B o u vet News #1 - Fall 2010
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Editorial No two years are the same.
OGMIUS or
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The Secret of Etienne Bouvet
s an homage to Étienne Bouvet, who founded the winery in 1851, a special cuvée was created with the finest wines of 2007, a sophisticated blend of Chenin and Chardonnay. In April 2008, precisely 100 years after his death 3 852 magnums were bottled and kept in the cellars until 2010. This cuvée now reveals its excellence and reverence to Étienne Bouvet. “Ogmius is indeed the greatest homage we could possibly pay to the man“ Patrice Monmousseau confesses.
OGMIUS Saumur Brut AOC blanc Vintage 2007 3 852 Magnums Limited Edition Available on request
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3852 ? The origin of this key number is unveiled in the pages of Ogmius or The Secret of Etienne Bouvet by Geoffrey Ratouis.
This book, released on April 11, 2010 during the Journées NaGeoffrey Ratouis, Ogmius or The Secret tionales du Livre d’Etienne Bouvet, et du Vin orga220 pages nized by BouTurnover Publishing vet-Ladubay in Available on request Saumur, shows the exceptional career of the son of a farmer from St-Hilaire St-Florent, whose life was transformed when he married Célestine Ladubay.
Even better than a collection of documents and pictures, this voluntarily fictionalized biography reveals the soul of a visionary man who dramatically influenced his profession, his town, his time and successors.
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In spite of the vintage changes, there is an element we particularly care about : consistency, the style of BouvetLadubay, perpetuated year after year, awarded, and always celebrated! It is the first of our concern and the main reason to our success, thanks to you . Wine is an integral part of gastronomy, where the flavours and aromas, and sensations have to meet one’s expectations. And there are also your tastes, relations and connections ; the origin, the region, the history, the environment, the House that produces your wine. We know that you value all the events that contribute to its reputation of excellence. We thought important to inform you about what we do here, about the events associated to your wine. Voilà, Bouvet News ! In this new version, you will find the essential news that must be of interest for you and may surprise you as well. On the centennial of Etienne Bouvet’s death, we wanted to pay an homage to the founder of our House. Historian Geoffrey
Ratouis was assigned the task to write his story and his own version of the “Legend of Trésor“, that lives on. Ogmius or The Secret of Etienne Bouvet was published in French, English and German. This voluntarily fictionalized biography explores the world of a visionary man who dramatically influenced his profession, his town, his time and successors. 3 852 magnums of an extraordinary and unique cuvée were bottled in homage to the founder of Bouvet-Ladubay. 3 852 is the key number you will discover reading OGMIUS or The Secret of Etienne Bouvet. Patrice Monmousseau CEO & Chief winemaker
Bouvet News #1 - Fall 2010