Aux Conseillans · Bordeaux
Aged Bordeaux, straight from the estate.
An estate at the gates of Bordeaux that you don't yet know — and that releases its wines only once they are ready to drink. We compose them like a musical suite.
Coffret Dégustation · three ready-to-drink cuvées · 100 € shipping included
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An evening with our wines
Mature wines for the second half of the evening.
Our cuvées are made to be drunk, not locked away — by candlelight, in small company, with a good meal. The Sarabande, the heart of the suite, unfolds slowly over the hours.
Wine as music
Each cuvée a movement of its own.
As in a suite, each of our cuvées has its own voice, equal in standing and with a place of its own, without hierarchy. And music remains more than a metaphor: classical recordings play among the vines, and we invite young musicians to give concerts at the domaine.
The domaine
Five hectares of vines, set within a living whole.
Woodland, meadows and water surround the vines, 19 hectares, protected as a Site Classé since 1975. This diversity keeps the place in balance. Marc Ruhland-Seidel runs the domaine himself, in small quantities, on site.
A living estate
Woodland, meadows, water — the place is in motion.
The winemaker
For decades this estate was the domaine of Jean Ribéreau-Gayon, one of the co-founders of the Institute of Oenology in Bordeaux and of modern wine science. A legacy like this is not something you own — you try to live up to it. We measure every vintage against it.
Marc Ruhland · Owner
A wander across the estate
Bordeaux does not need to be reinvented. It needs to be read anew — parcel by parcel.
Time & precision
Released when the wine is ready to drink.
Our wines only go on sale once they have reached their peak. We carry the ageing risk, not you. This exactness has a tradition here: for decades, Aux Conseillans was the domaine of Jean Ribéreau-Gayon, one of the co-founders of modern oenology.
In the coffret
Three wines, three voices.
The whole idea in a single evening: a red overture, a red centrepiece and a white in a different voice.
Gigue 2016 — the overture
Opens the reds: juicy cherry, violet, a touch of white pepper. Powerful and rich in tannin, yet kept nimble by its fruit. With grilled dishes, duck and braises.
Sarabande 2015 — the centrepiece
Black cherry, plum, graphite, cocoa. Dense and precise, with a long, quiet finish, aged 18 months in barrique. With game, braised beef and coq au vin.
Louré 2024 — the other voice
A Sauvignon Blanc that barely tastes of Sauvignon Blanc — aged in the clay amphora, closer to Sancerre. An enveloping texture, a quiet length. With poultry, veal and richer fish.
What's on the table?
For which evening.
Coq au vin with morels
with Sarabande 2015
Bœuf Bordelais, slowly braised
with Gigue 2016
Stuffed quail in white wine & leek
with Louré 2024
The easiest way to get to know us is through the coffret.
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The simplest way to get to know us.
A wine you don't know is not something you buy by the case straight away. That is exactly what the coffret is for: three ready-to-drink cuvées to get acquainted. They are already mature; we have carried the ageing risk. Questions before you buy? Write to us directly.
- Shipping included
- Delivered with care & insured
- Already at their peak
- Return of unopened bottles (30 days)
How it works.
Order
The coffret in a few clicks, shipping included.
Carefully delivered
Well packed and insured all the way to your door.
Open at their peak
All three are already at their peak — simply open them.
Good to know
What drinking window are the three wines in?
Sarabande 2015: 2025 to 2032. Gigue 2016: until around 2035. Louré 2024: 2026 to 2040. All three are at their peak now — you can open them or lay them down further.
How were the three cuvées aged?
Sarabande, 18 months in barrique, in the classic Right-Bank manner. Gigue, mostly in concrete tank with a small share of barrique, built for fruit and freshness. Louré, in the oval clay amphora on its lees — a Sauvignon Blanc that deliberately refuses to be one.
Why does the wine come directly from the domaine?
The shortest chain, seamless provenance. The bottles leave our cellar carefully temperature-controlled and insured — you receive them in the same condition in which they rested with us. No intermediate storage, no uncertain origin.
Can I reorder single bottles or larger formats?
Yes. Each cuvée is also available on its own, and many vintages additionally as magnum, up to the Balthazar. The coffret is the entry point, not the limit.
How do I store the wines — and how long will they keep?
Cool, dark, lying down. The two reds will easily keep a decade and more; the Louré is unusually age-worthy for a white, until around 2040.
Who was Jean Ribéreau-Gayon?
Aux Conseillans was his domaine for decades — he was one of the co-founders of modern oenology. Today we continue to work the vineyard in the same tradition of scientific precision.
Delivery and returns?
Shipping is included, carefully packed and insured. We take back unopened, undamaged bottles within 30 days.
To get acquainted
Discover three cuvées at once.
Sarabande 2015, Gigue 2016 and Louré 2024, three ready-to-drink wines, direct from the domaine. 100 €, shipping included.
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