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THE ENCOUNTER 2011 We are Julie and Mathieu, students at BSA
(Bordeaux Sciences Agro : Institute of Agricultural Sciences). We don’t know it yet
but in a few years we’ll both be oenologists and engineers,
married to one another, and owners of a vineyard estate
labelled Lussac-Saint-Emilion––nothing out of the ordinary for kids whose two families
are Cognac producers! We are Julie and Mathieu,
students at BSA (Bordeaux Sciences Agro:
Institute of Agricultural Sciences).
We don’t know it yet but in a few
years we’ll both be oenologists
and engineers, married
to one another, and owners of a
vineyard estate labelled Lussac-Saint-Emilion
– nothing out of the ordinary for
kids whose two families are Cognac producers! WANDERLUST AND LEARNING 2013 After graduating from BSA as engineers, and validating our
National diploma of oenologists with the ISVV
(Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin), we fly off to America.
Chile is followed by California, where we discover a whole new wine world:
tradition becomes daring and expertise is casual.
But it’s in British Columbia where we settle down for three amazing
years during which we manage the Osoyoos Larose domain production, a key reference
in the New World wines. After graduating from BSA as engineers,
and validating our National diploma of oenologists
with the ISVV (Institut des Sciences de la Vigne
et du Vin), we fly off to America.
Chile is followed by California,
where we discover a whole
new wine world: tradition becomes
daring and expertise is casual.
But it’s in British Columbia where we
settle down for three amazing years during which
we manage the Osoyoos Larose domain
production, a key reference
in the New World wines. A DREAM COME TRUE 2016 December 2015 marks our return to France. In secret, we dream
of owning our own wine domain on the rive droite
(right bank of the Garonne river, a prestigious wine making location).
After three visits and a revelation, we become the proud
owners of Château La Grande Clotte. This domain was rented
for farming 25 years earlier to the famous French oenologist Michel Rolland and the vines
are absolutely gorgeous. Despite its current state, the château has
fantastic potential and we can easily picture all our
development plans: tasting area, guesthouse, wedding hosting and even a pop- up bar––projects
as limitless as our desires! December 2015 marks our return to France.
In secret, we dream of owning our own
wine domain on the rive droite (right bank
of the Garonne river, a prestigious wine
making location). After three visits and a revelation,
we become the proud owners of
Château La Grande Clotte. This domain was
rented for farming 25 years earlier to the
famous French oenologist Michel Rolland
and the vines are absolutely gorgeous.
Despite its current state, the château
has fantastic potential and we can easily picture
all our development plans: tasting area,
guesthouse, wedding hosting and even
a pop- up bar–projects as limitless as our desires! FORGING STRONG VALUES SINCE 2016 We care for traditional wines that anyone can relate to.
We strive to make wines that taste like history
but can be shared lavishly, plainly, with joy in the heart.
This state of mind is legacy to our time in America.
It’s influenced us in making Château La Grande Clotte a place of wine production but
also a place where family and friends come and
go every season to help or just to enjoy the surroundings and relax. We care for traditional wines that
anyone can relate to. We strive
to make wines that taste like history
but can be shared lavishly, plainly,
with joy in the heart. This state of mind
is legacy to our time in America. It’s influenced
us in making Château La Grande Clotte
a place of wine production but also a place
where family and friends come and go every
season to help or just to enjoy
the surroundings and relax.