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Garage wine doesn’t just refer to wine made at home, in a garage, using rudimentary means. More than just experimentation, garage wine is also the subject of a veritable viticultural movement. <\/span><\/p>\n

A movement launched in Bordeaux<\/h2>\n

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The cradle of France’s great wines, the Bordeaux region saw the birth of the garage wine movement <\/span>in the early 1990s, particularly in Saint-Emilion<\/a>. <\/span> <\/p>\n

The aim for the winegrowers was to produce extremely high quality wines in very small quantities and on very small areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>he fact that the production of this type of wine could fit into a garage, or took place in a garage, is the origin of the nickname.<\/span><\/p>\n

Noted, rated and praised by Robert Parker, these wines quickly gained immense notoriety and demand.<\/span> They were particularly prized because they<\/span> able to compete with the great classified growths of Bordeaux.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Bordeaux, great wines generally come from the cellars of ch\u00e2teaux with well-established reputations and inexhaustible resources. <\/span><\/p>\n

The micro-domaines therefore wanted to create exceptional wines in highly limited production, using their own resources and focusing on extremely precise vinification.<\/span> In the vineyards and in the cellar, the work was particularly meticulous. <\/span>Great care is taken with pruning and leaf removal. The grapes are hand-picked from the best plots and meticulously sorted several times to ensure that only perfectly ripe, healthy grapes are used for accurate, rigorous vinification.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first garage wines<\/h2>\n

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The legendary wine from Ch\u00e2teau Le Pin<\/strong> in Pomerol is considered the original garage wine. Winemaker Jacques Thienpont, <\/span>said to be the pioneer of great garage wines, created this confidential micro-cuv\u00e9e in 1979. It counts<\/span> among the most expensive and sought-after in Bordeaux. <\/span><\/p>\n

The driving force behind the movement is Jean-Luc Thunevin<\/strong> in Saint-Emilion. In the early 1990s, he created the cuv\u00e9e Ch\u00e2teau Valandraud. He tells Sommeliers International magazine: “<\/span>
\n We simply applied the methods of the great ch\u00e2teaux to the 1.20 hectares”. <\/span>
\n<\/i>The expression “garage wine” was first used by Florence Cathiard of Ch\u00e2teau Smith Haut Lafitte when she visited the estate.<\/span><\/p>\n

The movement gained momentum, and the price of garage wines even surpassed those of Saint-Emilion Grands Crus Class\u00e9s such as Cheval Blanc and P\u00e9trus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the “original” garage wines are<\/span> Ch\u00e2teaux Le Tertre Roteboeuf, <\/span>Gracia, Ch\u00e2teau,<\/span> Rol-Valentin in Saint-\u00c9milion, Ch\u00e2teau <\/span>Ch\u00e2teau Marojallia in Margaux<\/span>and many others…<\/span><\/p>\n

What about today?<\/h2>\n

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A veritable revolution has taken place in Bordeaux: the most eminent vineyards, as well as emerging ones, have drawn inspiration from garage wines to create their cuv\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, it would seem that only the best garage wines remain in Bordeaux, most of which have achieved the rank of Premier Grand Cru class\u00e9 de Saint Emilion.<\/span><\/p>\n

By extension, the expression vin de garage is now often applied to exceptional micro-cuv\u00e9es produced in limited quantities by winemakers, as garages have now given way to cellars.<\/span><\/p>\n

O<\/span>he Ch\u00e2teau Croix de Labrie<\/strong> and Clos du Canton des Ormeaux<\/strong> vintages in Saint Emilion are particularly noteworthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Croix de Labrie<\/a> extends over less than 6 hectares of organically and biodynamically farmed vines. Axelle and Pierre Courduri\u00e9 took over the estate in 2013. Axelle, the ch\u00e2teau’s winemaker, pays close attention to detail: green work in the vines, precise, parcel-based vinification and very limited yields. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Avec ses 27 ares, le Clos du Canton des Ormeaux est le plus petit cru de Pomerol. Olivier Cazenave a repris le Ch\u00e2teau de Bel en 2005 o\u00f9 il confectionne cette cuv\u00e9e \u00e9l\u00e9gante et expressive, enti\u00e8rement vinifi\u00e9e \u00e0 la main.<\/span><\/p>\n

La mode du vin de garage s’est export\u00e9e au-del\u00e0 des fronti\u00e8res de Bordeaux, en France comme \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger, bien qu\u2019elle s’essouffle depuis quelques ann\u00e9es.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Au m\u00eame moment en Californie, dans les ann\u00e9es 1990, de nombreux vignerons r\u00e9cemment install\u00e9s commencent \u00e0 produire ce que l\u2019on appellera les \u201ccult wines\u201d, des vins d\u2019exception dont les m\u00e9thodes de culture et de vinification peuvent s\u2019apparenter aux vins de garage du Bordelais.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On pense par exemple au remarquable domaine Sine Qua Non cr\u00e9\u00e9 par Manfred Krankl ou au l\u00e9gendaire vignoble Screaming Eagle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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