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On the other hand, please remember this comment of my grand-father Michel Firino-Martell(left) and my father Patrick Firino-Martell(right) who always said to me: "you don't drink the bottle you drink what is inside it, quality is the most important thing" and please always sip responsibly.
Yam Sing!!!
Michel Firino-Martell
We are very pleased to anounce De Telmont champagne Grand Vintage has been chosen by Capital Magazine for their February issue.
De Telmont Grand Vintage Brut
a) Grape variety: 40% Chardonnay, 20% pinot Noir and 40% Menier.
b) Tasting: fine bubbles, a good mousse and an unbroken string of bubbles.
A buttery, brioche note can be discerned in the initial nose. When swirled, the nose is more developed and present, with almond and toasted bread notes and hints of aniseed, cinnamon and spices.
The attack is strong and sumptuously fresh, with an elegant subtlety. It has a good length in the mouth, when almond and spice (cinnamon) notes return with a hint of aniseed. A beautiful harmony!
c) Suggestion: This is a champagne for grand occasions, delightful as an aperitif and at the end of the meal.
We are pleased to show that Esquire Magazine have decided to feature De Telmont Champagne -Grand Rose for Valentine's day!
Grand Rose- Brut
a) Variety of grapes: 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir thus 15% are reserve wines.
b) Tasting: -The color is raspberry pink with light salmon reflections. Nice, long-tasting mousse with fine bubbles. - The initial nose reveals citrus fruit notes (grapefruit and lemon). - When swirled, berry notes emerge (strawberry, raspberry and grape), with cherry eventually dominating. - In the mouth, the taste buds really explode as if biting into a Morello cherry. There is a good attack with remarkable subtlety and an extraordinarily long finish.
c) Suggestion: A champagne for aperitifs, first courses and above all romantic moment!
Indeed, Armagnac is a pure and refined spirits that pleasure will convince you to buy.
In the link, you'll see a video of Philippe Gélas, owner of Gélas house, explaining you what are the characteristics of his Armagnac and what makes his Armagnacs from Bas-Armagnac region the most recognized and undeniable the best you can find on the market nowadays!
Also, Gelas house is only house of Armagnac who can offer you the largest selection of vintages in stock from 1875 until today . During the video, you will see him inside of one of his cellars, tasting with his master blender Dominique (on the left at the beginning) one this magnificient Armagnac direct from the oak cask.
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Early this February, I was in Champagne region. Bertrand, the owner of champagne house, prepared two surprises for me.
First surprise was at the end of the morning, we've tasted a vintage 1998 Brut. It was amazing and fantastic with a lot of freshness and a long finish. That was the first vintage that Bertrand made and we can in a way said a new style of J. De Telmont started.
In the afternoon that was the second, we did a comparison tasting between the two top cuvée prestige of J. De Telmont: a) O.R. 1735 Brut 2000 Nose: toasted, woody, brioche flavor. Mouth: complexity, round, long finish.
It tastes like a wine if you decanted it will be even better. My advice: 15 minutes in a ice bucket just before pouring and it will go very well on seafood.
b) Consecration Brut 2000 Nose: light and discrete. Mouth: fresh, elegant with a great finesse. My advice: it will be a great combination with white meat.
We are very pleased to announce that Cuvelier properties wines (Ch. Leoville-Poyferre, Ch. Moulin Riche, Pavillon-Poyferre and Ch. Le Crock, La Croix St-Estephe) and De Telmont champagne are getting more and more popular in Mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong markets.
Indeed, you will see below during the Wine & Gourmet Fair in Macau this year, Olivier Cuvelier (left, President H. Cuvelier & Fils negociant) with a bottle of Chateau Le Crock (Cru Bourgeois, St-Estèphe) and Bertrand Lhopital (right, Owner, De Telmont champagne house) with a bottle of OR 1735 (100% Chardonnay).
Cheers and Our best wishes for this New Year Coming!!!
MFM
We are honoured to announce De Telmont champagne are getting more and more recognized as a best boutique quality champagne in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China markets.
You will find below our editorial part in Esquire magazine December 2009 issue, Bertrand Lhopital (left) and Michel F-Martell (Right).
