A custom project from the Bourgeois Family

The state bird of France is the rooster and our Le Drunk Rooster Chardonnay….is aptly named for our revered symbol of national pride, Le Coq. One of the national emblems of France, the Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster) decorated French flags during the Revolution. It is the symbol of the French people because of the play on words of the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus meaning coq, or rooster.

The rooster is used to symbolize vigilance as roosters are known to crow at the expectation of the sunrise.

The rooster played an important role as the revolutionary symbol, but it would become an official emblem under the July Monarchy and the Second Republic when it was seen on the pole of regiments' flags. In 1830, the "Gallic Rooster" replaced the fleur-de-lis as the national emblem, and it was again discarded by Napoleon III.

During the First World War, rising patriotic feeling made the Gallic rooster the symbol of France’s resistance and bravery in the face of the Prussian eagle. Use of this Manichean representation, in particular by political cartoonists, gained ground, and the rooster became the symbol of a France sprung from peasant origins, proud, opinionated, courageous and prolific.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
A custom project made with Thierry Rodriguez (Mas Gabinele)

Winemaking: The domaine is comprised of older Chardonnay vines (20+ yrs old) and Pinot Noir. These are lovingly planted in a terroir of silty sand and chalk and beneficiate from the Mediterranean climate. The vines are trained in the Guyot fashion and have yields of 18hl/acre.
The harvest is de-stemmed and the juice is drained and pressed using a pneumatic press, it is racked at 39°F. Selected yeasts are used to induce the fermentation which occurs over three weeks at a controlled temperature (64°F) to extract the maximum amount of aromatic material (Chardonnay only).

Grenache-Syrah
A custom project made with Nicolas Baptiste (Domaine de la Serre)

Winemaking: Domaine de la Serre lies at the foot of the Corbières Mountains, near the village of Maury, within the ancient domain of the Cathar castle Queribus. The vineyard was purchased in 2002 by the Vera family, local wine-growers, in partnership with Bordeaux producers Arnaud Delaire and Nicolas Baptiste. The estate covers about 30 hectares.
Three varietals are produced at Domaine de la Serre, 75% of Grenache, 15 % of Carignan, and 15 % of Syrah.
Sustainable Farming
Winemaker: Chardonnay / Pinot: Thierry Rodriguez – Grenache-Syrah: Nicolas Baptiste