Exploring the Parisian wine cellars of Louis XIV

(13 Jul 2024)
FRANCE WINE CAVES
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Paris, France - 19 June 2024
1. Various of group doing wine tasting in the Caves du Louvre wine cellars
2. Various of cellar decorating with wine bottles
3. Tracking shot through winding cellar passageways
3. Various of the Louvre
4. Various of exterior of Caves du Louvre
5. Tilt down to show stairs into subterranean cellars
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Justan Fondbertasse, Chef Sommelier, Les Caves du Louvre:
"So the cellars that are below us currently, they were built by André Eynaud to store the wine for the king. It was built in the 18th century, and to help facilitate the delivery of the wine to the king he built two tunnels. One of the tunnels was to transport wine from the Seine River, because at that time there was no trains or cars, easiest way to transport wine was by boat. And then there was a second tunnel that was from here directly to the Louvre, where the king was living. That way, the peasants that were living on the surface never really saw the amount of wine the king was drinking."
7. Various of wine shop, bottles for sale on display
8. Various of Fondbertasse placing bottle on shelf
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Justan Fondbertasse, Chef Sommelier, Les Caves du Louvre:
"So there are grape varieties that are well known all around the world and that are known for being from France. But most people don't know that we have over 850 grape varieties that are indigenous to us in France, and we have over 70,000 wineries. Each winemaker will have a different interpretation of the grape varieties and of their terroir, their region. And then of course, the grape varieties are going to have their say in the winemaking as well."
10. Fondbertasse placing bottle of Petrus Pomerol in fridge
11. Various of bottle of Petrus Pomerol, price marked as 4,900 euros
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Justan Fondbertasse, Chef Sommelier, Les Caves du Louvre:
"The position of wine within each culture is very different. With us in France, we consider wine to be food in a sense. So whenever we're sitting down with friends in a dinner setting or a meal setting, we always think, well, what is going to pair well with the dishes that we're going to be serving? So, for example, if you're having a nice piece of beef, we're going to be looking for a nice Syrah from the Rhone Valley, or maybe a Margaux from Bordeaux. But maybe if I'm having something a little bit lighter, maybe a fish, I'm probably going to go for a Chardonnay from Burgundy or a nice Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre."
13. Pan of tasting room in wine cellar
14. Pull focus between taps
15. Pan to wine barrels
16. Close of Caves du Louvre logo on barrel
17. Close of sign reading “Gamay Noir, Beaujolais”
18. Various of group doing wine blending workshop
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony, tourist from USA:
"When I think of French wine, I think bold flavour. I think it's the land of wine. I think this is where you come, If you don't come here to at least do a wine tasting or do something like this what we're doing here, You're missing a huge part of the culture of the place you're in."
20. Various of wine blending workshop
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Sherrelle, tourist from USA:
"Well actually, I do like it because I've tasted a lot of red wines back home and didn't. So this was pleasantly surprising because normally I'm like, no, no red wine. But this was surprisingly tasty."
22. Various of group doing wine tasting
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