Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Grilled and roast lamb with garlic and rosemary.

From the slopes of Castillon, with south facing vines planted on clay and limestone. Average age of vine 40 years and planted at a density of 5000-5500 vines per hectare. Groyot pruning, tillage and grassing, inter-row sowing of blended grains, manure and compost, leaf removal. Farmed for over 10 years to the principle of environmentally friendly viticulture. Harvested at maturity, by parcel, zones and terroir.

Ageing for 13-15 months in 30% sulfur free stainless steel vats, 10% in new French 400l oak barrels, and the rest in 2nd fill French oak barrels.

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 .