Relais & Châteaux
Richard & Christopher COUTANCEAU
Plage de la Concurrence 17000 La Rochelle
Tél. 05 46 41 48 19
Fax. 05 46 41 99 45
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Closed on Sundays
Our wine cellar : a treasure to be shared
Our wine cellar is a treasure to be shared and our wine list discloses lively, free and adventurous wines, a mix of prestigious wine names and novelties.
Take part in our Special wine tasting dinner parties...
A brief summary of our wine list
- a stock of 18,000 including 9,000 vintage wines
- 850 wine names including 120 champagne
- a stock of 350 vintage wine names
- 100 wine names of half bottles of white wine and as many of red wine
- Showcasing of every French region, dynamic list varying during the year according to our samplings and favourites
- Showcasing of our region Poitou-Charentes and Vendée : 32 permanent wine names
- 3 champagnes served in a glass, superb selection of Pineaux des Charentes
- 15 wines served in a glass,
- a wide range of Port and Whisky and, of course, over a hundred wine names of Cognac from Charentes.
A few examples:
The regions Poitou-Charentes and Vendée are highlighted by a strict selection of wines from the best wine growers which we are proud to be the ambassadors: Thierry Michon, Frédéric Brochet, Stéphane Cazulet, Jérémy Mourat, Christian Chabirand… a young risinggeneration, but the Loire region is also represented with Claude Papin, V. Ogereau, N. Joly, P. Tessier, Luneau Papin, Dagueneau, R. Leroy...
2007 V.D.Q.S. fiefs Vendéens Mareuil Château Marie du fou J. Mourat -25 €
2005 Vin de Pays de la Vienne "Ampelidae" S F. Brochet -57€
2005 Vin de pays de Vendée Prieuré La Chaume "Orféo" C. Chabirand - 40€
2003 Vin de Pays Charentais Domaine Cazulet rouge -26 €
Vins de Loire
2001 Saumur Brézé Foucault 98 €
2005 Sancerre "Nuance" V. Pinard 51 €
2005 Anjou "terre de Grés X. Cailleau 34 €
2004 Savennière Château de Varennes 39 €
2004 Chinon Vieilles Vignes P. Alliet 55 €
Alsace - Jura - Savoie - , dont Faller, Deiss, Kreydenweiss
2002 Pinot Gris "Sainte Catherine" Colette Faller et ses filles 82 €
2005 Riesling "Andlau" M. Kreydenweiss 35 €
2004 Gewürztraminer "Steiner" Grand Cru C. C Pfaffenheim 42 €
Vallée du Rhône dont Villard, Gérin, Gangloff, Cuilleron, Vache, Perrin, Gripa, ..
2005 Saint Péray " Figuiers" B. Gripa 54 €
2004 Condrieu " Les Terasses de L'Empire" G. Vernay 100 €
2005 Crozes Hermitage A. Graillot 44 €
Bourgogne Coche Dury, Ramonet, Méo Camuzet, Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Dujac, J.M. Boillot, Bouzereau ...
2001 Chablis 1er cru "Montée de Tonnerre" Raveneau 73 €
2002 Bourgogne "chardonnay" J. F. Coche Dury 57 €
2004 Meursault " Les Luchets " Domaine Roulot 108 €
2006 Saint Aunbin"Les Castets" 1er Cru H. Lamy 61 €
2002 Gevrey Chambertin "Vieilles Vignes " Geantet Pansiot 95 €
... without mentioning excellent white and red Bordeaux and wines from Languedoc,Roussillon,
Provence, Corse, South-West. France...
... Discover rare and original New World wines : clos Mogador "Espectacle" de R. Barbier , Vieux PX de Montilla Moriles, Vieux Tokaji, cheval des Andes, Arvine Suisse ...
**Drink alcohol
in moderation
Nicolas Brossard
Nicolas Brossard from Sologne started when he was 19 at the well-known ‘Lucas Carton’ restaurant under the lead of Alain Senderens, one of France’s most creative chef in terms of food and wine combination. Six years never to be forgotten.
At the age of 25, Nicolas was then to become Chef Sommelier of the prestigious two-Michelin-star restaurant ‘Réserve de Beaulieu’ (Côte d’Azur).
Two years later, the famous French chef Alain Ducasse asked him to become Chef Sommelier at Louis XV, the restaurant of Hôtel de Paris in Monaco. Nicolas stayed there four years.
In 2003, a happy meeting with the Coutanceau family was to be the start of a respectuous friendship. Their joint effort was to prolong this great adventure.
