Happy new 2021 Year from Famille Fabre!
True projects, Bubbles, inspiring nature, united and joyful family,
Let’s make the end of 2020 sparkling✨!
Happy new 2021 Year from Famille Fabre!
Instant Rosé 2020 release!
Let’s begin this year with a very very good news: Grande Courtade Instant Rosé 2020 release!
Today available in 75cl bottle, soon in 1,5L magnum and 3L jeroboam.
Still fresh, crispy, with beautiful aromas of little strawberries and lime. The Color is very pale with hints of blue.
Les 3 André: more than 40 vintages for an exceptional fortified wine
Les 3 André: this exceptional vintage traces the history of the Fabre family. It comes from a blend of our best vintages: the oldest provide complexity, the youngest freshness and balance. Our great grandfather was the first to make this wine… and now Louis Fabre carries on the tradition.
“Once upon a time, in a land far away, lived Fabre Family….”
Terroir:
Boutenac terroir, Miocene, clay-limestone soils, rolled pebbles.
Grape variety:
100% Grenache.
Yield:
15 hl/ha, only the best grapes are used.
Vinification:
Manual harvest with careful selection of grapes. The juices are vinified traditionally before being distilled. They are then “forgotten” in barrels for several decades. This wine is made from a blend of our best vintages. The oldest comes from old barrels belonging to the grandfather of Louis Fabre. These are then topped off (ullage) and refreshed with our best fortified wines.
Tasting notes:
Amber colored
Powerful nose of spicy nuts and plum
Long rich and complex palate with lovely aromas of mocha and orange zest
To be aged:
More than 25 years.
Tasting tips:
As an aperitif, sharing a drink before a meal, or as a digestive, after a diner, with good friends. This cuvee is a perfect match for a cigar during a winter evening in front of the fireplace.
Louis’s secret:
Produced on Boutenac terroir, this fortified wine comes from a blend from our oldest vintages of sweet wines. Most of them are from 100-year-old barrels! The name 3 Andre represents the three generations of this familial first name: Louis Fabre’s grandfather, father and young son. These old barrels are refreshed, through ullage with our best sweet wines. Long and complex in the mouth, the palate brings beautiful aromas of mocha and orange zest.
Your dreamed gift for Christmas ?
Famille Fabre wines of course! Elected best vinegrower of 2020 year by the prestigious French Guide Hachette, we have gather our best cuvées from Chateau Fabre Gasparets (90pts Wine Avocate, Pet Nat tasted and confirmed by the expert Jamie Goode, etc.. ) in beautiful wooden box of 3 or 6 bottles. We have a special offer for corporate accounts.
More information with Lucie info@famille-fabre.com.
What is HVE ? A commitment beyond organic for Famille Fabre
High environmental value (HEV) is the highest level of a generalised scheme for the environmental certification of farms. Farm environmental certification is a voluntary approach which aims to identify and promote particularly environmentally friendly practices applied by farmers and winegrowers. HEV covers four key areas:
biodiversity conservation,
plant protection strategy,
managed fertiliser use,
water resource management.
Farm certification offers a guarantee that the pressure applied to the environment by farming practices (on air, water, soil, climate, biodiversity and landscape) is kept to a minimum.
The “WAGONNETS”, Famille Fabre Trademark!
The inventive spirit of Famille Fabre can be seen in the creation of the ‘wagonnets’ or little carts that maintain the quality of the grapes from the field to the winery. Forming a little train, the small capacity carts (700 kilos) transport the grapes and allow them to be poured into the vats whole. This creates a reaction known as enzymatique fermentation of the seeds and guarantees a concentrated aroma.
ORGANIC, BEYOND CERTIFICATION
Not only is the whole estate certified organic by Ecocert, but in 2014 it was awarded the High Environmental Value (HVE) level 3 which is the highest level.
However, more than any level of certification, Famille Fabre want a deep connection with nature. ‘A vine that gives must also receive.’ To preserve the quality of the soil, tools are chosen with care and the grass is left to grow under all the vines, supplying the crops with a natural source of nitrogen. Diverse measures are taken to increase biodiversity, such as maintaining or planting hedges at the edge of the plots.
Oenotourism with Jeanne Fabre!
New identity for Famille Fabre
14 Jars of 160 liters in our cellar
