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History

Rollan de By is a set of 200 hectares vineyard and produces 7 wines of quality, recognized and rewarded on numerous occasions. To discover the treasures found in our area, let yourself be tempted by a tasting, “Rollan de By is a companion full of humor and fantasy. It’s a charmer that one wants to follow in his secret garden full of scents and flavors. In its refinement and elegance, he is the image of the “bon vivant” and friend who will never disappoint you. Faithfully, he will accompany you in your travels and share in the good mood the different cuisines that you might impose. A friend, a real one!”.      

When we design each of our wines, we want to give the best interpretation of the essence of the Medoc, obtaining the perfect combination of 4 components : our soils, the grape varieties, the environment and the expertise of our teams. On a daily basis, the passion and dedication of our teams are the bases of the achievement of our goals: the pursuit of excellence, innovation and environmental protection.

Thanks to this constant work, the estate has successfully made his way to become one of the over-acheiving estate in the Medoc. In 2009, the renovation of the winery was the opportunity to install 5,670 solar panels on the roofs of warehouses and agricultural buildings, and become forerunner of a new generation of eco-friendly vineyards.

Historically, wine has always been a source of inspiration for artists. How not to draw a parallel between the pleasure given by a glass of wine and the enjoyment one can get looking at a painting, a sculpture, or listening to the music ? Wines invite to reflection and meditation. A glass of the same wine tasted at various occasions, always provides a different feel. Son of an Antique dealer, Jean Guyon has always been living in an universe where aesthetics is the leitmotiv.

Before entering the wine business, he worked as a interior designer. He now owns a collection of old paintings and contemporary art and likes to refer to this beautiful bronze statuette, a faun holding a bunch of grapes : "It symbolizes the love of the grape. Before the love for wine." Wine is a work of art, and like all masterpieces, what counts is to drink it, as much as to talk about it.

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Vineyards

Located in the northern part of Medoc, not far from the Atlantic Ocean and close to the Estuary of the Gironde, the Domaines Rollan de By is a 180-hectare vineyard that benefits from a microclimate, protected from extreme conditions. Taking care of every detail, viniculturists have chosen the best areas to cultivate each grape variety. The vines are about 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

On gravelly soil, combined with sand and clay sub-layers, the vines have their roots deep into the arid soil. We implemented a rational way of culture that respects the environment as much as possible and return to traditional viticulture without excluding new technologies when they provide quality benefits.A minutious daily care is given to the maintenance and development of our vineyard.

Grand finale of a vintage, this is a very intense period that marks the end of a cycle in the vineyard and the birth of new wines in the cellar. During the preceding weeks, our team tastes cautiously some grapes in each vine field. We harvest each plot at its optimum maturity. The search for optimal "phenolic maturity" is the watchword, the sugar content is not a sufficient criterion for assessing the maturity of the grapes.

Each variety is harvested separately. In the winery, the grapes are de-stemmed and then carefully sorted, taking away all the plant parts and berries in poor condition. Everything is done to protect the berries until their arrival in.

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Winemaking

After being sorted, the grapes are sent into stainless steel vats for fermentation. The gentle extraction of flavors, colors and tannins occurs. The precise control of fermentation temperatures helps in selecting the softest tannins and preserve the structure of the fruit. The vinification of each of our wines will depend on the characteristics of the year and grape quality, thus focusing on the expression of the terroir. The " malolactic " fermentation then takes place in new French oak barrels . The ageing process will discretely reveal aromas and flavors, depending on the nature of wood and intensity of heat that will bring the wines their roundness and smoothness. 

The strongest ambition is to create pleasant wines. Just like Jean GUYON, our wines have a very strong personality, based on the roundness of Merlot associated with Cabernet Sauvignon. But what makes the originality of the estate is the 10% Petit Verdot, giving the wines an intense color and a remarkable freshness.

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 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  525 wines 

The arrivage tasting proved the great quality of the vintage 2020. The promises made in the glass during the en primeur tastings were kept in this tasting session. An excellent vintage with wonderful and convincing qualities.  


 

8m 3d ago

 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  745 wines 

This years "en primeur" tasting seemed like a journey in time. Bordeaux is back to a more moderate alcohol level and the style is lighter and more elegant. One could say the wines are reminiscent of the 80s, however made with more experience and the modern techniques today. It is not a powerful vintage. The wines are elegant, however the well made ones have an excellent persistence, depth and length. They offer a convincing potential for a long ageing and promote elegance in Bordeaux again. It is a true vintage of terroir although there is a lot of talk about a vintners vintage. However, terroir was the decisive factor in 2021.


Professor Axel Marchal has presented the 10 key points of this vintage on the occasion of the Union des Grands Crus press tasting:


"1. The start of the growing season was marked by severe frost on the 7th and 8th of April.


2. Wet and gloomy weather in May slowed down the vine growth although a providential window of fine weather helped flowering unfold in ideal conditions in early June.


3. Thunderstorms in June slowed down the onset of water stress.


4: Cool, dull weather in July increased the threat of vine diseases.


