Vintage

Millésime is made from a delicious Brazilian variety, Red Catuaí, grown on the Camocim farm in the legendary Mount Pédro Azul region of Brazil. This farm has become a benchmark in biodynamic farming, using astronomical knowledge to ensure that cultivation and planting respect the phases of the moon and the planets. Henrique Sloper practises agroforestry by mixing coffee trees with other crops, such as heart of palm, to create conditions conducive to preserving the environment. The result of this practice is a coffee with a pure, intense taste that is organic, more resistant to parasites and with low oxidation.

Biodynamics in coffee cultivation aims to enrich the vitality of soils and the biodiversity of plantations. This cultivation method is based on environmentally friendly practices, promoting natural compost and herbal preparations to strengthen the health of soils and coffee trees. The process includes special attention to lunar and solar cycles to optimize planting and harvest periods. This reduces water use and creates a balanced ecosystem, providing coffee beans with great aromatic richness from living and regenerated soils.

For Millésime, Daniela Capuano our MOF roaster, has chosen to make a double roasting: the first is more intense in order to give body and power. The second is lighter to reveal floral and vegetal aromas. It is only after these two roasts that the blend is composed, to obtain a gourmet and balanced character. To guarantee you an exemplary freshness, we roast at the order in our artisanal workshop in Bordeaux which has an organic certification.

Gwilherm de Cerval began his career as a sommelier at the Hôtel Ritz Paris, then at the Relais Louis XIII before joining the Royal Monceau in 2010. As a gourmet, he joined the teams of the Lebey Guide, with whom he relaunched the Association de Sauvegarde de l'Oeuf Mayonnaise. Member of the Association des Sommeliers de Paris, he collaborates with Le Journal du Dimanche, L'Express and Marie Claire. It is then alongside François-Régis Gaudry that since 2017, he has hosted «La Chronique Vin» on the Paris Première channel in the «Très Très Bon» programme. In 2019, he received the «Prix Curnonsky» from his peers for his book «Le Petit Livre du Sommelier» and released the eponymous board game in 2021. The following year, he wrote the oenological column on RTL in the program «L'apéro Club». Now ambassador of sake for France to the Japanese government, he presents this year, with Caroline de Maigret, Zazie Tavitian and Manu Payet, a guide of good Parisian addresses that will be entitled «La traversée de Paris».