France’s famous valley is still tops when it comes to wine diversity and quality said Rosemary George after her Loire tour and visit at LIEUBEAU Vigneron. Speaking about Muscadet : “However, there are growers working hard to raise its reputation. Take Domaine de la Fruitière, now the property of Pierre Lieubeau with a talented winemaker, Nicolas Ganichaud. Tasting with them certainly made me look at Muscadet with new eyes. An élevage on the fine lees adds fruit and stony minerality and above all, depth of flavor. And they even proved that Muscadet could age, with a 2007 Château-Thébaud, one of the new crus of Muscadet, which surprised me with its complexity.”

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From this winter, LIEUBEAU Vigneron invested in a new bottling line that enables screwcaps. From april, the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie 2011 and the Vins de pays Chardonnay, Vignes Blanches and Sauvignon 2011 will be available under screwcap for our clients who ask for.

Here is a nice article from Joe Appel in the Portland Press Herald about Jon David Headrick’s Loire wines and especially Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur Lie Domaine de la Fruitiere “Petit m”.

http://www.pressherald.com/life/foodanddining/few-wines-honor-spring-like-a-headrick-loire_2012-03-21.html?searchterm=headrick

LIEUBEAU Vigneron welcomes you at PROWEIN in Dusseldorf from March 4 to 6th. Our stand is located Hall 5 – Loire Pavilion – Stand C32. To get your pass, please do not hesitate to contact us.

LIEUBEAU Vigneron welcomes you at Salon des Vins de France in Angers from February 6 to 8th. Our stand is located Hall de liaison – F61. To get your pass, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The opportunity to (re)present you our family estate, to taste our 2011 vintage for the first time and to build 2012 patnership together.

Here are the 20 best Christmas whites selected by the Guardian.

Domaine de la Fruitière Chardonnay Sauvignon, Vin de Pays du Val de Loire, France 2010 (£5.99, sold at Waitrose)
Chardonnay and sauvignon blanc – two grape varieties with strong and not necessarily complementary personalities – aren’t blended together all that often, but they get along just fine here. This is a graceful and zippily fresh white full of citrus and tropical fruit flavours.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/13/christmas-wines-best-whites

The 2011 harvest has been launched this morning in the sunny slopes of Bel Abord in Chateau Thebaud.

The team is complete and the first grapes arrive at the press at La Fruitiere.

The health is good and the first juices are very high quality.

Come and meet us in Vinexpo Bordeaux 2011 from June 19^th to 23^rd

LIEUBEAU Vigneron has been awarded at Concours des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants 2011 in Paris for Muscadet S&M sur lie Domaine de la Fruitière 2010

The bottling of Muscadet S&M sur lie and Vins de pays vintage 2010 has just started, as well as Cuvées M 2009, Cru Chateau Thébaud Aulnaye 2007, Magnolia de Nantes 2010.

The 2010 vintage is one of the best of the decade in the Nantes vineyards, at the end of Loire Valley because of the optimal weather. This vintage was characterized by low rainfall and sunshine above average, as was 2009, but even at a higher level. Temperatures remained relatively cool unlike 2003 for instance, which allowed us to obtain an advanced maturity by keeping the acidity and thus the freshness in the wines. The wines from the Nantes region are compared with those of the 2005 vintage. They are expressive, rich, very well-balanced. To conclude, vintages such as 2009, 2010 or 2005 are a great opportunity for our vineyards and wines today and in the future…