Wine 2008

According to a local tradition, a Latin inscription found in the underground galleries of the Château dates its construction back to the 13th century. But the first of its known lords was Guillaume -Raymond d’Agassac in 1172, Lord of Blanquefort. In 1792 the first vine was planted and the winery created. The vineyard spreads on 43 hectares. The grape variety is: Merlot 50%,...

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...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. With the 2008 Chianti Riserva...

Chateau du Rocher date back into 15th century as viticultural property, belonging to the Montfort family in Saint-Etienne de Lisse . After a succession of different family members Chateau du Rocher is now the property of Baron de Montfort . The vineyard cover 16 hectares all in one plot planted to 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. With the 2008...

The vineyard cover 12,5 hectares all in one plot planted to 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc.

Since 1878 the Oddero family has been synonymous with tradition and high quality Nebbiolo wines from the Langhe 's top vineyards, and it was in 1951 when brothers Giacomo and Luigi Oddero began bottling their family's wines. Located in Santa Maria, a frazione of La Morra, in the heart of the Barolo zone, this distinguished family firm under the direction of Mariacristina and...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to...