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Chateau Monestier La Tour

Old castle and fine wines

A beautiful castle on the borders of the matic and very fresh. The
Périgord, in the Bergerac country. It was built " Terres Vieilles “, another
in the XIV century on even more venerable dry white wine is redo-
relics. Every turn of history has left its mark lent of white flowers and
upon by enlarging it, then once again, lea- citrus. And what of the
ving it abandoned and ruined. Now it is fully reds? They are two of
restored, a great work carried out in full res-
pect of the past. Karl-Friedrich Scheufele was
caught in its spell. Co-President of the
Maison Chopard and great connoisseur of
fine wines, he is also the founder of the
Galerie des Arts du Vin, in Geneva - now the
owner of Château Monestier La Tour.

A noble castle, a vast park and vineyard of 31 them: the "Terres Vieilles", claiming both fre-
hectares. To reconnect with the glories of its past shness and complexity, and the Chateau
and consolidate the fame of its wines, the entire Monestier La Tour, a Côtes de Bergerac as
viticulture and winemaking process has been powerful as it is balanced and fine. Notoriety is
revised and fine-tuned, placed under expert settling in, the coming years will confirm it. Karl-
authority and supported by a love of the craft. Friedrich Scheufele has endorsed the view of
Soil studies, refining the vine population, night Rodin: "What is made with time, time respects."
harvesting of white grapes, manual sorting,
pneumatic presses, tailored selection of barrels Robert Sirdey
...a combination of refinements that could only
lead to great wines. So Château Monestier La Chateau Monestier La Tour
Tour "Cadran", a dry white Bergerac, both aro- 24240 Monestier - France
Tel : +33 (0) 553 241 843

In Switzerland at Le Caveau de Bacchus, Geneva & Gstaad
www.bacchus.ch
www.chateaumonestierlatour.com

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