Guide Parker 2009 Récompnses de 3 cuvées. Grande Tradition 2007 88 pts The 2007 Minervois Grande Tradition – a blend of Grenache with around 30% Syrah and 10% Carignan – offers pungently smoky and satisfyingly ripe aromas and flavors of crushed stone, charred wood, blackberry and cassis. Polished in feel, with hints of fruit skin and medicinal-herbal bitterness, this wine offers a surprising sense of lift and even lightness for a Languedoc red – seeming almost low-alcohol in its expression of 13.5% – and finishes with only moderate concentration, yet with a satisfying cling of black fruits, black pepper, and marjoram. Rosé 2007 89 pts The talented Jean Panis has not just crafted one of the tastiest French rose wines you will taste this year, and at an amazingly low price, he has demonstrated that you can achieve ripe flavors in Minervois (in pink, anyway) at barely over 12% alcohol. (Warning: Don’t open this if you are alone, because the bottle will be drained regardless!) A 60:40 blend of Syrah and Grenache, this 2007 Minervois Rose brims with red raspberry, strawberries, and melon, all tinged with an invigorating hint of herbs, salt, and pepper. Silken in texture, this wine is so lusciously fruit juice-like you’ll swear it has a hint of residual sugar (but you’ll be wrong: it’s sub-threshold). Plan to enjoy this irresistible rose over the next nine months. La Galinière Merlot 2007 88 pts 12/09/2008

Guide Parker Cuvée Prestige 90 points Notre Cuvée Prestige a reçu la note de 90 points au Wine Advocate du Octobre 2007. "90 pts 2004 Château du Donjon Cuvée Prestige Turning to what this team does best (?!), their 2004 Minervois Prestige – from barrel-aged Syrah and Grenache – offers the nose an intense herbal elixer blended with black raspberry and cherry liqueur. Chocolate, resinous herbs, walnut oil and beef stock all add to the appeal of the sappy, smooth palate display and this outstanding value finishes with real authority of ripe fruit and resinous Languedoc garrigues." 04/03/2008

Site Internet du Minervois Nous vous invitons à visiter Nous avons mis en ligne une présentation de nos vins ainsi que de notre domaine sur le site de l'AOC Minervois. http://www.chateau-du-donjon.leminervois.com 15/04/2007

A CHANGE IN OAKS BARRELS Cuvée Prestige 2003 and Merlot du Donjon 2003 We have recently racked our aok barrels of Château du Donjon Cuvée Prestige 2003 and Merlot du Donjon 2003. This has allowed us to rotate and replace one third of them by new ones in order to fill them with the Château du Donjon Prestige 2004 and Merlot du Donjon 2004. We invite you to discover the results of vintage 2003 in two months when bottlings will rtake place. 14/04/2005