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The GILBERT & GAILLARD International Magazine :
Make some room in your lounge for WINE REGIONS from around the world
The GILBERT & GAILLARD International Magazine :
Make some room in your lounge for WINE REGIONS from around the world
EDITORIAL – SYLVAIN PATARD – Editor in Chief CHAMPAGNE: A MATTER OF STYLE Above all else, Champagne is wine. The presence of bubbles, however appealing, sometimes seems to dull our ability to think. So, if you don’t mind, perhaps we should go back to basics, and investigate. Most of the grapes harvested in Champagne are Pinot noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, which are then crushed and settled – as white wines – then placed into tanks or barrels to ferment, again like white wines! Afterwards, the wines are blended to define their style. Batches of wines from that year’s harvest and different growths are carefully combined with reserve wines from previous vintages, shaping the profile of the wine to reflect the house style. There’s the first real clue! They are then placed into bottles – well, well – to promote a secondary fermentation which produces the bubbles. After disgorgement – which prepares them for marketing – the bottles are adorned with a label, a neck band and a cork stopper topped with a foil capsule and a wire cage. The secret’s out, all the clues point to one thing – Champagne is indeed a wine, and an incredible one at that. By drawing on the appellation area’s extensive 34,300-hectare vineyard, its identity can take on myriad aspects. But there is one hard and fast rule that cannot be broken, and that is the consistency of style encapsulated by its brand. This is the essence of this legendary wine which has long travelled the globe, and is also the topic of our major feature report in this issue. 6 WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
Cavavin N°46_Mise en page 1 27/11/2021 10:25 Page 1 CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER Spécial cuvée Champagne € 42.90* DOMAINE EDMOND CORNU et FILS Corton-Bressandes 2017 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru € 100* FOUR WINEMAKERS FOR WINTER 2021 Stéphane RINGENBACH CAVAVIN FONTAINEBLEAU 103, rue Grande 77300 FONTAINEBELAU ( +33 1 64 31 27 96 * fontainebleau@cavavin.fr CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2012 2 e Grand Cru Classé du Médoc 1855 Saint-Estèphe € 134* Sylvie PINOUT CAVAVIN NANTEUIL-LES-MEAUX ZAC des Prés Saints-Pères 77100 NANTEUIL-LES-MEAUX ( +33 1 60 44 04 52 * nanteuillesmeaux@cavavin.fr Xavier ASNAR CAVAVIN AUBAGNE 50, avenur Roger Salengro 13400 AUBAGNE ( +33 4 86 33 50 86 * aubagne@cavavin.fr CHAMPAGNE VEUVE CLICQUOT Brut Rosé Champagne € 52* Patrick Malval CAVAVIN AUBIÈRE 34-36, avenue de Cournon 63170 AUBIÈRE ( +33 4 73 24 55 95 * aubiere@cavavin.fr * Retail price including sales tax WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 7
- Page 1 and 2: CHAMPAGNE, WHERE STYLE IS EVERYTHIN
- Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS - COLUMNS • REPORTS - 8
- Page 5: EDITORIAL - PHILIPPE GAILLARD - Edi
- 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 and 52: BORDEAUX - TRAVEL - Sébastien Mont
- Page 53 and 54: BORDEAUX BORDEAUX - WINE GROWER POR
- Page 55 and 56: “The most important thing is to h
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CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER<br />
Spécial cuvée<br />
Champagne<br />
€ 42.90*<br />
DOMAINE EDMOND<br />
CORNU et FILS<br />
Corton-Bressandes 2017<br />
Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru<br />
€ 100*<br />
FOUR<br />
WINEMAKERS<br />
FOR<br />
WINTER<br />
2021<br />
Stéphane RINGENBACH<br />
CAVAVIN FONTAINEBLEAU<br />
103, rue Grande<br />
77300 FONTAINEBELAU<br />
( +33 1 64 31 27 96<br />
* fontainebleau@cavavin.fr<br />
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2012<br />
2 e Grand Cru Classé du Médoc 1855<br />
Saint-Estèphe<br />
€ 134*<br />
Sylvie PINOUT<br />
CAVAVIN NANTEUIL-LES-MEAUX<br />
ZAC des Prés Saints-Pères<br />
77100 NANTEUIL-LES-MEAUX<br />
( +33 1 60 44 04 52<br />
* nanteuillesmeaux@cavavin.fr<br />
Xavier ASNAR<br />
CAVAVIN AUBAGNE<br />
50, avenur Roger Salengro<br />
13400 AUBAGNE<br />
( +33 4 86 33 50 86<br />
* aubagne@cavavin.fr<br />
CHAMPAGNE<br />
VEUVE CLICQUOT<br />
Brut Rosé<br />
Champagne<br />
€ 52*<br />
Patrick Malval<br />
CAVAVIN AUBIÈRE<br />
34-36, avenue de Cournon<br />
63170 AUBIÈRE<br />
( +33 4 73 24 55 95<br />
* aubiere@cavavin.fr<br />
* Retail price including sales tax<br />
WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 7
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