Bordeaux futures, movies and statistics
Movies are part of our thoughts during this time prior to present our wine futures. Our organization strangely looks like a film festivals: Cannes, Hollywood, Bordeaux, same world? Cannes chose a beautiful picture of Marilyn Monroe for its official p...
Calm
This is the calm before Parker’s notes on 2009 Bordeaux. They are supposed to be published before the end of the week. I received this morning three books written by Paula Moulton "Seasons Among the Vines". Thank you Paula - I will put our copy in Va...
Short resume of past activities
Saturday 18, a lovely young couple came to celebrate their first anniversary in our “chateau”, very romantic!Monday, February 20, a representative from the classification commission came to see us to check our application for Valandraud. This young...
Stats
Our 2011 sales statistics give a fairly accurate vision of our activities by country. The trend expected for this year 2012 is sharply higher due to the shipping of the 2009 vintage and our new challenges (Russia, Southern wines, etc.) which will signi...
3 toques in Gault et Millau
I received by mail a plaque with three toques from Gault et Millau to reward the meals we host in our house and Murielle’s talent as a chef, except that I do not know who was responsible for it (and who sent it)?These three toques from Gault et Milla...
Blind tasting 2008 Bordeaux
Following a tasting organized by English wine merchants, Jancis Robinson published her notes. Valandraud ends up amongst the best Bordeaux in 2008 in Saint Emilion, I also noted the confirmed success for Angelus, Cheval Blanc, Troplong Mondot which rec...
James Suckling and 2009 Bordeaux
It would be an understatement to say he liked the 2009 Bordeaux, at least for the wines my company produces, with a few rated below 90 points, such as Baby Bad Boy, Claud Chapel, Bellevue de Tayac and 3 Valandraud.These wines averaged 89/100, which is ...
Business is back
This cold weather makes our meals seem comforting, especially when they are shared with friends, and this Sunday, we organized a simple meal for 7 people and tasted wines blind!Entrée: Iranian caviar and the perfect pairing with a bottle of Roederer C...
3 girls and 1 boy
What a nice title for this group I met at the Cordon Bleu’s tasting school in Paris and who came to shoot a film - I did not really understand the exact theme.In any case, it was a great opportunity to eat and drink with wine lovers who are not bored...
Guide Hubert – Lalande de Pomerol
In the 2012 Guide Hubert, le Domaine des Sabines 2009 was given 4.5 glasses out of 5 by Hélène Durand! Our property in Lalande de Pomerol has been very well received by critics who have given this cuvee some good notes, and especially with our client...
Swedish trip with our agent and Andreas Larsson
Departure for Stockholm on February 2 via Paris. I traveled the Bordeaux –Paris portion with Ronan Laborde from Château Clinet.The purpose of the trip to Stocholm was to attend an event organized by our agent at the beautiful restaurant Operakällar...
Vinum
In the January/February issue of the German magazine Vinum, I read an article written by Barbara Schroeder and Rolf Bichsel on the 2009 futures with nice comments on Valandraud red and white.For the first time, an article on me, written in German, was ...
