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Font du Broc RED 40% Syrah 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon 30% Mourvrède The expressive nose reveals hints of black truffle, vanilla, and spice. With round, fine tannins Chateau Font du Broc offers a taste of red berries, black fruits, and spice that develops into a long and fresh finish. Best when opened 1 - 2 hours before serving. This extra smooth wine really opens up! Good for cellaring. Awards • Red 1996: Gold Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 1999 • Red 1998: Bronze Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2000 • Red 1999: Gold Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2001 • Red 2003 Bronze Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2005 • Red 2004: Silver Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2006 • Red 2006: Gold Medal - Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2008 Set deep in the land of lavender and olive trees, Château La Font Du Broc respects tradition and the pursuit of excellence. Sylvain Massa, owner of the domain, keeps French ancestral wine-making alive by faithfully following tradition. Each year 2,800 hours are spent harvesting the grapes by hand. French oak barrels are used during fermentation and aging. In the first stage of winemaking, Font du Broc uses ‘pigeage,’ to aid in the extraction of color, aroma, and tannins during cuvaison. Located in the South-East of the Var Region of Provence, Château La Font Du Broc benefits from the tempering affect of the sunny French Riviera Bay, as well as a rich Mediterranean Sea breeze. This ideal location lends itself to less exposure to excessive climatic changes, yielding only wines of the finest quality. Based at the edge of the volcanic and acidic soils of the Maures Mountain Range, the clay and calcareous grounds (pH 8.5) of Château La Font du Broc produce wines with a mark of distinction, while expressing the indigenous taste of this Region. The exceptional terroir allows production to go beyond normal climatic limits, yielding wines of wonderful depth and complexity with excellent balance to the taste. Working in harmony with nature to protect the environment, Sylvain Massa designated his 250 acre vineyard a nature preserve, sheltering animals from poachers, while employing organic wine making techniques. Thanks to the Mediterranean Mistral, the vines remain healthy all year long without resorting to the use of insecticides. RED Chateau Font du Broc’s red wine is recommended by renowned French sommeliers, and trusted by Chefs of the best cuisine. 'With its subtle and delicate aromas, its elegant and fruity character, and its roundness in mouth, Château La Font Du Broc is an outstanding and very harmonious wine that can be trusted on every occasion.' – Alain Ducasse Wine-making • Hand-selection of the most mature grapes • De-stemming of the grapes that are then crushed • Maceration for about 10 days, before fermentation, to soften the tannins • 3 weeks of fermentation, with 2 remontage (overpumping) or pigeage (head plumbing) a day • Maceration- 3 weeks • Aged 15 to 18 months in an Gothic cave 65 ft underground • Free-run wine aged separately from the press-wine in 600 liters • 2 to 3 rackings to air the wine and age it • No filtration is needed because a natural and static settling of the wine is made possible thanks to the cave that maintains a natural temperature of 13°C (55F) • Assembly determined by the varieties, parcels of land, and successive tasting • Bottled on site • Yield: 20 hl/ha  Back	http://www.chateau-fontdubroc.com/vin/rouge.htm http://www.referenceschr.com/in-vino-veritas/la-font-du-broc-un-grand-vin-de-provence/ http://www.pariscotedazur.fr/archives/2007/04/22/913-chateau-font-du-broc-un-rose-en-or One of the champion horses of Chateau La Font du Broc: http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/qrac/16233277 Chateau Font du Broc - Petrus of Provence http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/41526

