The Union des Gens de Métiers unveils their latest vintages!

Report from the Union des Gens de Métier (UGM) fair in Paris on Monday, June 11, 2018

The UGM Salon brings together talented men and women, working with respect for their environment and their land. It was on the initiative of Didier Dagueneau, in 1990, that these vine artists gather each year to share their precision. Driven by the same passion, our Vins & Millésimes experts went to discover the latest vintages of these terroir lovers. Champagne Selosse - Anselme Selosse Returning to the family estate in 1974, Anselme will enter his 45th harvest this year. He proudly claims the uniqueness of each harvest and offers Champagne enthusiasts the precision of his terroir through his 14 cuvées, from 8.5 hectares, mainly in the commune of Avize, the cradle of the Côte des Blancs.

• V.O. - by Anselme Selosse, delivers its sharpness and usual straightness with phenomenal length.
• Substance - by Anselme Selosse, explodes in the mouth with the complexity of a Champagne that has aged but retains all its first-day freshness,
• Lieu-dit Sous le Mont, Mareuil-sur-Ay - by Anselme Selosse, a 100% Pinot Noir, an uncommon thing at the estate, which combines vinosity and power of a Grand Cru terroir. A lesson in patience is required for this great Champagne.

Domaine Didier Dagueneau - Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau With 11 hectares in the heart of the Pouilly Fumé appellation (plus 1 hectare of Sancerre in the Côte des Monts Damnés at Chavignol), Louis-Benjamin and his sister Charlotte are convinced that the difference lies in the details, just like their father before them. Purity and respect are their guiding principles: maximum manual work, minimum intervention, with particular attention to the vines to harvest the best grapes and produce elegant, deep and authentic wines.

• Blanc Fumé de Pouilly 2015 - by Louis Benjamin Dagueneau 
• Silex 2015 - by Louis Benjamin Dagueneau 
• Astéroïde 2016 - by Louis Benjamin Dagueneau, a cuvée so confidential (and financially untouchable...) that it was only served to a select few... A UFO... with unusual concentration that will require much aging.
• Les Jardins de Babylone - by Louis Benjamin Dagueneau, a delight of balance and vibrant fruit.

Domaine Roulot - Jean Marc Roulot Mainly located in the commune of Meursault, Guy Roulot was one of the first winemakers to vinify his Meursault villages separately in the 1960s, paving the way for defining the diversity of Burgundy soils and their truest expression. Winemaker at the family estate since 1989, Jean-Marc follows in his father Guy's footsteps by developing an organic approach, then biodynamic in the 2000s. The estate's 2016 vintages are in line with the emerging profile of the vintage: marked acidity, sometimes a bit austere, requiring much patience. A comparison can be made with the 2007 vintage, hoping that Domaine Roulot's 2016 Meursaults will find the same destiny.

• Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères 2016 - by Jean Marc Roulot
• Meursault A Mon Plaisir Clos du Haut Tesson 2016 - by Jean Marc Roulot

Clos Rougeard - Nady Foucault An international phenomenon still little known twenty years ago, Clos Rougeard has become the darling of the Loire with its superb Cabernet Francs. Following the purchase of Clos by Martin Bouygues in 2015, Nady Foucault remains master of the upcoming vintages and continues to work as the eight generations before him did: with the support of time. The 10 hectares of Clos produce 40,000 bottles in excellent yield years, from impeccable grapes, picked at perfect maturity, with twenty-four months of aging followed by two years of cellaring.

• Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny 2013 - by Nady Foucault, delivers superb fluidity and fruit. A low-yield vintage (almost no Poyeux or Brézé, 30 to 50% less on the other cuvées...) that will offer much immediate pleasure. The wine will soon leave the estate cellars.
• Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2014 - by Nady Foucault, after a few swirls to let the wine breathe, which was slightly reduced, this Poyeux shows a somewhat harder profile, different from what we're used to tasting with this cuvée. Best to wait a while.
• Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux 2015 - by Nady Foucault, wine drawn from the barrel for the occasion, with perfect maturity, supple tannins, perfect balance. Outstanding!
• Clos Rougeard Saumur Champigny Le Bourg 2015 - by Nady Foucault, the Poyeux version +! Superb maturity and concentration. Numerous tannins, perfectly ripe and beautifully integrated. Top-flight aging. A very great Bourg... for 20 years from now...

Jacques Puffeney After 52 vintages and at the age of 70, Jacques Puffeney leased half of his estate to the Marquis d'Angerville and preserved the rest for his nephew and himself. It is with these emblematic parcels on the marly terroirs of Montigny-les-Arsures and Arbois, among others, that the Marquis d'Angerville created Domaine du Pélican, which is well worth discovering.

• Vin Jaune 2011 - by Jacques Puffeney

Because indulgence has never been a fault, we took the opportunity to meet culinary artisans who did not disappoint... Alex Croquet: "I love bread rich in taste, in crust, in creamy crumb with anarchic alveoli, revealing the generosity of wheat ripened in the sun."