Domaine Jacky Marteau - Touraine // See maps of France & the Loire Valley below
Antoine de La Farge
The wines of Antoine de La Farge are a new venture for the grandson of Bernard Clément, one of the founders of the Menetou-Salon appellation in 1959 and founder of the famous Domain de Châtenoy. Antoine’s mother inherited 12 hectares (from the original estate) from her father, naming it Domaine de L’Ermitage and running it with her husband, Geraud. After completing his degree in enology and working outside of the family business for 5 years, Antoine joined his parents at Domaine de L’Ermitage, helping them run the estate. In the last few years he has invested in his own vineyards and is making wine under his name.
Antoine de La Farge “Les Petites Roches” Pouilly-Fumé
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Viniculture: Grapes are de-stemmed. Gentle pneumatic pressing. Monitoring of temperatures. Aged on fine lees for 8 months along with regular stirrings.
Alcohol: 12.5% vol.
Appearance: Pale bright gold with green highlights.
Nose: Reveals ripe yellow fruits (vine peach, exotic fruits) then mineral smoky notes.
Palate: The mid-palate is fleshy and full, underpinned by a great minerality and a tension that serve the appealing of this cuvée. It ends on salinity and roundness.
Pairings: It will nicely accompany raw fish, sea fruits, crustacean, white meat, chèvres, hard cheeses (Comté, Salers) and blue-veined cheeses (Roquefort, Saint Agur, Fourme d'Ambert).
Antoine de La Farge “Première Lune” Menetou-Salon
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Viniculture: Grapes are de-stemmed. Gentle pneumatic pressing. Monitoring of temperatures. Aged for 6 months on fine lees along with regular stirrings.
Alcohol: 12.5% vol.
Appearance: Pale bright gold with green highlights.
Nose: Candied lemon aromas, white blossom, grapefruits underpinned with a hint of subtlety and minerality.
Palate: The attack is fresh, intense and harmonious with roundness and deepness. Citrus aromas come throughout the palate (citronella, yuzu) along with exotic fruit and a vibrant finish.
Pairings: It will nicely accompany raw fish, sea fruits, crustacean, white meat, hard cheeses such as Comté, and Salers as well as chèvres.
Antoine de La Farge "La Carrière" Sancerre
Grape: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 12.5% vol.
Appearance: Pale gold with green reflections
Nose: Lovely lemony nose with grapefruit, lime, white flowers and a little note of exotic fruits followed by the special flinty, minerality that the chalky Sancerre soils impart.
Palate: This vintage was warm, so the body is a little fuller, but it maintains a crystal clear minerality, and the off-setting acidity keeps the wine fresh, intense, harmonious, round & deep.
Pairings: Wonderful with all sorts of seafood and fish (both fresh and salt water) and dishes with pork, veal or chicken. A versatile food wine and a delicious, refreshing summer sipper.
Antoine de La Farge Menetou-Salon Rosé
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Soil: Clay and Limestone
Vinification: Manuel harvest with partial de-stemming of the harvest. Initial pressing of the grapes at the entrance to the cellar. Vinification under temperature control. Aging 4 months on fine lees.
Alcohol:
Appearance: Pale pink color with pastel reflections
Nose: Fresh fruit (strawberry, hint of citrus) and white flowers. Nice character with a peppery touch.
Palate: Strawberries, red fruits and vine peach.
Pairings: Summer aperitif made with cold cuts and more or less spicy tapas. Sea bass or scallop carpaccio, as well as with makis, sushi and sashimi. Also, many Asian dishes as well as grilled meats on the Barbeque.
Antoine de La Farge "Les Pierres Chaudes" Menetou-Salon Rouge
Grape: Pinot Noir
Viniculture:
Alcohol: 13% vol.
Appearance: beautiful ruby color with purple highlights
Nose: intense aromas of black cherry and prunes, with slight hints of spice and pepper.
Palate: concentrated with a round attack of cherry and licorice. Elegant and fine with a fresh finish and tasty tannins.
Pairings: Roasted chicken, pork, salmon and other firmer fish
Cave de La Loire
Founded in 1951, Cave de la Loire (also known as Loire Properties) is a co-op that has become a key player in Loire Valley wines. 160 wineries with more than 1,400 hectares entrust their harvest to them. Their expertise has been developed by linking tradition and modern technology. Loire Properties offers a selection of wines from the Pays Nantais (on the western end of the Loire Valley) to Sancerre (on the eastern side of the valley).
The vineyard for these wines is located on the left bank of the Loire over 14 villages from “Sancerrois”. The focus of Sancerre winemakers is usually to express the pure fruit flavors of Sauvignon Blanc and the natural “terroir”. The yields of Sancerre Blanc are limited to a maximum of 60 hectoliters per hectare. Thanks to soils scattered with volcanic stones, white wines from this area are: fine, lively and brimming with fruit.
Philippe Deval Crémant de Loire Rosé
Bottled in “Caves de la Loire”, located to the South East of Angers on the slopes of the Aubance in Brissac-Quince.
