Waters of Life
EN RUPTURE
COUP DE COEUR
High-quality brandies, including the famous Colombier williams pear brandies, selected with flavours marked by tradition.
Le vignoble
Dovecote
La Maison Colombier est établie dans un village situé à 25 kilomètres au sud de Lyon, nichée à l'écart de la vallée du Rhône sur la rive gauche, au sein d'une ancienne ferme traditionnellement dédiée à la polyculture. Aujourd'hui, la réputation de cette Maison repose sur ses 6 hectares de poiriers Williams, dont est issue la célèbre eau-de-vie. Les poires récoltées sont exclusivement destinées aux besoins de la distillerie et à la création d'autres délices de Pyrus.
Dupasquier
"Located near Jongieux in the picturesque village of Aimavigne, at the foot of the vertiginous Marestel hillside, the Dupasquier family has been cultivating their vines for five generations with good reason (grassing down, no synthetic products). (...) The Roussette Marestel is the great wine of the estate, capable of improving over 30 to 40 years of ageing in good vintages with an astonishing diversity of flavours, without losing its freshness. With a little rebalancing, the estate could quickly climb up our hierarchy..."
Labet
"Julien Labet, with the help of his brother and sister, has taken over his father Alain's vineyards, which are now grouped together under a single entity: Domaine Labet. (...) Numerous micro-parcels (between 15 and 80 ares, often from old vines) are vinified by Julien, both in white (all ouillés) and in red, the latter being perhaps the most exceptional to be born today in the region. Sulphur levels are very low but the balance is impossible to fault in the wines. The estate is now one of the spearheads of the Jura revival." RVF Guide 2018
Rochelt
The 10 values of the exceptional Rochelt distillery: