VertdeVin Magazine

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to discover this 2020/2021 Winter edition of VERTDEVIN magazine that is my 16th edition. For this issue we chose to explore and taste some wines from France, Italy and Portugal… This magazine wasn’t made as

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a 1er Grand Cru Classé of Sauternes whose origins date back to the 15th century. This vineyard, owned by Silvio Denz, a Swiss entrepreneur passionate about wine, covers 35 hectares, 32 of which are planted. 15 hectares a

Château Haut-Bailly is a family property located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, and a Graves Classified Growth (Cru Classé) since 1953. “It’s probably since the Middle Ages that we have been making wine in Haut-Bailly. Our terroir has always inte

Château Garreau is a property of the Landes, producer of Armagnac and Floc de Gascogne. The property covers 85 hectares of which 27 hectares of vines are planted in a terroir of tawny sands. The rest of the estate is occupied by forests and ponds. Ea

As the oldest winery in Chile, founded in 1850, Viña Carmen’s reputation is not to be made. With a gigantic production and incredibly affordable products, it’s even easier to remember the name. However, as extended as it is, Viña Carmen has still man

winemaker of Château Fieuzal (Pessac-Léognan) Wine is all about sharing with friends or guests, people you want to make happy - That’s my ultimate goal. Daily wine work is an intense and fantastic job starting from vine pruning and finishing with bot

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers fleshiness, a certain aromatic purity, a very fine richness, a very beautiful quality of the fruit as well as a fine gourmandize. It reveals notes of bright cassis, bright black plum and small notes of liquorice

Château de Chénas - Cœur de Granit 2018 Moulin-à-Vent The nose is fruity, racy, well-defined and offers a quite precise fruit. It reveals notes of pulpy/juicy violet plum, juicy blackberry, small notes of juicy blueberry associated with touches of st

Domaine Grand - En Beaumont 2012 Château-Chalon The nose is elegant, racy and offers a fine racy minerality. It reveals notes of juicy yellow nectarine, quince and small notes of pear associated with touches of fresh hazelnut, crushed almond, a sligh

Château Magondeau - Beau Site 2018 Fronsac The nose is fresh, finely tight and offers power. It reveals notes of small blue frutis, wild blackberry, small notes of violet associated with fine touches of strawberry as well as a fine hint of rose, liqu

Château Nouchet 2018 Pessac-Léognan The nose is fresh, aromatic and offers a fine racy power. It reveals notes of ripe wild cassis, ripe plum, small notes of wild raspberry associated with touches of small red berries as well as fine hints of pepper,

La Mondotte 2010 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Premier Grand Cru Classé The nose is elegant, racy and offers a beautiful controlled power, deepness. It reveals notes of wild cassis, blackberry, small notes of incense associated with small touches of black

Château Doisy-Daëne 2018 Barsac, Second Grand Cru Classé The nose is elegant, racy and offers concentration (full of finesse), power (well-built/dosed) and a very beautiful deepness (full of finesse). It reveals notes of kumquat, clementine fresh zes

Campredon par Alain Chabanon 2018 Languedoc The nose is fruity, precise and offers a fine intensity as well as a fine straightness. It reveals notes of small wild berries, blackberry, small notes of small crunchy red fruits associated with discreet h

San Salvadore – Falanghina 2019 IGP Campania Falanghina The nose is fruity, fresh, gourmand and offers a beautiful nose as well as generosity. It reveals notes of ripe lychee, quenette, small notes of fleshy vine peach associated with small touches o

Taboadella 1255 – Grande Villae 2018 Dão The nose is squared / well-defined and offers power, deepness as well as a small intensity. It reveals notes of pulpy Boysen berry, pulpy cassis, small notes of small pulpy/fleshy blue fruits associated with f

Delaforce Fine white Port The nose offers a small power. It reveals notes of dry apricot, dry Mirabelle, small notes of dry yellow currant associated with fine touches of nutmeg, small yellow fruits and a very discreet hint of dry almond. The palate

Domaine Sigalas, Assyrtiko 2017 Santorini Located in the peaceful vineyard of Oia, in Santorini, the vineyards of Sigalas are a traditional beauty. This tank fermented Assyrtiko is the flagship of the estate, it is highly aromatic and clean, with a p

Woodhouse Wine Estate, Dussek – Syrah 2017 Columbia Valley Part of the Woodhouse Wine estates, a small family-owned winery in Washington, Dussek makes bold and dynamic wines. This Syrah is the perfect example as it has an overwhelmingly fragrant expr

Gekkeikan Sake Inc. – 30th Yamadanishiki Junmai Ginjo BMG – Anniversary Special Edition 16% alc – USA The saké is transparent with a pale straw color. The nose is intense with fresh green coffee beans and lot of fruits like banana (isoamyle), roasted

Monluc 2009 Armagnac (Organic) (53.3 °) The nose is fruity and offers a certain power, gourmandize, aromatic purity as well as a very fine intensity. There are notes of peach in syrup, jammy lemon and small notes of orange associated with touches of

Château du Breuil – VSOP Calvados Pays d’Auge (40%) The nose is fruity and offers a small power. It reveals notes of cooked yellow apple, mirabelle plum and small notes of butter associated with fine touches almost citrus. The palate is fruity, well-

Martell – XO Cognac The nose is powerful and offers a certain intensity, a small incisive side as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of dry orange zests, dry quince, small notes of dry flowers associated with small touches of orangette, dry lemon