Grapes: 100% Cabernet Franc
Viniculture: The wine is preserved for several months after the disgorging that occurs at the end of the maturing on horizontal storage.
Alcohol: 11.5% vol.
Appearance: Pale pink, raspberry color
Nose: Nose of small red fruits, crushed strawberries with a final mouth of pineapple.
Palate: It's fresh & round with a wonderfully acidulous finish.
Pairing: Enjoy as an aperitif or with desserts.
Domaine cedric bardin
The estate, located in the heart of the village of Pouilly sur Loire, operates 13 hectares of vines spread over four appellations: Pouilly sur Loire, Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre and Coteaux du Giennois. For the past fifteen years, this domaine has been trying to work in the most rational way possible, respecting the terroir, using modern techniques and not forgetting the knowledge that was passed down for generations.
Domaine Cédrick Bardin Sancerre
Appellation: Sancerre
Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc; 25-year old vines
Sustainability: certified Terra Vitas
Alcohol: 13% vol.
Appearance: Yellow with golden highlights.
Nose: First, notes of ripe yellow fruit (apricot) and almond paste. The bouquet becomes more complex with notes of yellow plum pie. In the background remains a spicy frame with accents of white pepper.
Palate: Citrus aromas (lemon, mandarin) reinforce the excellent acidity. A pleasant and salivating finish gives the wine a certain persistence.
Pairings: Allies of your oysters and trays of seafood, you will appreciate it as well as an aperitif on a grilled fish or a goat cheese.
Château de la Bigotière
Located in the heart of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine in Val de Loire, Château de la Bigotière has been family owned and operated for four generations. Today, brothers Cedric and Christophe Gobin operate 70 hectares of vineyards. Their Muscadet is produced from 40 year old vines.
Château de la Bigotiere Muscadet
Grape: Melon de Bourgogne
Viniculture: Sur Lie
Alcohol: 12% vol.
Appearance: Pale yellow with light beading in the glass
Nose: light white floral notes
Palate: This drier style Muscadet has fresh light fruits notes with some stony qualities. Hints of lemon citrus.
Awards & Accolade: 2009 Gold Medal Paris
Domaine Jacky Marteau
From the AOC Touraine, the domaine is, above all, a family estate. Fourth generation and inherited from their father, Jacky Marteau, Ludivine and Rodolphe, took over the Domaine in 2010. Rodolphe manages the vineyard and the winemaking. Ludivine manages the marketing, paperwork and orders preparation. And "retired" Jacky Marteau assists in the vineyards.
Domaine Jacky Marteau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
Viniculture: Sustainable farming practices with the grapes selected from the top parcels
Alcohol: 13.5% vol.
Appearance: Light and bright yellow.
Nose: Intense nose citrus aromas enhanced by the suspicion of blackcurrant bud aromas.
Palate: Elegance. Freshness. Citrus- lemon, lime, pith and spice minerality
Pairings: Chevre, asparagus, seafood
Domaine Jacky Marteau Touraine Gamay
Grapes: 100% Gamay
Viniculture: Sustainable farming practices with the grapes selected from the top parcels
Alcohol: 13.5% vol.
Appearance: Violets shades.
Nose: Bright red fruits and violets
Palate: Ripe red currants and raspberries with silky texture and velvety tannins
Pairings: Cold sausages, poultry, summer pasta salads, roasted potatoes
Vignoble Gibault
Patrick and Chantal Gibault own and run this 30-hectare vineyard that extends over 2 designations: Valençay and Touraine. Their vines flourish on the age-old terraces of the Cher, drawing up the goodness of two soil types: flinty clay and clay containing sand, silt and pebbles (locally known as "argiles à cosses"). The Gibaults take an environmentally-friendly approach to tending the vines. (Their estate is certified Terra Vitis.) Their winemaking philosophy gives precedence to extracting as much fruity flavor as possible and just enough tannins to achieve a beautifully structured wine — body and complexity for the Valençay wines, silky smooth punch for the Touraines. This sub-region is bathed in a continental climate under oceanic influence, so the vines are able to thrive amidst mild spring temperatures, plentiful summer sunshine and reasonable rainfall all year round.
Vignoble Gibault Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation: Touraine
Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Viticulture: Vines planted from 1985 to 2000 with a density of 6600 vines/hectare.
Altitude: 100 to 120 meters.
Aspect: northwest facing.
Soil: Flinty clay.
Vinification: Direct pressing with a pneumatic press and cold settling of the juice at 6°C. Thermo-regulated alcoholic fermentation at a maximum of 17°C for up to 15 days.
Ageing: After racking, ageing in fibre tanks for 6 months.
Nose: Nice aromatic concentration dominated by scents of boxwood and blackcurrant buds.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Nose: Grapefruit pith, pomelo, cooked jalapeño
Palate: Clean and fresh with nice length on the finish.
Pairings: As an aperitif, with asparagus, seafood and goat cheese
