Dégustation privée au Bistrot Les Tontons

Dégustation privée du Domaine de la Paleine (8 vins dégusté) ce soir au Bistrot Les Tontons...












Bistrot Les Tontons
Place Saint Pierre
49400 Saumur
t: 02 41 59 59 40
e: bistrotlestontons@gmail.com

Festivini : Le Marché des Vins de Saumur

Je serai à Festivini !

Salon 'vins et saveurs', Mantes-la-Jolie (78)

Salon 'vins et saveurs', Mantes-la-Jolie, from Saturday 01 June to Sunday 02 June 2013.

Organised by the Rotary Club of Mantes-la-Jolie (78) this weekend Gérald will be representing Domaine de la Paleine at Le Salon 'vins et saveurs'.

Private Group Wine Tour & Tasting with Gérald at Domaine de la Paleine

Merci pour cette belle dégustation, Gérald

 
Le Chai du Domaine de la Paleine était prêt pour recevoir nos amis britanniques guidés hier par Gérald Beaumont , le propriétaire des Tontons à Saumur. Les Tontons , une bonne adresse pour se restaurer et goûter de bons vins en plein centre de Saumur !

Porte Ouverte : Domaine de la Paleine

Sunday 28 April 2013 : after dining at Les Tontons on Saturday evening, Gérald invited a number of BLT clients to Domaine de la Paleine's Porte Ouverte. Already familair with the wines from la Paleine, the Porte Ouverte provided a super opportunity to enjoy a visit of the vineyard with Gérald, and a chance to sample the Domaine's new vintages.

Introducing BLT's Wine of the Week (No.13)

Tamino 2008

AOC Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame

Domaine de la Paleine

This week Gérald has selected Tamino 2008, 100% cabernet franc, produced by Domaine de la Paleine as his wine of the week

The result of a hand picked harvest, a maceration of 21 days, and a fermentation in brand new French oak barrels for a further 14 months has created a beautifully rounded, full bodied oaked red wine with a lovely silkiness.

Tamino 2008 is being served alongside filet mignon de porc poelée paysannes, and as a popular choice Les Tontons has only a limited number of this vintage left.

Bistrot Les Tontons
Place Saint Pierre
49400 Saumur
t: 02 41 59 59 40
e: bistrotlestontons@gmail.com

Introducing BLT's Wine of the Week (No.10)

Crémant de Loire
AOC Crémant de Loire
Domaine de la Paleine

For Christmas week Gérald has selected the Crémant de Loire from Domaine de la Paleine, as his festive and sparkling wine of the week.

Harvested by hand and produced at the Domaine the crémant is handled and rest sur-latte for a minimum of 24 months during which time the Domaine uses one of the oldest methods for opening the sparkly - dégorgement à al volée.

80% chardonnay & 20% chenin the Crémant de Loire is a deliciously fresh and light sparkling wine with elegant bubbles. Perfect served alone as an apéritif or alongside grilled or baked fish.

Domaine de la Paleine’s Crémant de Loire is also available from The Wine Shop & Tasting Room in Brighton.

Bistrot Les Tontons
Place Saint Pierre
49400 Saumur
t: 02 41 59 59 40
e: bistrotlestontons@gmail.com

6ème Salon 'Mets et Vins' de Mazé

Post harvest, winter arriving, one would be right in thinking this is a quieter time for many of the Domaines, au contraire! The wine festival season, winter porte ouvertes are in full swing...

Today Gérald is representing Domaine de la Paleine at the 6ème Salon 'Mets et Vins' de Mazé.

Bonne dégustation !

Introducing BLT's Wine of the Week ! (No.2)

Moulin des Quints 2010, Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame (Domaine de la Paleine)

A short drive from Saumur, located in the pretty village of Le Puy Notre-Dame is Domaine de la Paleine.  And this week, it is from here Gérald’s wine of the week is produced.

