice and intense violin-ruby red intense, with a dominant black- robe which is typical of a strong currant. In mouth, Grenache concentration. The nose is brings richness and balance. The expressive, fruity and very pleas- final is long and fruity with silky ing with ripe/jammy fruits and tannins. blond tobacco notes. In mouth, sweet attack with dominant fresh fruits. Nice amplitude thanks to WINEMAKING PROCESS: intense aromas, kept up with concentrated tannins which are Grapes harvested end of well structured and integrated, September. Cold temperature not aggressive at all. A rich and soaking of the grapes prior to silky unit. fermentation for 4 days, followed by an alcoholic fermentation at a WINEMAKING PROCESS: controlled temperature (20°C – PRIVATE GALLERY RED 22°C) to get the maximum extrac- GRAND MARRENON RED Grapes harvested late Septem- ber, completely de-stemmed (not AOC LUBERON – RHONE VALLEY AOC LUBERON – RHONE VALLEY tion of fruit aromas. crushed). Long Vatting for 3 to 5 weeks according to the plots. This wine is made from grapes SOMMELIER ADVICE: This wine from exceptional plots of The ageing is done in French oak barrels. 30% of new barrels, 70% selected from Luberon at an altitude land selected for their quality poten- of 1 year old barrels. between 300 and 500m. The produc- Best served a little fresh, between tial. Distinguished and elegant, these tion of the wines focuses on bringing 14 and 16°C. To drink within 4 years. A great match for your unique wines are guaranteed to SOMMELIER ADVICE: out their aromatic intensity and surprise and charm even the most Best served at 18°C, and put in freshness on the top of consistently favourite meats, game, cheeses experienced consumers. decanter 3 hours before tasting. appealing bodies. and especially lamb brochettes Great companion for a beef rib or with fried eggplants. game. Wine for ageing to drink GIẢI THƯỞNG: within 10 years. GIẢI THƯỞNG: Sweet Dry Sweet Dry ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache 100% Syrah TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: The nose is bright, expressive The nose is pure. Some Morello with red fruits and scrubland cherry notes mix with a very charming notes and some subtle smooth and delicate smoked spices appear. On the palate, this aromas. The mouth is bright with wine is defined by black and red an aromatic purity in the back- berries which gives freshy ground. The wine is well balanced aromas. This cuvée is powerful and defined by the cherry. The with soft tannins. The final is full tannins are structured, smooth, of balsamic notes and a lovely but present, in order to add com- smoked perfume. plexity to this cuvée. The length is full of subtle cacao aromas. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: INVENTA LES COMBES The harvest is done at the end of INVENTA LE ROC The harvest is done at the end of AOC LUBERON - RHÔNE VALLEY September. The harvest is totally AOC LUBERON - RHÔNE VALLEY September made by plot selec- destemmed and not crushed. It's tion. Each plot is meticulously made by plot selection. Each plot studied in order to make the is meticulously studied in order to “Le roc” (rock in French comes from harvest at the best time of the “Les Combes” (“coombs” in French) make the harvest at the best time Syrah parcels, located at the foot of grape's maturity. The harvest is shape the Southern slope of the of the grape's maturity. There are one of our most beautiful villages of totally destemmed and not Luberon massif. The Syrah and 2 years of ageing in French oak the northern Luberon massif. The crushed. The ageing last 2 years Grenache grapes growing on these barrels. North ‐ East exposure of these in French oak barrels. parcels can fully and generously ripen and thus present a subtle parcels, their cool climate and their balance between richness and SOMMELIER ADVICE: slow and late ripeness give to this SOMMELIER ADVICE: delicacy. wine a vibrant freshness and great This cuvée is lovely with a rib This wine has an amazing liveliness, along with a rich and fine steak or with a Provencal Stew. pairing with cold cut or a choc- oakiness. This wine has to be decanted and olate cake. has a nice ageingti potential (up to 10 years) Sweet Dry Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 60% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 100 % Syrah 5 % Mourvèdre. TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Full-bodied and filled with cherry A superb intense nose with fruit, barely contained by supple aromas of red and black fruits, tannins on the lingering finish. and spices. On the palate, a beau- flavors of kirsch, fresh black or tiful aromatic palette accompa- white cherries, jammy strawber- nies a