VÉRITÉ


“ MY EARLIEST MEMORY IS SMELLING WINES WITH MY FATHER. WHEN I WAS LITTLE (STARTING AT ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD) I HAD SO MUCH FUN SMELLING AND TRYING TO DESCRIBE CERTAIN AROMAS AND THIS BECAME A FUN GAME FOR ME”


vintage, the weather, or whatever were the challenges of the day. . .these are great memories for me.”


How is a multi-generational perspective relevant for keeping the consistency of style in Vérité? “It is key for a wine like Vérité. My father comes from a generation where technology was limited and where they relied more upon their instincts to make decisions. However, one of the reasons we make such a good team is that he embraces new technology and the modern world of winemaking and at the same time teaches me some of the more traditional approaches. My father enjoys educating the younger generation and I like to think that together we draw on the best of both worlds.”


winemaking when you were younger; what is your earliest memory? “My father never pushed me to go into the wine business, however he did encourage me to do whatever would make me happy. I don’t think he was too surprised when I finally told him as a teenager, that I wanted to have the same job as him. Since then he’s been more than supportive as well as a great teacher. “My earliest memory is smelling wines


with my father. When I was little (starting at about 4 years old), I had so much fun smelling and trying to describe certain aromas, and this became a fun game for me. I also have many memories of visiting the different cellars my father used to manage in Bordeaux. Sometimes, my mother would drop me off with him during harvest to spend the day with him, and I loved every minute. I can still remember the feeling I had when I was visiting the different vineyards, listening to grown-ups talk about the


Does bringing a female palate influence methodology? “My father always told me he believes women have the best palates; that we are more sensitive to certain details. It’s no surprise that my great-grandmother was the one who taught my father how to prune a vine and other important tasks in the vineyard. She was also the first one to taste when they opened a bottle of wine, and everyone in the family knew she had the best palate. I believe one of the reasons my father and I work so well together is because he has a lot of respect for women in the field. He often comes to me to double check something he’s thinking, and he trusts me. I feel very fortunate to come to work every day and to be respected as a woman; this brings me confidence and the strength to face any challenge.”


Your father has achieved many accolades for his wines over the past 20


years - what do you wish for Vérité in the next five years? “My goal is to continue making wines with the signature of Vérité: a wine that is impeccably balanced, has texture and reflects the terroir first, and not the “winemaker”. This is one of the most important lessons I have learned and this is what I hope to continue to do. It’s the vigneron way.“


I understand you are updating/ renovating the Vérité winery at the moment. Can you describe how it will be different and what benefits it will bring? “The new winery will give us more space for our barrels (Bordelais style) which will help facilitate our day-to-day activities working across so many micro-crus. It will also allow us to incorporate some exciting new technology. “In the first 20 years in the life of Vérité


we have spent a lot of time in the vineyards, identifying and selecting the optimum grapes for our three blends. Now, we are designing a beautiful winery that we believe Vérité deserves, as much for the winemaking and barrel ageing, as well as for our visitors.”


What can we look forward to in the current vintage of Vérité? We are very pleased with the 2016 vintage as its sophistication, structure and finesse shine through. These wines will age extremely well for decades to come. The 2016 growing season proved, once again, the importance of pruning. By adapting our pruning techniques to each micro-cru, after several years of drought, we worked in concert with Mother Nature to produce grapes that would result in elegant, age- worthy wines in the signature styles of La Muse, La Joie and Le Désir.”


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