La Grange Tiphaine (domaine)
Information
- Description
- La Grange Tiphaine was created at the end of the 19th century by Antoine Delecheneau, followed by five generations: Antoine, Alphonse, Adrien, Jackie and now, Damien.
Damien studied oenology and viticulture in Bordeaux and worked at wineries in California and South Africa, and returned to the winery in 2002 to take over the operations there. He brings a level of scientific precision to natural winemaking that we haven’t seen in many others. The design of the winery and the steps he takes to ensure quality rival some of the most technically advanced wineries in the world, but this is all in the name of using as few additives as possible, to evoke their precious terroir in its purest sense.
As of 2008 Coralie, Damien’s wife, joined the family as a fully active partner in the life and work of their 15-hectare vineyard. Damien’s talent as a winemaker is evident from the multitude of beautifully balanced, elegant, precise red, white, rosé and sparkling wines that he crafts from five different varieties: Chenin blanc, Côt (Malbec), Gamay, Cabernet Franc, and even the ancient and rare Loire variety called, Grolleau. The wines are in the AOCs of Touraine-Amboise and Montlouis-sur-Loire. The wines are all different; tender or round, fine or fruit filled, dry or sweet, but they all share the common thread of careful work in the vines that make for beautifully balanced, terroir driven, precise wines.
In 2016, Damien was honored to take the lead in Montlouis, becoming president of the appellation. He followed in one of his idol’s footsteps, François Chidaine, and has since led the charge to use helicopters to avert frost damage that has been rampant in the Loire Valley over the past several years. At least in 2017, they were very pleased to completely stop the frost damage and save all the grapes in the Montlouis appellation.
Certification: Certified organic and biodynamic.
- Wine-growing region
- Val de Loire
- Country
- France
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Production mode
- Year of certification
- 2011
- Quality process
- Biodyvin
- Packaging
- Glass bottle
- Type of product
- Sweet and liqueur wineSparkling wineStill wine
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Distribution network
- Type of current customer(s)
- Cafe / Hotel / RestaurantWine merchantSommelier
- Current countries
- GermanyBelgiumBrazilCanadaChinaDenmarkFranceGreeceHong KongItalyLithuaniaLuxembourgNew CaledoniaNew ZealandThe NetherlandsPortugalUnited KingdomSaint-BarthélemySuedeThailandUNITED STATES
- Type of target customer(s)
- HORECAWine merchantImporter
- Target countries
- France
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Main contact
- First name
- Damien
- Last name
- Delecheneau
- Fonction
- Winemaker