generous, full and fine ries, black raspberries, spice, material at the same time. A black pepper, cherry griotte, perfectly balanced wine with a plums and fresh herbs. nice length. Very beautiful Syrah, produced by the essential Stéphane Ogier, winemaker from WINEMAKING PROCESS: Ampuis. Small production, only 7 ha. Old vines and low yield. Hand harvest WINEMAKING PROCESS: and berries’s selection. Maturing STÉPHANE OGIER 10 months in concrete vat. Good STÉPHANE OGIER Small production only 8 HA – LE TEMPS EST VENU ageing potential : 5 to 8 years. SYRAH Vines of twenty years – low yields AOP CÔTES DU RHÔNE IGP (DCR) CÔTES DU RHÔNE Hand harvest – Maturing 12 SOMMELIER ADVICE: months barrel. For 7 generations, the Ogier family Grenache works well with a For 7 generations, the Ogier family has cultivated the land of Ampuis to diverse array of food. Grenache has cultivated the land of Ampuis to offer us what they do best with mag- pairs perfectly with grilled, offer us what they do best with mag SOMMELIER ADVICE: nificent Syrahs. stewed and braised meats like nificent Syrahs. Perfect with Delicatessen, start- beef, veal, pork, chicken and of ers, grilled meats, cheeses ... After studying oenology in Burgundy, course game. Grenache holds up After studying oenology in Burgundy, Stephane Ogier came back with a well to hearty dishes like cassou- Stephane Ogier came back with a Sweet Dry knowledge which allows him to hoist let and it’s a good match for less knowledge which allows him to hoist his wines among the most beautiful in spicy styles of Asian cooking. his wines among the most beautiful in France. Sweet Dry France. ATC WINE MERCHANTS GIẢI THƯỞNG: GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 70 % Grenache noir, 10% Carignan 80 % Grenache noir, 10 % Carignan, 10 % Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah 10 % Mourvèdre TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: This wine offer lots of berry fruit This wine has garnet red color on the palate, with notes of with some brown hues. Full body coffee, spice, and game. With the and spicy mouth. Red fruits Grenache dominant gives aromas charateristics. The tannins are of small red fruits and violets that soft. Long and elegant finish. age into licorice, pepper and spice. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Old vines : 60 years old Hand harvest. The grapes are The grapes are manually picked pressed just before the end of and carefully sorted. The harvest the alcoholic fermentation. The is destemmed, lightly crushed wine is matured in cement vats DOMAINE DE TRAPADIS and put into cement vats. Alco- DOMAINE DE TRAPADIS on fine lees for 20 months. holic fermentation starts due to CUVEE TRADITION natural yeasts. All 3 grape varie- LES ADRÈS RASTEAU – RHONE VALLEY ties are vinified together, with the RASTEAU – RHONE VALLEY SOMMELIER ADVICE: exception of Syrah, which ripens earlier. The grapes are macerated This red wine can be paired with The vineyard is cultivated without for 20 days at a temperature of The vineyard is cultivated without any type of meat, grilled, roasted, herbicides, chemical fertilizers or 25°C.Free run juice is pumped herbicides, chemical fertilizers or braised or stewed. Beef, pork, synthetic products. Small amounts over the must every 4 days. The synthetic products. The soil is game, duck, lamb, sausage, veal of copper and sulphur are utilised in wine is assembled in January ploughed by horse three times a and Asian dishes. addition to fertilizers derived from following the vintage and matured year to preserve the natural balance Sweet Dry animal and vegetal compost. in cement vats on fine lees. and to avoid erosion and compres- Bottling takes place after approxi- sion of the soil. The yield is mately 18 months. controlled by pruning the vines short, debudding twice a year and GIẢI THƯỞNG: by omitting grapes from the young SOMMELIER ADVICE: vines. This red wine can be paired with GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS any type of meat, grilled, roasted, braised or stewed. