News & Reviews - Château Pierre-Bise

Two in Decanter's Top 10 French name's for value!

Submitted by Sam on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 9:15am

Very pleasing to see not one but two of Terroir's producers listed in this month's Decanter magazine feature on France's top 10 names for value. Both Château Pierre-Bise and Domaine Mas Jullien are listed in the top 10 - excellent recognition of two great producers.

Excerpts of the article are shown below.

Claude Papin leads successful charge to Grand Cru status for Quarts de Chaume

Submitted by Sam on Fri, 14/10/2011 - 3:51pm

Our congratulations Claude Papin who, in his role as president of the Syndicat Quarts de Chaume, has led the campaign for Quarts de Chaume to be named a Grand Cru appellation. It appears this long campaign (stretching many years) is finally set to reach fruition with the INAO voting unanimously to approve Quarts de Chaume as the first Grand Cru in Loire. Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume was also voted in favour of.

Pierre-Bise 09 Coteaux du Layon "a real treat"

Submitted by Sam on Tue, 14/06/2011 - 2:19pm

Pierre-Bise Les Rouannieres Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu 2009

The following review is taken from The Canberra Times: Panorama lift-out - Saturday 11th of June.

Château Pierre-Bise Les Rouannieres Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu 2009

The Coteaux du Layon wines are made from chenin blanc in a sweeter style often with a touch of botrytis or sun-dried fruit. They hail from near the town of Anjou on the river Layon, a tributary of the Loire. Les Rouannieres is a single-site wine, the site chosen for its distinctive soils and Beaulieu is the commune with its own appellation within the AOC of Coteaux du Layon.

Pierre Bise 2009 vintage has arrived!

Submitted by Xavier on Mon, 18/04/2011 - 1:56pm

The 2009 vintage of the Anjou reds, of the Savennières and of the Coteaux du Layon has arrived in Adelaide today.