Cape Cru - a tasting of unique wines
  • Leeftijdsverificatie

    Het aanbod van onze online shop is gericht op mensen die minimaal 18 jaar oud zijn.
    Bevestig uw leeftijd om door te gaan.

Domaine Brégeon

Fréd Lailler

This domain was started in 1975 by André-Michel Brégeon and under his leadership the domain grew into one of the best domains in the region. In 2011, he handed over the domain to Fred Lailler, a winemaker born in Gorges who completed several internships after graduating from the lycée in Montreuil-Bellay and returned to his native region. Michel Brégeon passed on his passion for the region's grape, melon de Bourgogne. André-Michel Brégeon had no successor and saw Fred Lallier as his ideal successor. The wines of both winemakers show that the terroir of the domain gives a unique expression of this grape. More than 8.5 hectares of vineyard in the crus Gorges and Clisson, where the soil is extremely rich in granite, form the basis of the various wines. The vines on the vineyards have an average age of 65(!) years and the planting is 7,000 vines per hectare. Domaine Brégeon stands for Muscadet's with the potential to age enormously and that has contributed to the cult status that the domain has achieved over the years. Instead of making high yields and a commercial wine every year using fertilizers, herbicides, chaptalization and commercial yeasts, Brégeon has always stood for viticulture as we like to see it. The domain is certified organic and traditional techniques are used in the cellar, such as natural fermentations and long-term aging in underground tanks. All this leads to a series of unique wines that excel in minerality and are very refined. Website: www.domainebregeon.com


French Wines

Many famous and very special wines are made in France. It is perhaps the wine country with the greatest wines and grapes. From the north east to the border with Spain, wines are made from many different grape varieties. Wine is part of the country's culture and a meal without wine is unthinkable here. French wine regions such as Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, Loire, Alsace, Jura and Languedoc are just a few of the unique wine regions that can be found in the country.


French red wine

The main grapes for red wine in France are, without wanting to discredit any other grape variety: pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah. Pinot noir is the grape variety of Burgundy and great French wines such as Volnay, Pommard, Corton and Clos de Vougeot are made from this grape variety. Cabernet sauvignon and merlot are mainly planted in Bordeaux, the region of Saint-Emilion and Margaux. Finally, Syrah is the basis for the great wines from the northern Rhône, such as the famous wines Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.


French White Wine

White wines are of course made throughout the country, but the most important areas for white wine are Loire, Burgundy and Alsace. Three wine regions located further north in France. Here, French wine is made from well-known grape varieties such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, pinot gris and riesling, but also from lesser-known varieties such as aligoté, chasselas, gewurztraminer and melon de bourgogne. Chardonnay is the basis for the white wines from Burgundy and in the Loire there are fine examples of the sauvignon grape from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, for example.


French sparkling wines

In addition to the still wines, France is of course known for the sparkling wines that are made in Champagne, of course, but also in the Loire, Jura, Alsace and Burgundy. In Champagne, chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier form the basis of sparkling wines made with the classic second fermentation in the bottle. We offer you several sparkling wines from France, most of which are certified organic and are perfect as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to various dishes.