Airports... not so much. My fellow Berliners have proven that sufficiently. But they do know how to taste wines! The four gold medals we received for our La Grange wines are ample proof of that.
We are especially delighted about the gold medal for our new wine 'Tradition Grande Cuvée' because this was the first year we ever made it. The grapes - Chardonnay, Sauvignon and small amounts of indigenous grapes - come from excellent vineyards like 'Pabiro' and 'Champ de Monsieur'. Our winemaker Thomas Raynaud gave this wine time to develop it's personality. The jurors in Berlin were enthusiastic about the density, subtle aromas, complexity and length of the Grande Cuvée.
The portugese know what's good. They awarded a gold medal to our La Grange Cabernet Sauvignon 2013.
It was for the first time that Portugal hosted the wine competition 'Portugal Wine Trophy'. The venue of this international competition was the picturesque cultural park 'BOEIRA' near the city of Porto, well worth a visit if you ever travel to Portugal.
The grapes for our Cabernet Sauvignon come from a vineyard directly behind our winery and that we planted only five years ago.
2013 was the first year we harvested these grapes and the quality of the grapes is fantastic - as the gold medal proves.
It's no secret to the wine world anymore that women have a more highly developed sense of taste than men.
Icône 2012, from our top line Castalides was awarded a gold medal.
Castalides Édition 2012 and Terroir Syrah 2012 were awarded a silver medal each.
Castalides Réserve 2012 was awarded the bronze medal.
We think these women have excellent taste!
There are infinite Grand Cru locations at Bordeaux but very few in Languedoc. One of these select locations is AOP Pézenas and La Grange is proud ot be part of it. This means that we grow wines of exceptional quality in our vineyards, which, of course, we knew all along. That is the reason why we have won so many medals and awards already: 29 gold and 28 silver medals since 2010. Results we are proud of.
The independent wine guide 'Guide Hachette' evaluates a large number of different wines from France, Luxembourg and Swizerland each year.
Only the very best wines receive the coveted Guide Hachette awards. The Guide Hachette 2014 has awarded two stars to our 'La Grange Castalides Édition 2011'! This wine's intense bouquet convinced the jury with it's mix of cassis, blackberry and a hint of licorice and menthol. It is fruity and has a very round and pleasant aftertaste that goes well with meat dishes.
But Guide Hachette are not the only ones to like our Édition. Gilbert & Gaillard awarded four medals to our wines. The fruity Chardonnay Terroir 2012, our Cabernet Sauvignon Terroir 2011, the Édition Castalides 2011 and our Réserve 2011 all received a gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard. Édition Castalides 2011 has also received two silver medals from the prestigious Concours Mondial in Brussels. We are very pleased about these awards and we hope that you will enjoy our wines as much as the juries did.