vandermeulen-decanniere
100 years ago Jules Vandermeulen
created one of world best wines
in Ostende Belgium
In those times "mise au château"
was not a current thing
In the late '60 the family business stopped
A french law forbitted to sell wine outside the domains and all the great wines had to be
"mise au château" their was no reason to continue this tradition and the few bottles left will be for Sotheby auctions and collectors.  Parker scored the wine 100.
This logo was the name and the town "ostende" with the emblem of the town
"the tree keys of Ostend"
Me living in Palma de Mallorca, I changed in with the one of Palma de Mallorca
It would be a great thing to start again this tradition and that's the reason why we make the choice of  Mallorca.
Of course this will be a challenge, don't you think?
Email us    info@vandermeulen-decanniere.com
vandermeulen wines
"Making Belgian Vandermeulen. What does this mean? Until the late 40s, very few areas were launched in Bordeaux bottled at the chateau and is Baron Philippe de Rothschild was the first in 1924 to run for Mouton practice today ' Today widespread. The owners felt that the packaging of wine was not their job and they were right, because you need the requirements, other aid and other skills that raising grapes and wine. The wine was then sold in barrels to merchants who, for marketing, took charge of the bottling, label, cap and cap bearing the name of their home. The words "Belgian development" means that the trader who was responsible in fine wine packaging was based in Belgium. For specialists, traders are Belgian, in general, and particularly noted the label "put Belgian is considered a real guarantee. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Vandermeulen Belgian traders whose bets enjoy among connoisseurs and professionals in a very high regard, fully justified. It recognizes its bottles with the label bearing her characteristic stamp Crest "J.VANDERMEULEN-DECANNIERE to OSTEND" and also burned his capsule on top of the vine distinctive home .

A very important point on the bottling worth noting: the choice of cork stoppers for still has not been considered in determining when it is essential, if we wish to retain a bottle for several decades . This, Vandermeulen, large professional, has understood very early and for this reason that his bottles through the years so remarkably. In particular, the levels of set Vandermeulen much better than those of the same vintage with a call to the castle (this is especially the case for old Petrus or Lafleur).

Last but not least, we can trust the experience and discipline of the father Vandermeulen when selecting barrels that he had the owners and it should certainly not least the good vintage book!