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My family has always owned vineyards, but winegrowing wasn’t their main business: it was running the local shop. Personally, I have always loved wine for its intricate and evocative character. Former carpenter, I decided to retrain at the age of 34 and so I bought 1.5 hectares of vines to my grand-mother in 1992. With the years, I have managed building a vineyard that spreads over 17 hectares. I run the vines according to organic farming, the best way for me to craft faithfull wines of my childhood terroir.

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Côtes de Bourg

Rouge

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Technical informations

Village: Bayon-sur-Gironde et Gauriac
Total winegrowing area: 17 hectares
Terroir:
Clay-limestone soils in majority, then gravels and tertiary silt - Fossil-rich limestone subsoils - 40-meter-high - South-west exposure - 30-year-old vines
Winemaking and ageing:

Mechanical harvest at the end of september. Cold maceration prior to fermentation. Delestage adapted to suit the structure of the wine. Three-week fermentation. Aged in vats.

Blend:
60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc.
Tasting comments:

The wine is shot through with cherry red glints. The nose gradually becomes more potent with subtle, roasted, woody notes. Well-structured and full-bodied with ripe fruit notes. The finale remains fleshy and almost endless.

Food and wine pairings:

Game meat.

Awards:

► Vintage 2020:
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2021
- SILVER CHINA AWARDS 2021
- GOLD FEMINALISE 2021
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2021
- GOLD TERRE DE VINS 2021

► Vintage 2019:
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2020
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2020
- GOLD AMPHORE 2020
- GOLD SINGAPOUR AWARDS 2020
- GOLD SINGAPOUR AWARDS 2020
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2020
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2020
- SILVER KOREA WINE CHALLENGE 2020
- GOLD BERLINER WINE TROPHY 2020
- GOLD ASIA WINE TROPHY 2020
- BRONZE INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2020
- BRONZE INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2020
- SILVER CWWSC 2021
- GOLD SAKURA 2021
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2020
- SILVER ASIA IMPORT NEWS AWARDS 2020
- GOLD AWC VIENNA 2020
- GOLD FEMINALISE 2020
- GOLD INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC AWARDS 2021
- 1 étoile GUIDE HACHETTE BOURG 2022
- 91 points JAMES SUCKLING 2022
- 92 points WINE ENTHUSIAST BOURG 2022

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