The Great Wines of Dominique Laurent

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Find Dominique Laurent wines available to buy < The adventure of the Dominique Laurent estate The prestige of the estate began in 2006, with Mr. Dominique Laurent, renowned for his negociant wines. He started out with his son and created the structure in which they practiced the winemaking profession. For the most part, they rent the vines from Domaine Hagelin-Hayer, the estate of a former Vosne-Romanée winemaker. The Laurents vinify only from unstemmed grapes, and age their wines without sulfur. This... Read more

Meet Domaine Bruno Clair, great Burgundy wines

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The Bruno Clair estate Bruno Clair is the grandson of Joseph Clair, originally from Santenay, and Marguerite Daü, from Marsannay, whom his grandfather met while stationed in Dijon during the First World War. Bruno settled against a backdrop of family discord, and began by creating his own vineyard, replanting in Marsannay and clearing above the Morey-Saint-Denis hillside. Part of the family vineyard was sold by a family member to Louis Jadot, and the rest... Read more

All about Châteaux Guiraud

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 Chateau Guiraud, the origins of a great château In the past, Chateau Guiraud was known as the "Maison Noble du Bayle". Its name comes from Pierre Guiraud, a Bordeaux merchant who bought the estate in 1776. In the 1855 classification, it is listed as a Sauternes premier cru classé. The Bernard family, then the Maxwell family following a marriage, acquired the estate from 1861 until 1932. These were Guiraud's golden years. Indeed, Chateau Guiraud benefited from... Read more

Complete guide to French vineyard vintages

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Comptoir des Millésimes' Guide to French vineyard vintages. The classification is based on a rating from 0 to 20. This little guide will help you with your purchases of grands crus, with ratings for all vintages from 1945 to 2011. You'll find the major French wine regions: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône, Champagne and Alsace. Let this vintage map guide you in your search. Find the most prestigious bottles of wine in their finest vintages! You can also download... Read more

All you need to know about Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot's fine wines

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The Jean-Marc Boillot estate Jean-Marc Boillot set up in 1985 after having vinified for Olivier Leflaive Frères. He started by renting a few plots in Pommard, which he supplemented with vines in Pommard and Volnay inherited from his father's side in 1988 (thanks to his other grandfather Étienne Sauzet), representing a third of the Étienne Sauzet estate. The domaine now has 11 hectares of vines - 5 red and 6 white (including generic Burgundy) - and produces, with a négociant's hat on, the... Read more

All about Domaine Patrice et Michèle Rion

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Domaine Patrice et Michèle Rion The domaine was launched in 1990 from a few parcels that Patrice and his wife Michèle owned separately. It really took off when Patrice left Daniel Rion's domaine to set up on his own in 2000, building a cellar and winery on his property and offering a few cuvées for the trade. Maxime, their son, joined them after completing his oenology studies. In 2006, the estate expanded... Read more