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Visit Domaine Marcel Deiss in Hall 7-3 H291 with Vignobles complantés, our winegrower friends who practice complantation: Champagne Geoffroy (Champagne) Domaine Laroque d'Antan (Cahors) Domaine de Beaurenard (Chateanneuf-du-Pâpe) Compania del Vinos telmo Rodriguez (Spain) Terroir al Limit (Spain) Zorah Wines (Armenia) Herrenhof Lamprecht (Austria).
About Domaine Marcel Deiss: Produced in Bergheim, in the heart of Alsace, the wines of Domaine Marcel Deiss are unlike anything we know of Alsace and its vintages. The estate is something of an anomaly in Alsace, experimenting and breaking with convention. Mathieu and his father Jean-Michel are committed to creating wines that truly reflect their terroir. They quickly moved away from traditional methods, focusing instead on the strength of the terroir and the coexistence of grape varieties. The estate has therefore chosen to let the grape varieties “live together” in order to favor the expression of the terroir, the taste of the place, rather than that of a particular grape variety. This process, called “complantation,” consists of growing different grape varieties together in the same terroir. While this method may seem modern in the Alsatian landscape, it echoes ancestral winemaking expertise. “This is where we come from, and this is where we are going”; it is a necessary return to our roots, both for the land and for the body. This agricultural model allows the terroir to impose its unique taste and character. In doing so, the vineyard immediately departs from the classic Alsatian model. Domaine Marcel Deiss fights against the simplification and standardization of wines by grape variety.
Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez´ was established in 1994, inspired by Telmo´s experience in Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Rhône. Since then, along with his long-term business partner, Pablo Eguzkiza, he has championed Spain´s forgotten areas, rejuvenated near exctinct varieties and identified several exceptional sites in Cebreros, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Galicia, Málaga, Alicante, and Toro, truly showcasing the potential of Spanish wines to the world.
Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri is a very old wine-growing estate; the first documents found speak of viticulture in Remelluri as early as 1620. Until the 19th century it belonged to the church and in the 1960s, the Rodríguez Hernandorena family acquired the estate and began a meticulous process of restoring the vineyards. In 2010, Telmo, along with his sister, took charge of the estate, having previously worked there as the winemaker. The plots have always been worked naturally and organically, and today, the entire estate is certified organic. Located in Labastida (Álava), in the foothills of Mount Toloño, the Remelluri vineyards extend along three small valleys that surround the winery. Lindes de Remelluri started during the 2010 harvest when Telmo decided to craft estate wines at Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri using grapes exclusively from the estate´s 90 ha of vineyards. For the families of winegrowers from San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida who had always brought their grapes to Remelluri, Telmo wanted to produce a wine, their wine, in which their hard work and the taste of their terroir is reflected. By 2020, the estate had welcomed new winegrowers who asked to become part of this exciting project, including those from Salinillas de Buradón, Rivas de Tereso, Peciña and Ábalos.
Domaine de Beaurenard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape has been a family-run estate for eight generations. The Coulons brothers, Daniel and Frédéric, have taken over from Paul and Régine and are striving to sustain tradition. Today Victor and Antonin , Daniel’s sons have joined the estate.
The estate covers 32 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape; 25 hectares in AOC Rasteau , Cru of the Rhône Valley and 6 hectares of Côtes-du-Rhône.
In Châteauneuf-du-Pape, we cultivate the « Symphonie of 13 varieties » typical of this AOC, which provide aromatic complexity, strength and balance. The creation of a conservatory with the 13 grape varieties allowed by the appellation, sourced from the estate’s oldest vines, allows us to preserve this precious heritage.
Since 2007, all of our vineyard cultivated organically (Ecocert certified) and even biodynamically (Demeter certified), without synthetic chemicals. This approach is essential for us in order to aim for the excellence of our wines as well as the respect of our terroirs and our environment.
Our history : En 2005 Lydia and Claude Bourguignon, world renowned vineyard’s soil experts, sought to restore a vineyard abandoned following the phylloxeraplague of 1870. During a soil expertise in the Cahors region, they discovered a south-east facing Kimmeridgian hillside located 5 minutes away from the medieval city center of Cahors. The forest clearance carried out in 2006 and 2007 revealed the remains of ancient vineyards plots along side abandoned stone huts (called Gariottes) and walls. Feral vines, an old well stained by copper sulfate and archives brought the final proof that this place had a vibrant viticultural past. The soils were rested under a meadow for a couple of years, until the first rootstocks were planted (2009) at high density (9 600 vines / ha) compared to the regional average of 4 000 vines/ha. It takes 3 to 6 years for the rootstock to establish in this stony, shallow soil before it can be grafted. Several grafting campaigns took place between 2012 and 2019 all with massale selection cuttings sought from famous vineyards. Emmanuel Bourguignon joined us in 2009, the first vintage we sold in 2017 was vinified by Emmanuel Bourguignon. Since then, our cuvées Néphèle and Nigrine are showing more and more complexity, terroir expression and character with every passing year, making us wonder what will be the limit?
The HERRENHOF is as unique as its Buchertberg vineyard. This is where it all began – around 300 years ago, when the estate was still owned by the Chorherren of Vorau. This is also where the name HERRENHOF comes from. At that time, wine was produced on the chalky sandstone soils for the monastery.
Gottfried Lamprecht is the winemaker at HERRENHOF. His great-grandfather acquired HERRENHOF in 1913 because of its very favourable location. The vineyards had since been cleared. In 2006, however, this winegrowing project was revived by Gottfried Lamprecht. Winegrowing is a craft here. The winery has been certified organic since the beginning.
Try the wines from the HERRENHOF! Whether in the vineyard or in the wine cellar: wine is a craft here. The standards for the wines are very high – and you can taste it!
Visit HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT in Hall 7-3 H291 with Vignobles complantés, our winegrower friends who practice complantation: Champagne Geoffroy (Champagne) Domaine Laroque d'Antan (Cahors) Domaine de Beaurenard (Chateanneuf-du-Pâpe) Compania del Vinos telmo Rodriguez (Spain) Terroir al Limit (Spain) Zorah Wines (Armenia).
Founded in 2001 by Dominik A. Huber and Eben Sadie with the idea of making Mediterranean wines deeply inspired by ancient winemaking traditions, Terroir al Limit has fully embraced a biodynamic approach to viticulture, coupled with a gentle, non-intrusive winemaking style. Carefully selected parcels of Grenache and Carignan are individually expressed through a collection of site-specific wines, with a timeless elegance that has become the hallmark of their style.
The Vineyards of ZORAH can be found at 1400m & 1600m above sea level at the foothills of BiblicalMount Ararat in the rural village of Rind in South eastern Armenia. We focus on making wines with ancient native varietals which are indigenous to Armenia and some of which are on the verge of extinction. We work with the Areni grape, which 100% indigenous to Armenia and is considered one of the oldest varieties in the world as well as other native varieties such as Voskeat, Garandmak, Chilar, Ararati and Sireni. Our terroir is blessed with no phylloxera which means no grafting. Limestone and rocky soils make for incredible dranage.Our ancient ultra centennial bush vines can be found at 1600 mtrs. Here the vineyards are not well defined where a mix of varieties are co planted among walnut and apple trees. We have the highest standards and absolute devotion to sustainability and protecting our terroir and therefore only use bio methods of vineyard management. In the winery, we tell the story of our 6000-year-old terroir with most of our wines aging in Armenian traditional amphoras known as Karasi and which echo the millennial traditions of place reflected in the nearby Areni 1 cave considered the world’s oldest winemaking facility , dated 4000BC.
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