The best brandy that money can buy is for sure Cognac! It is our pleasure to announce Jean Fillioux cognac received the Silver Medal for its category "Très Vieux" in IWSC 2009 in London.
However, please see below all our awards and International press comments about Jean Fillioux:
LA POUYADE : Recommended by Cognac magazine ( edited by the famous Whisky magazine)- December 2008. One of the youngest tasted cognacs and the alone to be “ highly recommended”.
Guide Hachette 2010.
Guide Gault & Millau 2010 – « coup de cœur – love at first sight ».
NAPOLEON : Cognac guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “ An amazingly forthright cognac with a buttery, oily aroma
( walnuts, marzipan) offset by slight yeasty notes; explodes on the tongue with vanilla, caramel, nuts and spicy notes. Very long finish”.
CEP D’OR : recommended by the famous French economic magazine LE POINT – November 2005
Cognac Guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt. “An altogether delightful experience”
STAR GOURMET : recommended by the famous French economic magazine LE POINT-december 2008“cognac with a great personality, we can recognize through the usual finesse of the Jean Fillioux eaux de vie”.
TRES VIEUX :
“ The Brandy of the year” – Spirit Journal - USA ( Paul Pacult is the most famous spirit journalist in USA) – 1998.
“The Ten best brandy I’ve tasted : 1991-2000” – Spirit Journal –USA ( Paul Pacult)
The very famous english magazineDECANTER has chosen our quality XO Imperial ( Très Vieux) for “The Decanter Vintage Dinner” – November 2001.
Cognac guide –Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “ Very full, noble cognac”.
Recommended by the famous culinaryfrench magazine Cuisine et Vins de France “ some great bottles”. January 2005
“10 Cognacs that you should know about” highest Recommendation – Wine Enthusiast –USA ( Paul Pacult) – April 2007
Recommended by the famous culinary French magazine REGAL – March 2009
NUMBER 1 in the famous german magazine Der Feinschmecker – January 2009
IWSC ( International Wine & Spirit Competition) – London 2009 – Silver medal.
Guide Hachette 2010 *
Guide Gault & Millau 2010 – “Coup de Coeur” ( Love at first sight)
CIGAR CLUB
Recommended by the famous French cigar magazine CLUB CIGARE – December 2000
Recommended by the famous german magazine VINUM – 1998 ( we have launched this cognac in 1997)
Recommended by the famous French magazine – La Revue du Vin de France – January 1999 “The only one in its Cognac & Cigar category worthy of a grand Puro, Bravo!”.
Trophy of the packaging in 1998
EXPERT COLLECTION – (XO Grande Reserve - Spéciale Amateur 44%)
Spirit Journal – USA(Paul Pacult) Superb - highly recommended « in a word, scrumptious » -september 2004
RESERVE FAMILIALE
Cognac Guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “Noble distillate”
Wine Enthusiast –USA (Paul Pacult) – august 2001 – the Reserve Familiale has been classified in the category “Superb – Highly recommended”.
HAVANA CLUB – Cuba in February 25th 2005 – “The Britain’s Bjorn Eriksson, cigar sommelier of Claridge’s Bar in London, today snapped up the title of Habanosommelier 2005. His combination of a Trinidad Robusto Extra Cigar and a Jean Fillioux Reserve Familiale Cognac earned him an outstanding 94% scored in the competition from the international panel of judges”.
Recommended by the famous French magazine Club Cigare – Reserve Familiale has been tasted with a Cohiba Sublimes
“ the combination of these two monsters is a true feast for the palate”.
In december 2006/January 2007, the very famous French wines and spirits magazine La Revue du Vin deFrance, after a tasting with the big cognac houses, the middle size and the small one has declared our Reserve Familiale, was the best cognac in the category Extra.
As everybody knows, in Champagne region the harvest already started. So, just to refresh you memory and to give you a little appetite, we do invite you to visualize the video of our exclusive house of champagne in Asia "De Telmont house" located in Damery and owned by Bertrand Lhopital, 4th Generation of Lhopital Family. Santé! MFM
