Nowadays, Chateau le Puy generally needs no introduction however…
The first known ancestors of the Amoreau family date back to 1610 when there was likely to be some vines at the estate. They lived pretty much exactly where Le Puy is now, over 400 years later, it’s safe to say this is a family of wine makers steeped in history. The Amoreau family were pioneers in viniculture, educating themselves in the benefits of holistic farming methods such as the use of vegetal fertilisers and cooperage techniques at an early stage. As far back as the mid 19th century, Barthélemy Amoreau questioned the use of sulphites as a preservative.
1932 saw the invention of the ‘fouilleuse’ by Pierre-Robert Amoreau, a kind of mechanical plough, which enabled a very shallow cultivation of the soils, leaving its precious ecosystem undisturbed. The health of the vineyards flourished, and under the talented guidance of Paule Amoreau, (Jean-Pierre’s mother who had taken charge of the vineyards as all the men had been sent to war), the estate began to produce some of its best wines.
Throughout the 70’s the focus was on enhancing the estates biodiversity even more, with some vines pulled up and replaced with ponds, flower meadows and woodland.
1994 saw the birth of their iconic cuvée Barthélémy, after their eponymous fore father and the first Cuvee to be made with no added sulphur. Le Puy also became the first estate to introduce dynamisation in both the vineyard and the cellar. This is a unique process and involves stirring the wine two to three times a month (according to the lunar calendar) one way, and then the other way to create a vortex within the wine which absorbs and produces energy at the time. This results in many things, (some tangible, some maybe not so much!) most notably more texture, freshness, less sediment and a wine of intrigue, depth and emotion.
The last 20 years have been full of exciting developments at the estate. They have introduced bees and brought back horse-power which is exclusively used in the Barthelemy vineyard called La Roc. They have also built their own in-house laboratory to fully understand how their fully integrated natural approach affects the chemical make up of the wine, a true marriage of technology and tradition. They are also constantly working to further improve the eco-footprint of the estate.
Le Puy are certified biodynamic by Demeter.
They are now labelled as VDF, having pulled away from the Cotes de Francs appellation.
Current owner and wine maker Jean Pierre Amoreau has recently released a book about Chateau Le Puy, ‘Plus pure que de l’eau”. You can also see for yourselves what goes into making the top Cuvee Barthelemy in this short video. Le Puy – Barthélemy on Vimeo
This is not just a case of wine, it is a box of pure joy, love and emotion captured in 4 bottles of special wine. Le Puy is a genuinely unique vision of a wine estate and should always be considered as such. Wines like these have a huge amount of history, prestige and of course command not insignificant price tags but we do not feel we have to explain them or build them up too much. No, these are wines which if they speak to you, will be with you throughout your wine drinking life. It is bottles like these which you should bring out and serve to those you love at the big moments and occasions when really fantastic wine can add so much pleasure to the room. This case brings together the main 3 wines of the estate, sadly no Barthelemy in the case as the price is quite serious and we wanted our Le Puy experience case to be just about affordable as wine for a special occasion.
| Is Vegan? | Yes |
|---|---|
| Producer | Chateau Le Puy |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux, Cotes de Francs,France |
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