"Respect for the environment, an impressive winemaking heritage and the sheer quality of the wines
are the ‘driving forces’ behind the label" Neil Sommerfelt, Master of Wine |
| 3 Gold Medals in 2005; 5 Gold Medals in 2006; 7 Gold Medals in 2007 |
Picking the first red grapes
You know we like ripe grapes. That's why this year we've waited until the 30th September to pick the first red grapes. After some white the weeks before, the Syrah is the first to get into the cellar. It is concentrated and smells like blackberry... We've got a wonderful weather: cool, dry and sunny, the conditions you can dream of for harvest time. If it goes on as it is now, we will offer a great vintage to you!
Domaine "Coup de Cœur" Gault Millau 2009
This selection by some of the most influent French guidebook rewards the hard work we're doing for all our wines: the whole Château d'Anglès range is selected, not only top end cuvées. This award confirms our approach for high quality on all wines including our Classic Coteaux du Languedoc and not only the Grand Vin Terroir de La Clape.
This reward comes in addition to the following selections :
- Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009, Bettane & Dessauve
- Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2009
- Les Meilleurs Vins à Petits Prix 2009, edited by the influent Revue du Vin de France
It's finally rainning!
After a beautiful yet dry winter, we finally receive god's blessing: water reserves for a qualitative new vintage. 100 mm of rain (which is a quarter of the annual) have fallen in about twelve days. The vineyard is greener, the flowers are beginning to blossom and, actually, the show was nice to see...
Stone story
The ground of the Terroir de La Clape is essentially composed of hard limestone slides from the mountain. But in Château d'Anglès, the down part of the vineyard grows on pebbles carried away by the Aude river up to the XIIIth century. We heritate from this perfect soil to grow qualitative wines, and here's Mourvèdre grape variety below that will be part of the vintage 2006 blends.
Nice weather
Hello from the beach down the estate, just to tell you that we've got a beautiful month of February and that labor in the vineyard like pruning is going well.
Happy New Year!
Sustainable farming is taking care of the vines with biodegradable products,
and only when necessary, so as to respect the life of the soil and the plant.
Sustainable farming is also about watching the birds lift off the ground and about smelling
the sugary aromas of the flowers of wild arugala when you walk through the vineyard.
Sustainable farming is letting life and the terroir blossom in the vines
so you appreciate them better in the wine...
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:: See the news of year 2006... ::
:: See the news of year 2005... :: |