5. Véraison (colour change) was observed in mid-August, while vine growth had not stopped yet.


6. Thanks to a cool summer, the dry white wines are brilliant, lively and aromatic.


7. The wonderful Indian Summer allowed the red grape varieties to ripen in ideal conditions and preserved aromas.


8. The Merlots are fresh and aromatic while the Cabernets from the finest terroirs are well-structured with good balance.


9. The development of Botrytis cinerea in Sauternes was delayed by the cool summer and eventually triggered by rainfall in mid-September.


10. Despite low yields, the botrytised sweet white wines are of excellent quality."


It will be exciting to see the evolution of this vintage which produced in many cases yields on a very low scale. Arguably it will be a vintage praised for it finesse in the future. A vintage rated on finesse and persistence rather than on sheer power and opulence.

1y 4m ago

 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  213 wines 

The 2019 vintage was tasted under pandemic conditions in spring 2020. At that time, the samples were sent to Essen and tasted within 48 hours after arrival. Now the vintage has been bottled and it is possible to double check the impressions just a year and half later. Overall the quality was excellent, proving the excellent style of the vintage. Some wines were performing better than during the primeur tastings, however most of the wines confirmed the quality already on show in spring 2020. As there are still samples coming in, there will be more tastings over the coming days and I will publish a second set of wines shortly before Christmas and in January some "late arrivals".

1y 9m ago

 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  650 wines 

2020 – the paradox vintage 


2020 began with mild temperatures even breaking temperature record highs at the beginning of February. These conditions led to a premature budbreak. Budding developed unevenly, very much depending on the locations although the coo and humid weather in April had not a very significant impact on slowing down the growth of the vines. Finally all the vines came into bloom at the end of May without any significant coulure or millerandage. At the start of June, frequent rain intensified the pressure of mildew. From mid-June, the weather changed. The whole Bordelais saw a period of very dry weather for two months. However, the earlier accumulation of water reserves prevented water stress. Around July 18 a heat wave began to build up but the cool nighty prevented water stress on the wines again. The veraison started at the end of July and went on till the beginning of August. The heatwave in August accentuated water stress, but shorter rainy episodes avoided a complete block. The dry and sunny weather in September encouraged the grapes maturity and harvest started on September 10 with a rather mild weather. Towards the middle of September, rain prevented the fruits from wilting but as its frequency was quite concerning, the haves was pushed forward. "Le diabolique" is the title given to this vintage by Véronique Sanders. It is a very special French word, which is not correctly translated with “diabolic” in English. In France, the expression means to overcome the devil. And the vintners succeeded. 2020 is clearly a vintner’s vintage which asked a permanent reinvention of the wineries, struggling hard with this difficult vintage. However, the vintage surprises with excellent wines, exemplary freshness and elegance and very dense structure. In former times it was said that the vine has to suffer to make exquisite wines, in this vintage the people have suffered to make a great wine. The first part of notes for this tasting with over 800 wines you will find today. More notes will follow over the coming days.

2y 4m ago

 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  502 wines 

“2015 will be one of the excellent vintages however hardly to compare to 2009 and 2010 or 2005. In 2015 the region played a major role, terroir was the key to success. For red wines, the limestone plateau in Saint-Emilion performed extremely well as there was water available during the hot summer days and drainage proved to be ideal during rainy August. Therefore the best wines of Saint-Emilion come from limestone soils. The sandy parts of the appellation produced a quite heterogeneous result. In Pomerol it looked the same with very successful wines from the central plateau and more heterogeneous qualities from the areas around. In Fronsac it was not only the terroir which proved important, the vintners decision had a major impact. Pessac-Léognan did extremely well in this vintage with a homogenous quality. The Médoc was divided. The southern part, mainly Margaux and the southern part of Saint-Julien have seen less rain and produced more powerful wines. The northern part of the Médoc, especially Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe have produced a very fine and elegant style with excellent persistence. On the good terroirs, the seeds were ripe which results in very ripe tannins with a silky or velvety expression. In addition the cooler conditions of autumn provoked a very pure and fresh fruit. For the dry white wines the quality depends very much on the origin again. Due to the hot and dry growing season, a lot of white wines show very mild, almost soft acidity but also some phenolic hints in the aftertaste. A few dry white wines are standing out, having preserved freshness and acidity. The sweet wines are remarkably good, very rich in character and the best of them have a crisp acidity balancing the opulent sugar. The tasting conditions were rather good, however the weather was quite mixed affecting the presentation of the wines. The wines were tasted blind where possible and open. The final decision on the rating is based on both tasting types.”

7y 5m ago

 Markus Del Monego MW/BWW2022-Best Germany Wine Critic of the World, MW (Germany)  tasted  1 wines  from  Château Rolland de By . In a tasting of  30 wines 

“2013 was a challenging vintage. The Primeurs tasting was arguably one of the most difficult ones I ever did, however there were wines showing some promising potential. A complete blind tasting of the vintage will display the bottled wines. The tasting will last from December 29, 2015 till January 6, 201”

7y 8m ago

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