Secret Cellar
What is our "secret cellar"?
In order to thank you for your loyalty and to make you benefit from the jewels that Cepages brings from private cellars in France, we offer you privileged access to prestigious bottles in old vintages from legendary and renowned estates, in limited quantities because unfortunately very rare .
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Corton Charlemagne |
From this Winery
It is an top organic white wine from Languedoc-Roussillon produced by Domaine Gauby. It is a great white wine produced in limited quantities that ferments and ages in barrels for 12 months, and expresses intense aromas of fresh and dried fruits and minerals for a full-bodied and savory sip.
Chablis-like limestone and shell aromas, Flavors wonderfully spicy and full, focused and direct. Chardonnay with a lot of depth and texture and a crisp mineral-laden finish.
Located in the middle of hillsides, this premier cru is distinguished by its clay-limestone, stony and well-draining soil. Antoine Jobard cultivates his Chardonnay there according to reasoned and organic principles and seems to have mastered the art of winemaking to perfection. Indeed, when tasted, the wine presents a nicely contrasted aromatic bouquet, fine and intense. White fruits, white flowers and citrus mingle with gourmet notes of praline, cooked pear and smoke. The mouth does not leave us indifferent either. Its striking balance is characterized by great depth, freshness and a saline finish.
This Hermitage Vin de Paille is a surprising nectar, which benefits from the subtle balance between fruit, sugar and freshness.
Located between Les Porusots and Les Charmes, this premier cru comes from a limestone rich plot that imparts superb minerality and unrivalled tension to the wine. This is a wine built to age and will seduce in years to come with its complexity, concentration and one of a kind aromatic persistence.
One of the few Bordeaux produced using all 5 allowable grape varieties. The melange of flowers, spice-box, cherries, wet earth and cocoa smells just great. On the palate, things get even better with all the sweet, fresh, energetic, juicy, ripe, soft, textured, red fruits, spice and herbs in the finish.
Château Montlandrie is a domaine founded by an Italian family at the end of the 19th century and now owns 12 hectares of vineyards.
The wine produced by Denis Durantou of L'Eglise Clinet is very attractive with its round and fresh fruit.
It is made with 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and uses 45% new barrels.
Nose on blackcurrant and blueberry.
Dense juice of black fruits, smooth tannins, and good acidity keeping it fresh and balanced. Savoury finish with good length.
Bouquet of beechwood and brambly stemmed fruit. Palate has medium tannins and lifted acidity with sour red cherries. Finishes long with nice purity of fruit. Absolute deliciousness, albeit still very young! The purity of fruit, structure, acidity, and balance are all in place. Deep and rich bing cherry fruit laced with Volnay terroir.
Elegant, well balanced, long. With typical Gevrey aromas and flavors, ie dark fruits and smoked meat. Tannins are mature and integrated. Just the right acidity. This wine drinks well above its classification.
Nose dominated first by dark berries (blackberries, hints of black currant) and blue plums. After a while in the glass, wonderful gushes of provencal spices complement the sweet fruit. Full bodied attack with smooth tannins, high concentration of fruit in the middle part, and a fresh and spicy finish. Long and mineral aftertaste where the fruit and the spices compete for attention. Remarkably elegant in the mouth. It is superb right now.
Bright red cherry with subtle spice hints. Good acidity, good weight, structured, with polished tannins. Good terroir transparency. Could be enjoyed young.
This cuvee includes some Clos Prieur 1er cru fruits and averages over 60 year old vines. Intense aromatic of meat spice, stem and florals.Very powerful and brooding, with great energy and balancing structure. Easily could pass for an great 1er cru with depth, black fruit, tarry/roasted notes. Drinking wonderfully but it will last another few years.
Ripe cherries, freshness, minerality, spices. Earthiness but still soft fruit on the palate. The tannins are smooth, and the acidity is present. Purity is the key word.
This wine is at its peak.
Absolutely stunning. Bright, pure and balanced. Ripe berries, smoke, olive and floral notes. An iron fist, yet extremely elegant, almost Burgundian in style. This will age beautifully.
Bouquet of beechwood and brambly stemmed fruit. Palate has medium tannins and lifted acidity with sour red cherries. Finishes long with nice purity of fruit. Absolute deliciousness, albeit still very young! The purity of fruit, structure, acidity, and balance are all in place. Deep and rich bing cherry fruit laced with Volnay terroir.
Mid shoulder level. Some damage on the label.
Tasted in March 2022: Opened 2hrs before but didn’t decant it. Aromas of cherry, leather, mushrooms, cedar and then rose petals. Medium garnet appearance. On the palate, flavor of cherry, red plum, leather and chocolate and and hint of pepper. Really well balanced and with a gentle finish. The flavor did not fade even two hours after opening. A truly great wine.
It owes its unique qualities to the genius of its terroir as well as to the passionate work of a succession of generations. It’s a remarkable wine that comes from a combination of characteristics that are only rarely found: finesse, elegance, complexity, density, intensity, length and freshness. Although its tannic concentration may be exceptional, it’s rare to detect astringency.
The great vintages are distinguished by their formidable ability to move us. The lesser vintages give pleasure to wise enthusiasts. They offer the advantage of evolving very rapidly and, reveal, after a few years, instead of power, this subtlety that is the prerogative of great terroirs.
Château Margaux has an extraordinary ability to evolve. Over the years, it has developed a finesse, an aromatic complexity and a remarkable presence on the palate.
Good balance of earthy aromas with some remaining red fruit, this showed some black tea, mushroom and Asian spice character. Persistent and long on the palate with a great finish. Less density and power than I hoped for, but still a superb wine.