Calvet - Vieux Chateau des Combes 2014 | Monsieur Touton Selection

Food pairing

Pairs with red and white meat, roasted vegetables and soft cheese.

Tasting Notes

The nose is complex & powerful. Fruity and spicy notes due to red fruits and Morello cherry aromas. Well balance with notes of cherry jam and vanilla on the palate. Long and persistent finish.

Description

Vieux Chateaux des Combes is located in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, just five kilometers away from the historic village of Saint-Emilion. Its name allows us to think that there were already some wine produced here in the 17th century when the Benedictine abbey was built and vines were planted, scattered around the buildings, growing on little hills and valleys. The Chateaux today is surrounded by vineyards, trees and a half-hectare pond. It has kept the calm dignity of a spot for quiet contemplation that is perfect for making a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru of the highest quality.

Estate

Calvet, one of the oldest French wine brands in the world, was founded in 1818 by Jean-Marie Calvet. Eldest son of Dr. Gabriel Calvet and Anne Seriziat, Jean-Marie was born in 1789 in Anse, a small village north of Lyon. From his mother, whose family owned vineyards in Tain-l’Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, Jean-Marie inherited a passion for wine, founding Calvet in 1818 to commercialize the family’s wines. Jean-Marie and his son Octave expanded their business to Bordeaux, opening an office in 1849, and expanded to Burgundy in 1870, to become the largest wine company in France in the 19th and most of the 20th century. While Calvet was sold in New York as early as 1882, its focus was primarily Europe, Argentina and Asia, and so its presence in the USA had all but disappeared by the late 1990s. Sixth generation négociant and direct descendant Jean-Christophe Calvet, and his eldest son Jean-Sebastien Calvet, in partnership with Les Grands Chais de France, are reintroducing Calvet back into the USA market.