Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Grilled and roast lamb with garlic and rosemary.

Trough short pruning, prudent debudding, careful trellising, leaf thinning. We do not use any chemicals: No synthetic insecticides or fungicides, No weed-killer. We alternate grass cover and tillage between rows. We help the vine to develop its natural defenses by applying herbal preparations. The entire vineyard is run according to the principles of environmentally friendly viticulture under the « Cousinié Method »

Aged 10 to 12 months in French-Oak Barrels of 225 and 400 liters.

Harvest at optimum maturity, Plot by plot vinification. Our new cellar in stainless steel vat house combines modernity, excellent hygiene and precise temperature control, for a natural fermentation. Most of grapes are destemmed and crushed. The only intervention consists of extractions undertaken delicately to respect the fruit and the softness of the tannins. We perform a minimalist and generally non-interventionist vinification, Limiting oenogical additives and minimizing Sulphur dosages (30 to 70mg/l).

A rugged hilly vineyard in a wild bucolic setting among woods and forest. With 63 metres of variation in altitude between 15 and 78m the vineyard is on a clay-limestone hillside facing due south with good slopes (up to 17%). This geography facilitates natural drainage and offers optimum sun exposure for the entire vineyard. It consists of 10 plots with different soil and climate conditions: warm at the hilltops dry and well-ventilated at the foot of cooler hills. Unlike Mangot clay predominates here over the limestone and contains veins of flint. This terroir gives the wine more roundness and charm allowing us to make succulent wines .