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah 10% Cinsault 10% Mourvèdre TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Deep purple color and intense A deep almost black colour, this aromatics. Despite its concentra- Gigondas offers an exceptionally tion, this wine posesses exquisite concentrated nose of wild herbs, balance, between dark cherry black olives and black fruits. It is and raspberry fruit, garrigue and rich and mouthfilling, with amaz- herbal & candied floral compo- ing weight of fruit on the palate nents. Fine, very well rounded and balanced by soft rounded tannins make for a velvety texture tannins. Notes of blackcurrant, with a long, satisfying finish. plum and pepper linger on the palate creating an exceptionally long finish. WINEMAKING PROCESS: Hand harvest. Grapes not WINEMAKING PROCESS: DOMAINE D’OUREA destemed, crushed and followed DOMAINE DU GOUR DE CHAULÉ by a long infusion (1 month) Production levels generally aver- VACQUEYRAS – RHONE VALLEY GIGONDAS – RHONE VALLEY age 30 to 32 hectoliters per Ageing in concrete vat to keep the purity and delicacy of the hectare. The grapes are harvest- wine. ed manually and are never Selection of the most qualitative Domaine du Gour de Chaulé was destemmed. There is a three terroir Blend of “Hautes Garrigues” established at the begining of the week cuvaison. Maturing in (red clay gravel) and “Pendants” last century where it was split (blue and yellow marl). Each terroir SOMMELIER ADVICE: between the production of olives French oak barrel during 18 months. brings its originality. The “Gar- Lamb, Cep risotto, Duck with and vines. As the years progressed rigues”, finesse and minerality. The “Pendants”, the power and depth. olives, strong cheeses, Chicken it became more focussed on wine- SOMMELIER ADVICE: tajine, Pot au feu beef and vegeta- making and from the 1970s ble stew, chocolate cake. onwards the estate has been Best served: Between 16 and bottling and selling its own wines. 18°C. Sweet Dry Grilled meats, Serve with duck, GIẢI THƯỞNG: GIẢI THƯỞNG: lamb and beef. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache 50% Syrah, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Very open and highly aromatic on Red dark color with red/brown the nose, reminiscent of a piece of reflections. Explosive nose, fresh fruit, with some fine smoky impressive aromatic palette with elements adding to the aromas of aromas of cedar, mocha, black ripe black fruits – blackberries, olive tapenade, fresh figs and blackcurrants and bilberries. This is balsamic notes (do not hesitate to a balanced, ripe and silky wine, but swirl your glass to aerate the the minerality of the terroir and the wine). Opulent palate with velvety fruit itself shine through, making it and peppery sensations. Rich amazingly drinkable. Although the and powerful, with very fine tannins are clearly present, they tannins. A nice and long finish. combine beautifully with the fruit on the palate. Unfiltered wine. WINEMAKING PROCESS: L’ARBOUSE DE MAS WINEMAKING PROCESS: BRUGUIÈRE LE MAS DES ARMES 360 The plots for this cuvée are Grapes destemmed, vatted by IGP PAYS DE L’HÉRAULT vinified separately. Hand harvest- AOP PIC SAINT-LOUP – LANGUEDOC gravity, juice extracted gently ing is followed by destalking and through “pigeages.” meticulous selection. Part of the This Domain which extends over Naturally occurring yeast and low Founded in 2004, this vintage profits Syrah is vinified with whole twenty hectares is a family story sulphiting. Grenache is maturing in of new plantings of Syrah, the most berries. After the free run, the wine because seven generations have concrete vat and Syrah is maturing opulent and facing south to reach age in oak barrel for 15 months. succeeded each other in this vine- in aok barrels during 12 months. advanced maturities. Aniane is a 1 year maturing in bottle stabilizes yard located at the foot of Pic Saint magical terroir in Hérault, North of the wine before it leaves the cellar. Loup. Montpellier. Thanks to a rigorous The vineyard has turned to Organic SOMMELIER ADVICE: selection on the best soils, the 2 Agriculture. Thus, no chemical input brother winemakers, Marc and Régis SOMMELIER ADVICE: Great with charcuterie, grilled meat Puccini are making this splendid is added to the wine in order to bring To be served at 16°C with grilled and roast poultry, it is also the cuvée, produced in very small quanti- out the characteristics of the terroir rib roast or cheese. perfect accompaniment for: beef ties. during tasting. In addition, red wines To be drink preferably within cheek cooked with carrots, oeufs are not filtered. three years. en meurette, poulet Basquaise, GIẢI THƯỞNG: rabbit with prunes, Duck breast with GIẢI THƯỞNG: Sweet Dry cherries. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah, 72% Syrah, 22% Grenache 10% Cinsault 6% Cinsault TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: This wine has medium ruby red Deep purple, almost opaque in color. La Réserve d’O is rich and colour with an expressive nose of velvety on the palate, then it turns black fruits, pepper, cinnamon, silky on the long finish. Scents of spice and violets. A seductive thyme and bay leaf accent raspber- palate of dark hedgerow fruits, ries, blueberries and black cherries very open and welcoming with an in this concrete-aged blend of 45% explosion of fruit and spice. Grenache, 45% Syrah and 10% Mineral undertones. Cinsault. