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NOUVELLES                                                                                                        NEWS
    DE BOISSET
    WINTER 2020-2021





                    Louis Bouillot inaugurates La Verrière


           This year, sparkling wine house Louis Bouillot is welcoming visitors to its home, an impressive building
            with a traditional varnished tile roof in the heart of Nuits-Saint-Georges that has just been renovated.

















































           The house’s name of La Verrière refers to a glass   goes from the vine to the glass, capturing the
           atrium  that is the centerpiece of Louis Bouillot’s   authentic and uplifting spirit of Louis Bouillot.   The visit
           home. It is an imposing former 18th century residence,   The visits ends with one of four tasting formulas
           with a wonderful stone staircase and courtyard,   under the atrium.   Guided audio visit in stages with multi-screen film shows.
                                                                          History: The great-grandson of Louis Bouillot tells the story of the man
           and the magnificent Art Nouveau verrière at the   Founded in 1877, the Nuits-Saint-George wine house   known as “le Louis”. Exhibition of archive material.
           luminous heart of the house.  turned its hand to sparkling Burgundy early on.   Vines: The head of cultivation presents the grape varietals and the
           Soon to be open to the public, it promises a   Louis promoted them in the Paris of the roaring   various Louis Bouillot terroirs.
           comprehensive journey of discovery of Louis   twenties. Since then, the winery has developed   Vinification: Harvesting, the winery and cellar, as explained by the
                                                                          enologist.
           Bouillot Crémants de Bourgogne.   in France and abroad, and today produces a   Blending: A key moment in the elaboration of wines, rarely shown
            Visitors can enjoy an immersive   collection of 19 Crémants de Bourgogne to be   to the public.
                                                                          Bubbles: When a still wine sparkles: The creation of the bubbles.
                                        discovered in this charming new setting.
             experience including tasting                                 Emotion: Floor-to-ceiling screen display sequences of poetic images
            under a glass roof dating from   Its wine estate covers some 160 hectares across   as a sparkling prelude to the tasting!
              the time of Gustave Eiffel.  all corners of Burgundy, from the Chatillonnais and   The tastings
                                        Auxerrois, to the Côte d’Or and the Couchois. With
           To begin with, a sound-and-light experience in six   a quarter of its vineyards cultivated organically,   Premium flutes bearing the Louis Bouillot logo or in Baccarat crystal.
                                                                          Commented themed tasting in French or English, up to 12 people:
           stages transports the visitor into the universe of   Louis Bouillot is affirming its attachment to the   •  The art of bending   •  Passion Collection
           Crémants de Bourgogne, thanks to a high-tech   preservation of nature.  •  Time & Terroirs
           headset. This 25-minute visual and sonic immersion             •  The Grand Tasting


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