Delphine Crouzet
Winemaker

Dreyfus, Ashby & Co.

Main Office

630 3rd Ave
15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone (212) 818-0770
Fax (212) 953-2366

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Avon, CT 06001
Phone (860) 409-9119
Fax (860) 409-9272

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Château de Campuget in Costières de Nîmes is a beautiful wine property dating back to 1640. The soil is typical for the region with lots of stones, forcing the roots deep down to find water in the lower layers of clay contributing additional character to the wine. The property is managed by Jean-Lin Dalle, assisted by his son Franck-Lin.

Château de Campuget , which belongs to the Dalle family since 1941 , is producing A.O.C. Costières de Nîmes wines. Our vineyard of 160 hectares is situated in the heart of the A.O.C. area, between Nîmes and Arles , a few kilometers from the right side of the Rhône river .

The main characteristic of our “terroir” is its soil, formed by an accumulation of round stones that had been rolled by many overflows of the Rhône river during the quaternary era. It allows the grapevines to establish their roots deep enough to find the water they need for growing. At the same time they profit of the sunny Mediterranean climate , essential for the good maturation of the grapes .

Chateau de Campuget is the top estate in the arid, windswept, Provencal region of Nimes. Robert Parker...

We are mainly making red and rosé wines . Our main varieties are Syrah and Grenache noir for the grapevines classified in AOC. For our white wines, we principally use Roussanne and Grenache blanc in Costières de Nîmes and Chardonnay in Vin de Pays.

Although we are equipped with stainless-steel tanks and modern tools , our wines are made and matured in a traditional way . Thanks to our own bottling-line and our air-conditioned warehouse , we control the quality of our wines from the vineyard to the bottle .

The increasing quality of our wines has permitted us to enhance our notoriety. We are mentioned in the main wine guides ( Guide Bettane et Desseauve de la Revue des Vins de France, Guide Hachette, Parker’s Wines Buyer’s Guide …), and our wines are awarded at the best shows ( Concours Général Agricole de Paris, Foire de Macon, Vinalies, International Wine Challenge …).

Our business is very diversified. In France we are particularly present in Hotels, restaurants, retail-shops and sales on the estate. Export represents 70% of our turn-over. Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Nederland , Norway , Sweden , Switzerland , United-Kingdom , Canada , USA , Israel , Japan , Australia and New-Zealand are our main markets.

But the best is to make ones own opinion by tasting our many different wines or visiting Château de Campuget where everyone is always welcome.

Chateau de Campuget is one of the stars of the up and coming appellation of Costieres de Nimes. - Robert Parker Jr. Wine Advocate #117

The delicious and elusive Viognier

’03 ‘Cuvée Prestige’ a mouth-filling, unusual wine for summer

By Edward Deitch
Wine columnist
MSNBC
Updated: 10:52 a.m. ET July 8, 2004

Viognier is below the radar screen. You won’t see it out there with the Chardonnays, the Sauvignon Blancs, the Pinot Grigios or other familiar white wines that, after a while, can become so monotonous. There aren’t that many of them, and when you do find them they can be hit or miss, particularly those on the lower end of the price scale.

But when made well in a good vintage, Viognier, exotic with its perfumed, floral aromas and intense fruit, can approach wine sublimity. I have seen them from California , Australia and elsewhere, but the French make them best. And the 2003 Viognier de Campuget “Cuvée Prestige” from Château de Campuget is a good place to start. At $13 it is an excellent value. Now, the gold standard for Viognier is Condrieu, the tiny area in the northern Rhône that is also the name of the wine. In terms of production, it is more precious than gold, and not inexpensive.

The Viognier de Campuget, by contrast, is produced far south of Condrieu, in a somewhat humbler wine real estate on the western side of the Rhône River in the Costières de Nimes, not too far from the famed Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Although it is classified as a Vin de Pays, a country wine, it is more charming than rustic.

This is a swirling wine, one to breathe in and sip before dinner on the patio or porch with friends, who, I am sure, will find it delightfully different from what they are used to. When I tasted it recently it held up well with some cheeses, including a sharp cheddar and a goat cheese.

The wine is fermented for three months in new oak casks before bottling. Its varied tastes apple, tropical fruit, herbs, green pepper, vanilla, orange peel add up to a delicious, mouth-filling and unusual wine that is perfect for summer and beyond.

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