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Domaine du Closel
Savennières
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| The tasting room at
Château des Vaults, Domaine du
Closel |
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With a view over the park |
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Ready for tasting: La Jalousie 2001,
Les Caillardaires 2001, Clos du Papillon 2001, Les Coteaux 2001, Clos du
Papillon 1999, La Jalousie 1995 |
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The next generation winemaker at Domaine du Closel
the daughter of Mme de Pontbriand |
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Concentrated on tasting |
Britt Karlsson |
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Madame de
Pontbriand explaining about the Savennières wines from Domaine du Closel |
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Domaine du
Closel, Savennières, Les Coteaux 2001 |
Some
original decorations - it's not
the Sunday dinner |
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Coteau du Layon Chaume
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Some quite happy faces |
Tarte
à l'abricot |
A new vine planted only a few days
ago (mid-May). The red colour comes from a protective wax cover |
Big sticks for small vines: a whole
field with new vines. Preparing and replanting a field can cost around
20,000€ per hectare |
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Château Soucherie
Anjou Chateau
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| A closer look. The soil certainly
doesn't look very fertile |
A
beautiful building at Chateau Soucherie |
And a beautiful view from the garden
over the vineyards |
A vineyard tractor doing some work |
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| Pierre-Yves and Brigitte Tijou,
owners of Soucherie |
Visiting wine enthusiasts |