Jean-Marc Autran

Domaine De Piaugier

Jean-Marc Autran, son, grandson, and great-grandson of wine growers, produced his first wine in 1985 in the cellars built by his great-grandfather, Alphonse Vautour, in 1947. Alphonse, who along the slopes of the Briguières hill had made all his wine in the family’s original property called Ténébi, decided to build the present cave on the side of the road leading up to the Ténébi.

Supported by his father, Jean-Marc increased the size of the domaine and developed the sale of bottled wine. Soon the cave was too small, and Jean-Marc decided to enlarge once again in 1995. Along with his wife Sophie, Jean-Marc now cultivates 30 hectares of vines as follows: 3.5 hectares of Gigondas, 12.5 hectares of Sablet, and 14 hectares of Côtes du Rhône.

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Domaine Dourbie Languedoc White 2005

Domaine De La Dourbie

Domaine Dourbie Languedoc White

Color: White

Category: Still Wine

Type of Vine: Blend

Country/Region: France, Languedoc-Roussillon

Appellation: Coteaux du Languedoc

Vintage: 2005

Alcohol Percentage: 14 %

Format: 750 ml

Rating(s)
Wine Spectator (0-100): 91/100

Aging Time: 12 months in 50-hl tapered barrels

Grape Varieties:
90% Grenache blanc
10% Grenache gris

Tasting Note
Straw yellow robe with shiny, limpid glints. Nose of dried fruit, almond, almond paste. Beautiful balance, great freshness on the palate. Excellent with meals, revives the taste bud with its aromas of white flowers and almond, well-balanced by the subtle woodsy note.

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Alsace

Sheltered from oceanic influence by the Vosges mountains, the Alsace wine region enjoys practically the lowest rainfall in France (only 400-500mm per year) and is blessed with a semi-continental climate, sunny, hot and dry. Situated on the sub-Vosgian foothills, at an altitude of from 200 and 400 metres, the vineyards take maximum advantage of their exposure to the sun, particularly as the vines are trained along high wires. These specific advantages of the Alsace vineyards favor the slow, extended ripening of the grapes, giving wines with very elegant, complex aromas.The geology of Alsace is a real mosaic of soils, made up of granite, limestone, gneiss, schist, sandstone… Such a wide variety of soils, covering about 15 000 hectares, helps to bring out the finest characteristics of each grape variety, while the imprint of a particular terroir gives each Alsace wine its individuality, complexity and own unique hallmark.

J. Seigler Pere Et Fils:

Siegler Gewurztraminer VV 2005
Siegler Pinot Blanc 2006
Siegler Riesling 2005
Siegler Riesling 2006
Siegler Riesling Gr. Cru Mandelberg 2005
Siegler Riesling Gr Cru Mandelberg 2005

Vignoble Klur Clement:

Vignoble Klur Gentil de Katz 2007
Vignoble Klur Pinot Gris VV 2005
Vignoble Klur Pinot Gris VV 2006
Vignoble Klur Pinot Gris VV 2007