Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public gardens line the curving river quays. The grand Place de la Bourse, centered on the Three Graces fountain, overlooks the Miroir d’Eau reflecting pool.
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Les Tètes is focused on bringing fresh and fruity competitively-priced wines that are grown organically and fermented with native yeasts and with only minimal sulfur added. In their own words, “Les Tétes is about friendship, and wines you drink with friends.”
Former Microsoft executive Pierre Bernault purchased Château Beauséjour in 2003, and realized upon moving in that the vineyard, having been mismanaged by its previous owners, had seen better days. He brought on Stéphane Derenoncourt and Simon Blanchard of Derenoncourt Consultants who immediately went to work with him in an effort to salvage this once pristine…
The Chateau des Antonins is housed in a 13th century convent that was built for the monks of the order of Saint Antoine. After the French Revolution, the property passed into the Roquefeuil family, and in 1985 Geoffroy and Martine Roquefeuil took over this historic property along with its vineyards. The domaine is located in Pondaurat on the left bank of the Garonne near the Graves appellation. The domaine consists of 24 hectares of red grapes, and 3 hectares of white. The reds are planted 53% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. The white vineyards are 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. The final blend for the red and white wines varies each year according to the harvest.
This estate was purchased by the Sanfourche family in 1917 and is currently managed by the fourth generation winegrower, Jean-Louis Sanfourche. Planted mostly in clay and limestone, the wines are clean, well-made, and vinified exclusively in cement, no oak used.
A rich, full, aromatic mid-palate dessert wine with a complement the clean finish. These are the perfect go-to whites that pair well with anything from fish to poultry, picnic fare to Indian curries.
One of the few organic producers in Bordeaux, Jean De Fré took over this small farm in the 80s and converted to organics. The wines are delicious, beautifully made, clean, and super reasonably priced. Nice to see all these things from Bordeaux!
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