BORDEAUX COTES : LA SELECTION

At the top of its appellation. The roads of Château Berthenon and the Planteur-Ponz family crossed for the first time in 1953. It was at this time that Paul Planteur (the grandfather) bought this vineyard which was almost abandoned. He quickly passed on the property to his children and it was they (Léa and Henri) who restored the Château and made it prosper.
The relay has been passed on to the third generation (Thérèse and Thierry) since 1999. The estate covers 37 ha, made up of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The year 2017, says Therese Pons-Szymanski, was a heterogeneous year, with good and not so good. Moreover, there will be no vintage 2017 Chloé because the plots concerned froze, but it will be a vintage "pleasure", lower than 2016.
The wines offered for sale in 2018 concern Château Berthenon 2016 and 2017.
His wines are mainly exported to Asia and the United States for 3/4. She has plans to create a vintage made from Merlot and Malbec, and, for now, continues to maintain and beautify the property.

We really enjoy our Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux vintage Chloe 2015, total destemming of the harvest, malolactic fermentation in barrels, aging on fine lees in new barrels 18 months, beautiful material, is a wine of dark color, with a powerful nose cassis and undergrowth, where the distinction is associated with wealth, really tasty. The 2014 is a wine with material, beautiful color and intense aromas of red berries (plum, cherry), a nice finish and very good evolution.
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux vintage Henri 2015, with these characteristic and very persistent notes of gooseberry, smoked and spices, with dense and ripe tannins at the same time, a wine of ample mouth, of excellent guard. Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux red 2016, with a powerful nose that combines blackberry and cassis, ample and solid, silky mouth, a tasty wine, delicate with round tannins. Tasty 2015, combining finesse and frame, with a cherry color, with violet hues and aromas of raspberry, rich in mouth, mixing power and finesse, a wine with ripe tannins.
You will also appreciate the Blaye Bordeaux Blanc Sauvignon 2016, one of the best of the appellation, all in aromatic finesse, harmonious, elegant, with scents of rose and apple, supple but lively mouth.
Crémant de Bordeaux white, same grape, with light bubbles, lively mouth where we find the fresh almond and apple, is frothy foam, like the pink Crémant, which smells strawberry.

Domain in Organic Agriculture and Biodynamic Agriculture adherent Demeter. Hand picked grapes, vatting in clusters, no synthetic chemicals, grassy vines ...
This is a beautiful Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2016, 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a pretty dark purple color, with pronounced aromas of musk, macerated strawberry and undergrowth, a dense wine with tannins ample, well typed. The 2015 combines finesse and concentration, very intense nose (blackberry, blackcurrant), subtly spicy mouth.
The 2014 is excellent, intense ruby ​​color, nose dominated by currant and spices, all aromatic complexity, a wine that combines richness and harmony.
The red Bordeaux 2015, 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, manual harvesting, vinification and aging of 12 months without sulfur and then a little sulfur in the bottling, has silky and firm tannins at once, on the nose complex dominated by ripe cassis and humus.
Very nice Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux white 2015, Sauvignon and Ugni white, manual harvest, vinification and aging on lees in vats for 10 months, harmonious, with a nose of lemongrass and almond, flattering mouth.

A vineyard of 12 ha. Independent Winegrowers. Organic farming.
"I respect the land I grow," says Paul-Henry Nerbusson. If, with organic products, we can manage to preserve the soil, then let's do it! I am a reasoned man. We must think about the economy but also about ecology. "
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Excellence 2015, Merlot 80%, Malbec 10% and Cabernet Franc 10%, 100% barrel aging 2/3 new for 24 months, powerful and dense mouth, with well-blended tannins, complex bouquet where 'intertwine notes of ripe red berries and a hint of licorice, of guard as attests this 2009, with the subtle bouquet and intense at the same time, with notes of undergrowth and cooked fruits, of ample and melted mouth, all in charm.
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux red Tradition 2016, full-bodied and tasty, with ample tannins, silky and very well balanced, a wine with an intense nose (blackberry, currant, spices ...).
Excellent white 2015, 50% Colombard and 50% white Ugni, matured in barrels on lees, with nuances of broom and fresh peach, refined mouth, always very seductive. Beautiful cottage on site.

Family owned for four generations, Château Pont Les Moines is located north of Bordeaux, in the Blayais region, and extends over the town of Civrac de Blaye. Vineyard with an area of ​​29 ha, on clay-limestone soil, where the vines have an average age of 15 years.
A classic grape variety from this region (70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon), which produces colorful, full-bodied and round wines on the palate. The winemaking is traditional, with long vatting and aging in vats for 14 months.

At Château Pont Les Moines, says Eric Barrat, hail has not spared us (80%). For the few remaining grapes, the flower went well, it is a heterogeneous year. The harvests were early, from 30 August 2017 for whites and 22 September for reds. Frozen grapes caught up in maturity those who were not. Whites have all the typicality of Sauvignon, they are aromatic, fruity, lively, persistent, perennial rosés, balanced reds.
Sales in 2018: Bordeaux Supérieur Bran de Compostela 2014 and 2015, Bordeaux 2014 Pont les Moines, whites and rosés 2017. Launched last year, the rosé continues a good progression and is well appreciated. This year, no red 2017 on sale. In 2017, the farm was certified HVE Level 3 by Bureau Veritas.

You will appreciate its red Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Bridge Les Moines Bio 2015, pure Merlot, structured mouth, a beautiful harmony, a wine with aromas of spices and black fruits, well balanced and generous, all in color and in with notes of undergrowth and currant on the palate, with ample and melted mouth. Excellent 2014, with a strong color, a fleshy and fatty wine, with a complex and subtle nose at the same time, dominated by sour cherry, with a supple and very balanced tannic base.
The white Bordeaux 2016, pure Sauvignon, of a good roundness and with a very aromatic bouquet with the connotations of white flowers and lemongrass, is really excellent, while nervousness. See the Bordeaux Superior Castle Bran de Compostela.

Exploitation which is transmitted since five generations from mother to daughter. Vinification without sulfur, use of bio-controlled phytosanitary product. Terra Vitis. "It is in this beautiful green and hilly area of ​​Entre Deux Mers that we operate 40 ha of vines.
The soil consists of soils, according to our islets, clay-gravelly, clay-sandy and clay-silty. This diversity makes it possible to offer wines with strong personalities with aromas of ripe fruit and pleasant to drink from their youth. The expression of the terroir according to the year varies from one sector to another allowing diversity in our range of red and white wines.
Their Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux Cuvée reserve Red Payre 2014, aged in barrels 14 months, bright color, robust, elegant, with ample tannins, a wine both rich and supple, very balanced, intense bouquet with subtle notes wood and cherry cooked in the finish. The Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux red 2015, marked by its Merlot very majority (80%, the rest in Cabernets), breeding vats Inox, perfumed with these notes of raspberry, cassis and morello cherry, is of silky mouth. The dry white Bordeaux 2016, 95% Sauvignon blanc and 5% Sauvignon gris, which has citrus aromas, well balanced in acidity, is all aromatic freshness, full and round.
Pretty Crémant de Bordeaux, pure Sémillon, with light and intense mousse, lively and persistent mouth, rich in aromas (fresh fruit, hawthorn ...), very pleasant.
There is still this Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux The Essential of Château du Payre 2011, presented in a very nice bottle, which has collected the rewards, a beautiful unctuous wine, very fragrant (quince, candied apricot), one of the most pretty bottles of this appellation. Rooms and table d'hôtes.