CHATEAU LA FONT DU BROC "Château La Font Du Broc accompanies my cooking marvelously." - Alain Ducasse Deep into the lands of lavenders and olive trees, respect of traditions and pursuit of excellence brought to life a mystical and enthralling domain. Château La Font Du Broc opens its tremendous gates and takes you to an ambitious world of passion and magic. To envision such a place was pure foolishness, its achievement a striking masterpiece. OUR PHILOSOPHY RESPECT OF TRADITIONS Sylvain Massa, proprietor of the domain, keeps French ancestral wine-making alive by faithfully following traditions handed down through generations. 2800 hours are spent harvesting the grapes which are hand-selected for perfection. French oak barrels, used during fermentation and aging, aid in the first stages of wine making, as 'pigeage,' perfects the extraction of color, aroma, and tannins during cuvaison. THE VINEYARD Located in the South-East of the Var Region of Provence, Château La Font Du Broc benefits from the tempering affect of the sunny French Riviera Bay, as well as a rich Mediterranean Sea breeze. This ideal location lends itself to less exposure to excessive climatic changes, yielding only wines of the finest quality. ESSENCE OF OUTSTANDING SOIL (TERROIR) Based at the frontier of the volcanic and acidic soils of the Maures Range and clay and calcareous grounds (pH 8.5) of the French Alps, Château La Font Du Broc produces wines with a mark of distinction expressing a taste indigenous of this Region. Acidity, present without excess, gives balance while creating full, vigorous wines-an explosive freshness on the palette. The exceptionality of the terroir allows the production to go beyond the normal climatic limits, yielding wines of wonderful depth and complexity with excellent balance to the taste. RESPECT OF NATURE Working in harmony with nature to protect the environment and its inhabitants, Sylvain Massa designated his 250 acre vineyard as a natural reserve sheltering animals from poachers, while employing organic wine making techniques. Thanks to the Mediterranean Mistral, the vines remain healthy all year long without resorting to the use of insecticides. A wine of tradition, where quality over quantity prevails, Château La Font Du Broc is a taste to be savored for all occasions.

THE WINES ROSE This crystalline wine offers a deliciously visual experience with its pale, pink color and light salmon glints, while its tears delicately caress the walls of the glass. A nose of strawberries with a hint of raspberries is subtle, yet charming. In the mouth, the scents previously discovered, are expressed with more intensity. At first, this wine is powerful and complex before tapering off to a refreshing and fruity taste offering floral and mineral nuances. Wine-making 20% bleeding, 80% direct pressing Temperature highly controlled during fermentation No malo-lactic fermentation Yield: 25 hl/ ha Varieties Grenache Mourvèdre Awards Rosé 2004: Silver Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2005 Rosé 2005: Gold Medal to the St Tropez Contest 2006 Rosé 2006: Gold Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2007 Rosé 2007: Silver Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2008 RED Our red wine is recommended by renowned French sommeliers, and trusted by the Chefs of the best cuisine. 'With its subtle and delicate aromas, its elegant and fruity character, and its roundness in mouth, Château La Font Du Broc is an outstanding and very harmonious wine that can be trusted on every occasion.' - Alain Ducasse Wine-making Several hand-selection of the most mature grapes De-stemming of the grapes that are then crushed Maceration for about 10 days, before fermentation, to soften the tannins 2 to 3 weeks of fermentation, with 2 remontage (overpumping) or pigeage (head plumbing) a day Maceration- 3 weeks Aged 15 to 18 months in an Gothic cave 65 ft underground Free-run wine aged separately from the press-wine in 600 liters 2 to 3 rackings to air the wine and age it No filtration is needed because a natural and static settling of the wine is made possible thanks to the cave that maintains a natural temperature of 13°C (55F) Assembly determined by the varieties, parcels of land, and successive tasting Bottle-filling on-site Yield: 20 hl/ha Varieties 40% Syrah 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon 30% Mourvrède Awards Red 1995: Bronze Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 1997 Red 1996: Gold Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 1999 Red 1998: Bronze Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2000 Red 1999: Gold Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2001 Red 2003 Bronze Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2005 Red 2004: Silver Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2006 Red 2006: Gold Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2008 White Wine-Making Hand-selection of the grapes during 2 months to get only the best ones Pressing after skin maceration Ageing over fine lees with batônage (stirring the lees and sediments off the bottom with a special tool called the baton) during 4 to 5 months No malo-lactic fermentation Yield: 20hl/ha Composition 100% Rolle. Our white wines are 'blanc de blanc', which means that they are resulting from white grapes only. The variety used is the Roll, also known as the Vermentino. Wine Making Awards White 1996: Bronze Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 1997 White 2003: Gold Medal to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2004 White 2006: Gold Medal at the St. Tropez Wine Competition White 2007: Bronze Med to the Agricultural Contest General of Paris 2008

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