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BORDEAUX – WINE GROWER PORTRAIT – 52 WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE Romain Roux in his Médoc vineyards at PuyCastéra
BORDEAUX BORDEAUX - WINE GROWER PORTRAIT - – WINE GROWER PORTRAIT – FROM ENTRE-DEUX-MERS TO THE MÉDOC ROMAIN ROUX, BORN TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR! The four chateaux are his pride and joy. You can’t help but like Romain Roux. Possibly a little gruff, by his own admission, but this immediately disappears behind his loquaciousness, his joviality and his ability to listen to others. After dreaming of a career in finance, he ultimately chose a job that brings him down to earth every day. And he certainly is not complaining. By Sylvain Patard – Photographs: © Sylvain Robin Romain Roux did not want to be a winegrower, and he explains why: “It’s hard work, and not necessarily well-paid. But if you can make a living out of it, it’s the best job in the world”. He actually wanted to become a trader. “I sleep very little and I used to take great pleasure in watching stock markets open around the world”. Unfortunately, in 2000, his father had a serious health problem, so after passing his Baccalauréat, Roux attended agricultural college so that he could help him at the end of his course. “I realise now that because of this, I have been able to spend time with my family and my childhood friends every day, whereas if I had found a job in finance in London or somewhere else, I would probably have only seen them once a year”, he admits. COMPANY DIRECTOR AT 26 In 2005, he considered no longer working with his father because of a disagreement. In the end, his father suggested he establish a company that Roux would manage, realising that his son needed independence and only one person WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 53 WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 53
Page 1 and 2: CHAMPAGNE, WHERE STYLE IS EVERYTHIN
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS - COLUMNS • REPORTS - 8
Page 5 and 6: EDITORIAL - PHILIPPE GAILLARD - Edi
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Page 9 and 10: PERFECT HARMONY - CIGARS AND CAPE B
Page 11 and 12: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - Reserve wines
Page 13 and 14: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - an opportunity
Page 15 and 16: TASTING TASTING — RARE BOTTLE —
Page 17 and 18: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - some oddities.
Page 19 and 20: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - Mathilda Tedes
Page 21 and 22: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - WINTER 2021 GI
Page 23 and 24: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - Odilon de Vari
Page 25 and 26: CHAMPAGNE - STYLES - Nicollas Vall
Page 27 and 28: MAKE SOME ROOM IN YOUR LOUNGE FOR W
Page 29 and 30: RHONE VALLEY - BLENDING - Château
Page 31 and 32: Olivier Rouquet at Isolette RHONE V
Page 33 and 34: RHONE VALLEY - BLENDING - Edouard G
Page 35 and 36: RHONE VALLEY - BLENDING - appellati
Page 37 and 38: VINS DE FRANCE - INNOVATION - Harve
Page 39 and 40: VINS DE FRANCE - INNOVATION - repre
Page 41 and 42: VINS DE FRANCE - INNOVATION - even
Page 43 and 44: VINS DE FRANCE - INNOVATION - DOMAI
Page 45 and 46: Sweeping vistas of the Tour Castill
Page 47 and 48: BORDEAUX - TRAVEL - taken, none of
Page 49 and 50: A hot-air balloon display at Châte
Page 51: BORDEAUX - TRAVEL - Sébastien Mont
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Page 57 and 58: CIDERS - DISCOVERY - In the west of
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Page 61 and 62: Michel Legallois in his cider works
Page 63 and 64: CIDERS - DISCOVERY - Dominique Le B
Page 65 and 66: HUNGARY - RENAISSANCE - The desicca
Page 67 and 68: HUNGARY - RENAISSANCE - Samuel Tino
Page 69 and 70: HUNGARY - RENAISSANCE - Vivien Ujv
Page 71 and 72: HUNGARY - RENAISSANCE - Brother and
Page 73 and 74: HUNGARY - RENAISSANCE - Zoltán Dem
Page 75 and 76: SPAIN - DESIGNATION - Clusters of g
Page 77 and 78: SPAIN - DESIGNATION - Josep Maria B
Page 79 and 80: SPAIN - DESIGNATION - in terms of c
Page 81 and 82: SPAIN - DESIGNATION - RAMON CANALS
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Page 85 and 86: PORTUGAL - MARKETS - José Luis Oli
Page 87 and 88: Casa Santos Lima’s vineyards with
Page 89 and 90: PORTUGAL - MARKETS - Hillside viney
Page 91 and 92: ITALY - DISCOVERY - Although Primit
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Page 95 and 96: ITALY - DISCOVERY - climate is char
Page 97 and 98: ITALY - DISCOVERY - Podere Don Cata
Page 99 and 100: ITALY - DISCOVERY - non-experts ali
Page 101 and 102: ITALY - NEW APPELLATION - In actual
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ITALY - NEW APPELLATION - Armando S
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ITALY - NEW APPELLATION - Serena Wi
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ITALY - NEW APPELLATION - The Manza
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ITALY - NEW APPELLATION - Valerio C
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The South African viticultural land
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SOUTH AFRICA - NEW VARIETIES - ‘I
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SOUTH AFRICA - NEW VARIETIES - At c
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SOUTH AFRICA - NEW VARIETIES - bree
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SOUTH AFRICA - NEW VARIETIES - Crem
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STARS - & WINE - Courteney Cox: “
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CONTACT - DETAILS - CIGARS - PAGES
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Pages 126 to 138 TOP WINES OUR SELE
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FRANCE - Champagne PUBS_CUVEES_G&G_
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FRANCE - Champagne CHAMPAGNE RÉMI
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FRANCE - Champagne Dom Caudron’s
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SPAIN - Catalonia SPAIN OUR WINTER
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ITALY - Venetian ITALY OUR WINTER S
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