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One gold and two silver medals

The wine competition Mundus Vini awarded one gold and two silver medals to the La Grange wines.
We are especially happy about the gold medal for our Tradition Grande Cuvée Blanc IGP Pays d’Oc.
The silver medals were given to Terroir Syrah IGP Pays d’Oc and Tradition Sélection AOC Languedoc.

The new Viognier with asparagus and a ramson vinaigrette

I always cook the asparagus in my wok and without additional water. That way it stays really aromatic and cooks in it's own juice.
Peel white or green asparagus and cut it into pieces of about 5 cm.
Heat olive oil in your wok and slowly braise while stirring steadily. The asparagus should not turn brown.
Add fleur de sel, put the lid on and lower the heat. Have a peek after about 7 minutes. The asparagus should be firm to the bite. If it's not ready yet, turn up the heat a bit once more.
For the ramson vinaigrette mix oliveoil and lemon juice, add salt and pepper and a bit of mustard. Use an immersion blender to mix well. Cut five to six ramson leaves into small pieces and add to the mix, using the blender.
That's it! Serve with La Grange Viognier for a perfect summer day!

La Grange at Vinisud

This year you can find us once more at Vinisud at Montpellier.

 

 

 

 

You can look forward to:

 

Our Classique range – fruity and pleasing

 

 

Our Terroir range – The expression of prime location

 

 

Our Tradition range - Celebrating tradition

 

 

Our Castalides range – Grand wines from vineyards of excellence

What the people of Berlin do well

Airports... not so much. My fellow Berliners have proven that sufficiently. But they do know how to taste wines! The four gold medals we received for our La Grange wines are ample proof of that.

These are our four winners:

La Grange Classique Rouge IGP 2013
La Grange Terroir Sauvignon IGP 2013
La Grange Terroir Merlot IGP 2013
La Grange Tradition Grande Cuvée IGP 2013

We are especially delighted about the gold medal for our new wine 'Tradition Grande Cuvée' because this was the first year we ever made it. The grapes - Chardonnay, Sauvignon and small amounts of indigenous grapes - come from excellent vineyards like 'Pabiro' and 'Champ de Monsieur'. Our winemaker Thomas Raynaud gave this wine time to develop it's personality. The jurors in Berlin were enthusiastic about the density, subtle aromas, complexity and length of the Grande Cuvée.

Gold medal for La Grange Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

The portugese know what's good. They awarded a gold medal to our La Grange Cabernet Sauvignon 2013.

It was for the first time that Portugal hosted the wine competition 'Portugal Wine Trophy'. The venue of this international competition was the picturesque cultural park 'BOEIRA' near the city of Porto, well worth a visit if you ever travel to Portugal.

The grapes for our Cabernet Sauvignon come from a vineyard directly behind our winery and that we planted only five years ago.

2013 was the first year we harvested these grapes and the quality of the grapes is fantastic - as the gold medal proves.

A spring surprise: four medals for La Grange

It's no secret to the wine world anymore that women have a more highly developed sense of taste than men.

The professionals of this field - the winemakers, oenologists, sommelières and merchants - come together once a year for the wine contest 'Féminalise' and taste more than 4000 wines from all over the world. The ladies were so pleased with our La Grange wines that they awarded us with four medals:

Icône 2012, from our top line Castalides was awarded a gold medal.

Castalides Édition 2012 and Terroir Syrah 2012 were awarded a silver medal each.

Castalides Réserve 2012 was awarded the bronze medal.

We think these women have excellent taste!

Major winetasting

57 samples in 7 hours, that's really hard work and a masterly performance.

We tasted our new vintages and created the new Cuvées. How much Syrah is going to be in the new Prat Bibal, what is the new Classique Rouge like and which lot will age in Barriques? For us laymen this is a difficult endeavor, not so for Gwenael Thomas, our consultant.

He is a highly gifted director and wine taster, he comments on every new sample and with a lot of patience, knowledge and sensitivity he makes the right decisions.

Hats off to to so much knowledge and skill and thank you for taking us expertly and in such a friendly manner through our new vintages.

Every one of the hard working attendees was enthusiastic about our new Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Both of them beautiful wines already.

Awards for our wines

The independent wine guide 'Guide Hachette' evaluates a large number of different wines from France, Luxembourg and Swizerland each year.

Only the very best wines receive the coveted Guide Hachette awards. The Guide Hachette 2014 has awarded two stars to our 'La Grange Castalides Édition 2011'! This wine's intense bouquet convinced the jury with it's mix of cassis, blackberry and a hint of licorice and menthol. It is fruity and has a very round and pleasant aftertaste that goes well with meat dishes.

But Guide Hachette are not the only ones to like our Édition. Gilbert & Gaillard awarded four medals to our wines. The fruity Chardonnay Terroir 2012, our Cabernet Sauvignon Terroir 2011, the Édition Castalides 2011 and our Réserve 2011 all received a gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard. Édition Castalides 2011 has also received two silver medals from the prestigious Concours Mondial in Brussels. We are very pleased about these awards and we hope that you will enjoy our wines as much as the juries did.

Gold for La Grange !

Awards are very much appreciated by producers and retailers alike because, in a way, they are proof of good taste and quality. In the vast competition we experience in our market, they distinguish our wines from others' and helps us vis-à-vis our clients.

The Berliner Wine Trophy is a prestigious international award, bestowing bronze, silver and gold medals to selected wines since 1994. These days, up to 6000 different wines are being submitted to a jury of wine specialists every year.

Looking at the number of entries, we are proud to have been awarded two gold medals for our wines this year.

Our La Grange Classique Rosé 2012 and the Terroir Merlot ‘Pabiro’ VdP d’Oc 2012 apparently pleased and convinced them of the merits of La Grange.
To us, these two gold medals are proof and confirmation that we are on the right path. We strive to bring you the best possible wines La Grange can offer every year.