100% cabernet franc, a 30 day maceration and a reduced yielding, between 15 to 20 HL per hector, Domaine de la Paleine's, Moulin des Quints 2010 (AOC Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame), is a sophisticated, full bodied, smooth red wine.

Available to enjoy at Bistrot Les Tontons by the glass or bottle, and/or purchased to take away.

Bistrot Les Tontons

Place Saint Pierre

49400 Saumur

t: 02 41 59 59 40

e: bistrotlestontons@gmail.com

The Square, Mayfair, London (2 Michelin Stars), is referencing our wines !

Ten Green Bottles (Founders: Sam Devaney, Simon Broad & Gérald Beaumont) whose impressive roster of restaurant clients includes: The Fat Duck, The Ledbury and Hix, continue their objective of introducing undiscovered and little known French wines of outstanding quality, character and regional expression.

This week the latest restaurant to reference two of our wines is The Square (1988-2012 Two Michelin Stars), Mayfair, London, W1J 6PU. The two wines to be referenced are :

Domaine de la Paleine Saumur blanc 'Arietta'
and
Domaine Thomas Sancerre 'Ultimus'

Both of these superb wines can be found, savouried alongside traditional bistro fair or purchased directly at Bistrot Les Tontons in Place Saint Pierre, located in the heart of Saumur.

Weekend de l'Amateur de Vin d'Evreux

Representing Domaine de la Paleine Gérald returned to Evreux for the Weekend de l'Amateur de Vin d'Evreux wine fair and caught up with Thiebault Huber-Verdereau, Domaine Huber-Verdereau and Géraud Fromont, Domaine des Marnes Blanches both of who we work with at Bistrot Les Tontons and at Ten Green Bottles Wine Shop & Tasting Room in Brighton.

The weekend provided a great opportunity for new vintages to be sampled and future business ventures involving Domaine Huber-Verdereau, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Bistrot Les Tontons and Ten Green Bottles to be discussed.  One of which will include wine tastings hosted by Thiebault and Géraud in Brighton and Saumur.

Thiebault Huber-Verdereau - Domaine Huber-Verdereau

Géraud Fromont - Domaine des Marnes Blanches

Wine tastings at Bistrot Les Tontons with Thiebault and Géraud will be arranged soon...

Salon des Vins de Loire, Angers 49

On Tuesday Gérald and I visited the Loire Valley Wine Fair in Angers (49).  Now in its 26th year the Salon des Vins de Loire is the largest single gathering of Loire Valley wine producers (550 vignerons) and certainly a date in the diary for wine importers, retail and commerce.

Set in two great halls the wine fair is an impressive sight, and it was our objective to source new wines for Bistrot Les Tontons, our wine bar in Saumur and for Ten Green Bottles, with whom we are in partnership with, and have a wine bar, The Wine Shop & Tasting Room in Brighton, UK.

On a social level the wine fair is a great opportunity for us to catch up with the wine producers we work closely with.

One Domaine in particular is Domaine de la Paleine located in Le Puy Notre-Dame (49), AOC Saumur & AOC Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame, and whose award winning wines are served, and can be purchased, at Bistrot Les Tontons.

Congratulations!! For 2012 Domaine de la Paleine was awarded the : Ligers d'Argent & Ligers de Bronze for the quality of its wines.

Owned by Marc & Laurent Vincent, Domaine de la Paleine continues to be represented at salon des vins, wine fairs, by Gérald.

And today whilst talking with Marc we sampled new vintages of favoured wines which we have followed for over 10 years.

Next we headed to see Le Petit Saint Vincent, Varrains (49), AOC Saumur-Champigny, whose wines are served at Bistrot Les Tontons.

Albeit not photographed Le Petit Saint Vincent produces a divine sparkling rosé, which was in great demand throughout last summer.

A Domaine whose wines have been produced by the same family for four generations and whose vines age between 30 and 80 years old.

The wines were a pleasure for me to sample, in particular the 2010 chenin!