LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HOLIDAY CARD

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

The Bourgeois family wishes you and your family a very happy holiday season, and addresses you a personal message.

Discover, or re-discover, the Domaine Henri Bourgeois and its history, through an audio journey through the memories of Jean-Marie Bourgeois, son of Henri Bourgeois.

 

An immersive experience between past and present to start the year 2025 in a blissful way.

 

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Domaine Henri Bourgeois, the Bourgeois family and their teams wish you all the best for 2025.

 

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Find below the translation of the message read by Jean-Marie Bourgeois:

 

“I remember my father holding my hand in his to help me climb the high stone steps down to the cellar beneath my childhood home. I remember the smell of the wines he loved to tell me about, the terroirs he adored… His wines were so much like him!

 

From the years when I accompanied my father and brother to learn how to become a winemaker, I remember our moments at the top of the Monts Damnés when we admired the beautiful Chavignol hillsides… Ah, the vine. Between my father, my brother and I, the vine was everywhere, in all our discussions, from getting up to going to bed, around the table – at breakfast, at dinner… At home, we breathed in the vineyard at every moment. It gives us great joy, but also sometimes pain…  It surprises us with its resilience, its strength… I used to love flowering time, when it expressed spring and the most beautiful aroma we could ever know.

 

I remember my mother, her kindness and gentleness, her goats that she used to herd in the Monts Damnés.

 

Wine has run through my veins since birth. For 10 generations, the Bourgeois family has lived this passion for vines and wine.

 

I remember the trips in the van to deliver our faithful Parisian restaurant customers, who spoke of my father and his wines with delight and respect. I remember the people from the city, the first vacationers returning from their paid vacations on the now mythical Nationale 7… They’d come to Chavignol for a gastronomic stopover and fill the trunk of their car with a few boxes of Sancerre wine and my mom’s crottins.

 

Sancerre… a word that can now be found all over the world, in wine shops, among wine collectors, on the menus of the greatest hotels and restaurants. My father’s spirit is everywhere, and so is his name. Henri Bourgeois can be heard in every language, and Bourgeois wine is sipped on every continent. What a journey, my friends – what a journey…

 

The festive season is here, amidst the dormant vines, at the top of Chavignol, the estate shines, the end-of-year decorations sparkle! It’s a place for tasting, enjoying and living. The place evokes a warmth and conviviality that reminds me of our evenings of celebration, around the table or by the fireplace, with the family. That’s how I hope you spend the holidays, and that’s how I like to spend mine. With my family.

 

Happy holidays, my dear friends, and a very happy New Year 2025.”