Wine 1996

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Estephe in Médoc. Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and ist vineyards cover around 12 km² on the banks of the Garonne. The...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Graves (from French: gravelly land) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux. The name Graves derives from ist intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the...

The Haut-Médoc is a Bordeaux sub-region, consisting of the area in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Ist name comes from (Pagus) Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe. Red Bordeaux from Médoc is generally made from a blend of grapes from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Graves (from French: gravelly land) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux. The name Graves derives from ist intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the...

Château La Bridane is a small family winery of a mere 15 hectares. The castle, which partially encloses the western end of the Saint-Julien village, has belonged to the families Blancan and Saintout for nearly 300 years. The wine castle is located on the heights of Saint-Julien overlooking the river Gironde. This is one of the better areas of the Medoc district. With...

Burgundy wine (French: Bourgogne) is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as Burgundies - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from Chardonnay grapes. The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of...

The Listrac-Médoc appellation is situated in the north-west of the Gironde County. This area, baptised The Roof of the Médoc, reaches a height of 43 metres above sea level. Fourcas Dupré took its name in 1843, when attorney Jean Antoine Dupré became its owner. Since 1970, the Pagès Family has continued in the same tradition. 60% of the vineyards is planted on gravelly soil...

A "La Croix Catusseau ", bordering the legendary Pomerol plateau, the vineyards of Monregard-La-Croix plunge towards the beautiful lands of ancient sands of Saint-Emilion. Three generations of the Audy family, well known because owner of other property in Pomerol, like Château Clos du Clocher, Bonalgue, Monregard Cross, the High Conseillants. 1924 bought Jean-Baptiste Audy,...

The Listrac-Médoc appellation is situated in the north-west of the Gironde County. This area, baptised The Roof of the Médoc, reaches a height of 43 metres above sea level. Château Clarke dates back to the 12th century, when Cistercian monks at the Vertheuil Abbey in Listrac planted the first grapevines. In the year 1771 the Irish knight Tobie Clarke bought the vineyards...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Pomerol in Bordeaux. The wines of Pomerol have a high composition of Merlot in their blends are considered the most gentle and least tannic and acidic of Bordeaux wines. Cabernet Franc, known in this area as Bouchet is the second leading grape and helps to contribute to the dark, deep coloring that is typical of Pomerol...

Moueix, is a Bordeaux négociant house founded by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1937, situated on the Quai du Priourat in Libourne, in the Bordeaux wine region of France. The company operates exclusive distribution for select châteaux of numerous Right Bank wines, and manages ist own portfolio of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion estates. The most famous Chateau owned by Moueix is Chateau...

The wine was selected by the famous association Cavalieri die tartufi e del vino di Alba. The Order of Truffles and Wines of Alba was founded in 1967 to promote world-wide the oeno-gastronomic pearls of Barolo and Barbaresco. With the 1996 Barolo Pilone Cascina Bruni Giuseppe Veglio Cavalieri del Tartufo e dei Vini, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very...