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Hand-picked harvests. DOMAINE GAYDA Low yielding vines, hand picked, DOMAINE DE LA RÉSERVE D’O hand graded selection, Berry AOP TERRASSES DU LARZAC Long maceration period of 25 days. Traditional winemaking pratices. CHEMIN DE MOSCOU selection and destemmed. Maturing 21 months in concrete IGP - PAYS D'OC Traditional vinification with 2 vat. weeks post-fermentation macer- The vineyard, which is planted on “Chemin de Moscou” is named after ation, 21 months in French oak. limestone gravel, is on a unique site the “Nom Cadastral” (land registry 400 meters above sea level in the SOMMELIER ADVICE: name) of the vineyards around our SOMMELIER ADVICE: Terrasses du Larzac a part of winery in the village of Brugairolles. Spicy beef with fruit, Smoked duck Roast beef, Beef bourguignon, Languedoc. The farming is certified The road leading to these vineyards breast, blue cheese, chocolate Cep Risotto, Lamb, strong both Ecocert Organic and Demeter is called “Chemin de Moscou”, the cake. cheeses. Biodynamic. “Road to Moscow” Representing the best qualities of Sweet Dry Sweet Dry the estate the "Reserve d'O" is a blend of 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah with 10% Cinsault. GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS GIẢI THƯỞNG: GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Syrah 100% Syrah TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: Cassis, chocolate, licorice, smo- Complex mix of aromas, including ked herbs,and ample minerality all hints of smoked meat, peppery emerge from this full-bodied, sexy herbal notes and vibrant blueberry beauty that just begs to be drunk. fruit. Impressive notes of blueber- Possessing ripe tannin, a stacked ries, violets, lilac and hints of choc- mid-palate and a great finish, it olate on the nose. will be better in a year or two and keep for a decade. WINEMAKING PROCESS: Hand harvesting at optimum ripe- WINEMAKING PROCESS: ness. One third of whole bunches, The grape are carefully checked two thirds destemmed without on a sorting table. The alcoholic crushing. Natural fermentation. and malolactic fermentations are DOMAINE GAYDA Light pumpovers and punchdowns CHÂTEAU DE L’OU done in the French oak barrel. VILLA MON RÊVE during 4 weeks maceration. In 2000 This wine is maturing during 14 AOP MINERVOIS LA LIVINIÈRE litres oak barrel and 1600 litres SECRET DE SCHISTES months in a barrel to bring struc- concrete egg tank during 20months ture and complexity to the wine. without racking of the lees. Bottling A dream came true when his wife with no fining or filtration. 6 months Created in 1998 from the meeting of made a miraculous recovery and bottle ageing before release. an oenologist and an agronomist, this hence the cottage became "Villa 40-hectare estate located in Roussil- SOMMELIER ADVICE: Mon Rève" (the house of my dream). lon, has been converted to organic Roasts, game in sauce, blue This incredible story behind the SOMMELIER ADVICE: from the start to in particular offer us cheese, gourmet salads (giblets, name also inspired the wine. Finally, refined and elegant Syrah acclaimed liver), chocolate desserts, etc. Roasts, game in sauce, blue cheese, by the greatest critics worldwide. after all these years we now believe gourmet salads (giblets, liver), Small cuvées to discover absolutely. we have selected an exceptional Sweet Dry chocolate desserts, etc. north facing Syrah that does justice to this uplifting story of "Villa Mon Sweet Dry Rêve“. GIẢI THƯỞNG: GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS GRAPE VARIETY: Grenache Noir - Syrah - Carignan TASTING NOTES: ATC WINE MERCHANTS Compartir offers an awesome nose of black raspberries, crushed flow- ers, exotic spices, and earth, with just hints of subtle background oak. This full-bodied beauty has tons of charm, a layered, seamless texture, and enough structure to keep for upward of a decade. WINEMAKING PROCESS: The grape are carefully checked on a sorting table. The alcoholic and CHÂTEAU DE L’OU malolactic fermentations are done COMPARTIR in the French oak barrel. This wine is maturing during 10 months in a AOP CÔTES DE ROUSSILLON VILLAGES barrel to bring structure and com- plexity to the wine. Created in 1998 from the meeting of an oenologist and an agronomist, this 40-hectare estate located in SOMMELIER ADVICE: Roussillon, has been converted to Roasts, game in sauce, blue organic from the start to in particular cheese, gourmet salads (giblets, offer us refined and elegant Syrah liver), chocolate desserts, etc. acclaimed by the greatest critics worldwide. Small cuvées to discover absolutely. Sweet Dry GIẢI THƯỞNG: GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: