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<div style='width:380px; position: absolute; top: 0px; left:300px;float: left;'> <h1><img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux/titre-chicago.jpg' alt='' /></h1> <div style='margin-top:-10px;margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px solid #636397;'><hr /> <h2><img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux-en/sous-titre-chicago-en.jpg' alt='' /></h2> <div style='margin-left:-60px; width: 360px;'> <p><strong>Grape variety</strong>: Gamay</p> <p><strong>Soil</strong> : clay-limestone</p> <br /> <p>The grapes selected for this wine come from “Chicago”... a hillside vineyard near Villargeau! </p> <p>In the early 1900s, an insect known as “Phylloxera” destroyed vineyards across France. We now use rootstock of American origin that is resistant to this parasite and upon which we graft one of our French grape varieties (in this case Gamay). </p><br /> <p>Our wine growers amusingly used the word appearing on the rootstock crates – Chicago - to name their replanted plots. </p> <br /> <p>Since then the Chicago hillside vineyard has become a terroir of renown in the Coteaux du Giennois. This wine’s full personality will show between 2 and 5 years, the perfect accompaniment to a beef bourguignon or coq au vin with a dash of slick Chicago style! </p> <br /> <p><a href='images/pdf/fiches_2015_en/FICHE_CHICAGO_GB_2015.pdf' target='_blank' title='wine PDF sheet Chicago vintage 2015'>Download sheet</a></p> </div> <img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux/chicago.jpg' border='0' alt='le domaine de villargeau - chicago' width='255' height='435' style='position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 400px;' /> </div> <div style='width:380px; position: absolute; top: 0px; left:300px;float: left;'> <h1><img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux/titre-sans-complexe.jpg' alt='' /></h1> <div style='margin-top:-10px;margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px solid #636397;'><hr /> <h2><img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux-en/sous-titre-sans-complexe-en.jpg' alt='' /></h2> <div style='margin-left:-60px; width: 360px;'> <p><strong>Grape variety</strong>: Pinot noir</p> <p><strong>Soil</strong> : clay-limestone</p> <br /> <p>The first vintage of this wine appeared in 2003: The heat-wave that year pickled the grapes, but we were able to produce an exceptional 2003 vintage from the remaining bunches... some even say the wine has hints of Côtes du Rhone Syrah! </p><br /> <p>But drought and heat-waves are not the only occupational hazards of a wine grower. In 2009, we saw July hailstorms drastically reduce the harvest size but fortunately not affect quality: this wine was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Loire Wine Show. </p> <br /> <p><a href='images/pdf/fiches_2015_en/FICHE_SANS_COMPLEXE_GB_2015.pdf' target='_blank' title='wine PDF sheet Sans Complexe vintage 2015'>Download sheet</a></p> </div> <img src='images/stories/imagesite/bouteilles-vins/audacieux/sans_complexe.jpg' border='0' alt='le domaine de villargeau - la sans complexe' width='255' height='435' style='position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 400px;' /> </div>
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