Jh’avont monté la minzon Ernest Gautriaud peur r’queuneûssance à nous encyin, de tout s’qui saviant fare, i z’avant douné à leûs drôle, pi à leûs drôlésse, thieû bon sense pésan …
Ernest Gautriaud Ets creations are a tribute to the spirit of Saintonge, the home of Pineau des Charentes. Overall, they are a tribute to our ancestors and to their know-how, carefully passed on through generations.
L’ pineau dés chérente at ninsu cheu nous, en Saintonjhe.
i disant qu’o l’ét-in copeur d’âchet qu’avet d’ la veugne qu’aret, san zou fare à l’ésprè, vidé daû jhu d’ rasin qui v’net d’éte préssé, dan n’ine barique vour qu’o l’avet d’ la gnaûle. Thieûques an-né amprè, thieû pésan at-oyu l’ piési de r’teurvé sa barique vour qu’o v’net d’ néte tout boun’men ine « mistelle » coume i z’aplant dan l’ grant monde. O l’ét daû jhu d’ rasin qu’i l’avant-empéché d’ bouilli en zi métan d’ la gnaûle.
Pineau des Charentes was born here, in Saintonge.
According to legend, a winegrower mistakenly poured some fresh grape must into a barrel containing Cognac eau-de-vie. A few years later, he discovered a new natural mistelle in his forgotten barrel…
Barthélémy Gautier
and the Saintonge Patois:
Barthélémy Gautier at ninsu t’à Pons, o l’ét in gâ qui déssine lés saintonjhai, o l’ét en 1876 qui s’ét fet qu’neûte à caûse de sés déssin qui r’peurzentant la vi dés chérentai. Son savouére fare, i l’ l’at enm’né à Paris vour i l’at déssiné dan dés r’vu bin qu’neûssu Le Gaulois ou La Vie Parisienne. Lés déssin d’ Gautier rastant bin qu’neûssu su nous tare chérentaise vour i sont bin r’cheurché peur thiélés là qu’émant l’ patoué chérentai.
Peur fare houneur à thieû l’éspri chérentai qu’ jh’émont beune, jh’avont chouési lés déssin d’ Barthélémy Gautier, ine houme d’ bin cheu nous, qu’at soyu déssiné anveuc son savouére fare la vi d’ tout lés jhor dan lés an-né 1870 à 1880.
Tout coume li, jh’avont asséyé d’ chopé tout de s’ que r’peurzente le saintonjhai en vous porpousan daû pineau dés chérente pâ coume lés aûte.
L’ patoué saintonjhai ét ine bin grante richèsse d’ noute endret, jh’ fasont de s’ qu’o faût peur empéché qu’ thieû patoué s’ porde, li qu’ ét bin jholi.
Barthélémy Gautier was born in 1846 in Pons, in Saintonge. He became well known as a cartoonist in 1876 thanks to his Croquis Saintongeais (Saintonge sketches), capturing the rural soul of Saintonge through his caricatures. His talent brought him to Paris where he became a famous cartoonist in renowned publications such as Le Gaulois and La Vie Parisienne. Gautier’s Croquis are still famous today in Charentes where they are highly sought-after by Saintonge Patois enthusiasts.
As a tribute to this cherished Charentes mind, we have chosen to present Barthélémy Gautier’s cartoons. He was a man of our land and had a talent for sketching 19th-century rural daily life.
Like him, we have sought to capture the essence of the Saintonge terroir and soul, producing outstanding batches of Pineau des Charentes.
The Saintonge Patois is a rich local legacy. With this “bilingual” presentation, we are campaigning for the preservation and transmission of our beautiful local language. We warmly thank René Ribéraud from Les Durathieurs d’Jhonzat Patois theatre association for his excellent translation.
PINEAU BIO 5 ANS LOT AB-15
75 cL, 17,1% vol
Appearance: a golden colour flecked with bright notes.
Bouquet: tart and floral notes of rose and woodland.
Palate: a tart, fleshy palate develops into smooth sensations of vine flower, toast and cherry clafoutis pastry notes. A very nice balance.
Serve chilled. Enjoy it on the rocks or in cocktails or as an aperitif.
Give it a fresh twist with an exotic fruit salad.
PINEAU LOT 04-83
75 cL, 17,8% vol
Appearance: a golden colour flecked with hints of copper.
Bouquet: a complex and outstanding bouquet with liquorice, cocoa, toasted almond and pastry notes.
Palate: delicate and slightly enchanting astringency with touches of prune, liquorice and vermouth, followed by a light smoky finish and deliciously smooth tannins. A typical example of Charentais rancio.
Serve chilled. Enjoy it on the rocks or in cocktails or as an aperitif.
Give it a fresh twist with blue cheese and fig chutney.
PINEAU LOT 82-01
75 cL, 19,3%
Appearance: a dark and intriguing ebony colour.
Bouquet: a discreet first nose, then the aromas reveal themselves: old cognac, walnut liqueur, cinnamon and a cigar box.
Palate: the attack is vivid and sharp, opening up to cocoa, fig and gingerbread notes. A long, slightly smoky finish.
Serve chilled or around 18°C to 20°C. Enjoy it on the rocks or in cocktails or as an aperitif. Give it a fresh twist with foie gras or a chocolate dessert. It is also an ideal partner for Cuban cigars.
Sarviteur à teurtou
et portet vous beune !
See you soon
and take care!
For the Patois translation, a big thank you to René Ribéraud, President of Les Durathieurs d’Jhonzat Patois theatre association.
We have drawn inspiration from Raymond Doussinet’s book: Le parler savoureux de Saintonge – Le Paysan Saintongeais « dans ses bots » – avec les croquis de Gautier – Editions Rupella – La Rochelle, 1963.
You can find the illustrations in these fabulous books:
– Les Dessins de Gautier – Croquis Saintongeais, Editions Mélusine, 1978
– Barthélémy Gautier témoin de son temps 1846 – 1893, Editions Bordessoules, 1992