Merlot 75%, Cabernet Sauvignon, 15%, Malbec 10% Merlot 50%, Malbec 25%, Cabernet Franc 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10% TASTING NOTES: This wine has a deep ruby color. TASTING NOTES: In the mouth this red wine has red The first impression on the nose, fruits flavors such as cassis, before swirling in the glass, is both blackberry, dark, cherry, vanilla deep and typical of great merlot, and coffee. This wine is powerful with complex aromas of red fruit, and well balanced. blackcurrant, raspberry. Expressive Long, silky and elegant finish. bouquet reveals rich floral over- tones of rose bud and violet. The wine starts out silky smooth on the WINEMAKING PROCESS: palate. Old vines : 25 years old. The finely-grained tannin is very Low yield. polished, silky and already soft on Aging: 12 months in 90% French the middle palate. The aftertaste is oak barrels and 10% American ROUGE CHÂTEAU MERCIER never-ending and remarkably fresh, CHÂTEAU MERCIER oak barrels. TRADITION the sign of a very great PRESTIGE vintage. GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX - CÔTES DE BOURG GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX - CÔTES DE BOURG SOMMELIER ADVICE: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Excellent with beef, lamb, grilled The land using the principles of The land using the principles of veal, game such as pheasant. Area: 15 hectares Integrated Culture and Sustainable Integrated Culture and Sustainable And poultry such as grilled turkey. Soil: Clay-gravel Agriculture since 1984. Agriculture since 1984. Good ageing potential. Aging: 18 months in lined concrete In 2011 the owner launched an vats. Bottled 18 months after the ambitious sustainability program In 2011 the owner launched an ambi- Sweet Dry harvest. and implemented a far-reaching tious sustainability program and environmental program such as implemented a far-reaching environ- mental program such as reduction in reduction in energy and water SOMMELIER ADVICE: energy and water consumption, consumption, along with a reduction in CO2 emissions and chemical This wine is excellent with beef, along with a reduction in CO2 emis- inputs. lamb, grilled veal, game such as sions and chemical inputs. pheasant and poultry such as GIẢI THƯỞNG: grilled turkey. Good ageing poten- GIẢI THƯỞNG: ATC WINE MERCHANTS tial : 3 to 15 years. Sweet Dry GRAPE VARIETY: GRAPE VARIETY: 80% Merlot - 20% Malbec 80% merlot - 20% malbec TASTING NOTES: TASTING NOTES: The wines of Chateau Martinat are This wine has a deep color, and characterized by scents of red spicy and toasted nose. fruits, the tannins are ripe and silky, The mouth is tasty and complex. and the slight woody aromas are Elegant and powerful palate. subtlety melt with an elegant and powerful body. WINEMAKING PROCESS: WINEMAKING PROCESS: Manuel harvest. Plot selection Old vines : 40 years old / Density of 100% new french oak barrels plantation: 6200 vines/ha / Exposi- during 18 months. tion: south-south west / type of soil: clay soil with limestone / culti- vation fashion: debudding –green SOMMELIER ADVICE: CHÂTEAU MARTINAT picking– grass between plant row – average production 35/40 hl per ha CHÂTEAU MARTINAT Grilled meat, chicken and all GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX – CÔTES DE BOURG / picking: manual / type of vats: EPICUREA dishes prepared with sauces. concrete with epoxy – thermoregu- GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX lated / duration of maceration: Sweet Dry Since 1994 Stéphane and Lucie average 3 weeks / ageing: during The soil types of the Côtes de Bourg Donze have been operating a prop- 14 months in french oak barrels / are a mixture of clay, sand and gravel erty of 11 Hectares located on the surface: 11 ha. in varying proportions. right bank of Bordeaux. In the Côtes de Bourg appellation they offer us SOMMELIER ADVICE: This is to be expected, given Bourg’s location near the confluence of the some of the most prestigious wines. Steak, especially richer steak Dordogne and Garonne rivers. The The domain is in green harvest with a dishes such as tournedos rossini. Merlot grape dominates the vine- natural grass cover of the soils certi- Posh burgers. Japanese style steak yards here. It thrives in the areas with fied HVE3 (high environmental value) dishes. Roast duck, even Chinese cooler, moist, clay-rich soils, while style, crispy duck pancakes. Also Cabernet Sauvignon does better in good with game birds such as duck, the gravel and sand-dominant parts partridge and pheasant and with of the Côtes de Bourg. ATC WINE MERCHANTS GIẢI THƯỞNG: dishes that include mushrooms and truffles. Hard sheep cheeses. 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