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JCP Maltus Wines

Jonathan Maltus

One of the most striking garage owners of Saint Emilion is Jonathan Maltus, who took his first steps in 1994 in the predominantly traditional Bordeaux. Jonathan Maltus grew up in Africa and worked as an engineer in the company he founded until 1992. After selling his company, he spent some time in Cahors and became interested in wine and vinification. In 1994 he bought the dilapidated Chateau Teyssier in the Saint Emilion appellation. The accompanying 5 hectares of vineyard was obviously not enough to earn a good living. He quickly bought a plot next to the famous Angélus and Le Dôme was born. Gilles Paquet was hired as a consultant and the start of a success story was quickly written. The Englishman has always been a proponent of working with different terroirs. This is also the basis of the wines of Chateau Teyssier and Chateau Laforge. However, Le Dôme, Les Astéries, Vieux-Chateau-Mazerat, Le Carré and Clos Nardian are wines from one terroir. Chateau Teyssier is located in Saint Sulpice de Fayrens/Vignonet and the vineyards were planted between 1965 and 1980 with mainly merlot (85%) and cabernet franc. Le Dôme is Jonathan's absolute cult piece of vineyard. Not far from Chateau Angélus and the vineyard is planted for 80% with cabernet franc and 20% merlot. Production is about 750 boxes per year and the first year was in 1996. Now, 20 years later, le Dôme is counted among the absolute top of the appellation. Website: www.maltus.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.