Vignoble des Pins

136 GRAND SABREVOIS
SABREVOIS, Québec
Canada J0J 2G0
Gilles Benoit - Owner/Winemaker
Phone / Fax: (450) 347-1073,

EMail Vignoble des Pins

Vignoble des Pins Winery, established in 1986 is for sale.
Located 35 minutes south east of Montreal in Sabrevois, Québec. Property is surrounded by 20 year old red pines and has a stream that borders the west side of the property.
Québequoise style home built in 1978 on 2 .44 hectares, 2 hectares planted in wine grapes (Foch, Sabrevois, Frontenac, Zweigelt, Cayuga, Geisenheim 322 and Prairie Star). Trellising is steel T posts, VSP training with fan pruning.
Nice portfolio of award winning wines ; white, red , rosé, late harvest and sparkling.
Winery building 24 ftX 64 ft, one half heated for wine storage and sales boutique. Well equipped winery includes 1650 l WILLMS screw press, 4 X 3000 l fiberglass tanks ,4 x 1000 l SS vario tanks, Spadoni 40 cm plate filter, 6 spout bottle filler, semi automatique corker etc.
Residence includes 4 bedrooms , mid size kitchen, living room with massive stone fireplace, bathroom and shower room. Basement is semi finished , includes slow burning stove , rec. room, cold room and laundry room. Heating is electric.
Private sale, no agents please. Tel. (450) 347-1073 or email vigdespins@aol.com

Please contact the winery at the phone number or email above for product prices and availability.

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

RED WINE:
Maréchal $12.50
Maréchal Foch and St. Croix grapes yield a medium bodied dry red wine. Our wine has a light oak character with a bouquet of cherries and spices. We recommend this wine with pasta, lamb or beef.

WHITE WINES:
Pin Blanc $9.50
A blend of Seyval and Cayuga grapes. A dry white wine with a light apple bouquet made in the Chablis style. It is a good accompaniment with seafood.
Edelweiss $12.00
An aromatic blend of Geisenheim and Cayuga grapes. This is a fruity, semi dry white wine with a light muscat bouquet. Excellent as an aperitf but we also like to serve it with cheeses or chicken.

OTHER PRODUCTS:
Ice wine (1/2 btle) $40.00
Made from frozen grapes harvested in mid-november . This is a sweet concentrated wine with complex nutty , apricot flavors and great length.
Mousse des Pins $19.00
Seyval sparkling wine (Blanc de blancs) resulting from the traditional champagne method. A pale yellow colour with fine bubbles and a toasty finish. (Brut)
Geisenheim (1/2 btle) $15.00
Late harvest of Geisenheim grapes, concentrated by the sun and the cold. A semi sweet wine with a bouquet of peaches and pears. Excellent as is for sipping or with 'foie gras'.
Alpenrose Rosé $10.50
This is a semi-dry rosé with a lovely pale raspberry colour . Ideal for light cheeses & patés .

Gilles Benoit is famous in cold-climate grape growing circles for being one of the first growers to experiment with new varieties (left, Frontenac, click on picture to see enlargement). He is known best for being the first to make really good wine from one of the Elmer Swenson varieties which has been named Sabrevois in honour of the village where Vignoble des Pins is located. Despite being a long-standing member of the Quebec wine community (winery founded 1986), and no longer a spring chicken, I still consider Gilles a young and experimental winemaker with an urge to find out just how good Quebec wines can be...

Further, I would like to quote from Tony Aspler (to right) in his book Vintage Canada "If you've ever dreamed of making wine, Gilles Benoit is the man you should visit. He has realized his dream: to plant a manageable five acre vineyard, stay small and make wines the way he wants to make them. Being small, he can take the time to experiment..." Larry Paterson, lfw, rd, November 27, 2002.

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