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Chateau Beauregard
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Name Chateau Beauregard Owner Foncier Vignobles Area under vine 17,5 ha Grape varieties 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc Description The Chateau was built in 1795 and is located to the east of Libourne. Ownership changed in 1991 which prompted complete renovation in order to achieve wines of the best possible quality. Drinking Age 5-12 years after harvest Second Wine Le Benjamin de Beauregard -
Chateau Beau Soleil
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Name Chateau Beau Soleil Owner Thiery Rustmann Area under vine 3,5 ha Grape varieties 100% Merlot Description Chateau Beau Soleil is located to the north-east of Libourne. The Merlot grapes ripen on deep gravel soils which gives the wine unique structure. Drinking Age 5-15 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau Bellegrave
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Name Chateau Bellegrave Owner Bouldy family Area under vine 8,2 ha Grape varieties 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc Description In 1951 the Chateau was bought by Jean Bouldy and handed over to his son in 1990. The vines thrive on red clay, sand and gravel soils which are partly veined with iron oxides. Drinking Age 3-8 years after harvest Second Wine Chateau Jacobins -
Chateau Bertineau St. Vincent
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Name Chateau Bertineau St. Vincent Owner Michel Rolland Area under vine 5,6 ha Grape varieties 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon Description The vineyards were bought in 1920 and the name Bertineau St. Vincent was protected in 1978. Going back to the fourth century, the name means Holy Vincent, the patron saint of vignerons. The wine is made and matured in the cellars of Chateau Le Bon Pasteur. Drinking Age 3-10 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau Le Bon Pasteur
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Name Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Owner Scea Rolland Area under vine 6,5 ha Grape varieties 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc Description Michel Rolland and his brother have run Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in the Maillet region since 1978. Today the gravelly clay and sand soils of the vineyards which were acquired in 1920 are planted with 30-years-old vines. Each year Le Bon Pasteur wines achieve high scores from international critics. Drinking Age 5-20 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau Caillou
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Name Chateau Caillou Owner GFA Giraud-Belivier Area under vine 7 ha Grape varieties 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc Description The Chateau has been in the hands of the same family for more than century. As of 1975 Andre Giraud has held the reins. Drinking Age 5-15 years after harvest Second Wine Le Fleur Lacombe -
Chateau Clinet
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Name Chateau Clinet Owner Jean Louis Laborde Area under vine 9 ha Grape varieties 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc,
5% Cabernet SauvignonDescription Jean Louis Laborde acquired Chateau Clinet in 1998, since 2003 it has been in the hands of his son Roman Laborde. The Clinet vines thrive on stony soils with deep clay strata, inclusions of iron lend a special note to the wine. Drinking Age 7-18 years after harvest Second Wine Fleur Clinet -
Clos du Clocher
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Name Clos du Clocher Owner Pierre Bourotte Area under vine 4,6 ha Grape varieties 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc Description In 1924 Jean Baptiste acquired a number of vineyards at the foot of the local church from which "Clos du Clocher" is made. The vineyards are characterised by slate which is rarely found in other parcels, hence the wine seems really unique. Drinking Age 5-12 years after harvest Second Wine Monregard La Croix -
Clos L´Eglise
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Name Clos L´Eglise Owner Garcin-Leveque Family Area under vine 6 ha Grape varieties 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc Description Since 1997 Helene Garcin Leveque and her hausband Patrice Leveque have run the Chateau in a classic style. it is located on a hillside between Chateau Clinet and Eglise Clinet. The vines grow on gravelly clay soils veined with iron. Drinking Age 5-15 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau La Conseillante
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Name Chateau La Conseillante Owner Nicolas Family Area under vine 8 ha Grape varieties 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc Description The Nicolas family bought the Chateau in 1871 an has owned it since. Today it is the fourth and fifth generation who are cultivating and making wine as in the old days Drinking Age 5-20 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau L´Eglise Clinet
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Name Chateau L´Eglise Clinet Owner Denis Durantou Area under vine 4,5 ha Grape varieties 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc Description Denis Durantou´s great-grandfather purchased the 4,5 ha estate in 1882. Just like Clos L´Eglise, the vines are planted on a south-facing vineyard on gravelly clay soils just below the church. Drinking Age 10-30 years after harvest Second Wine Le Petit Eglise -
Chateau L´Evangile
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Name Chateau L´Evangile Owner Domains Barons de Rothschild Area under vine 14 ha Grape varieties 65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc Description The Chateau was acquired in 1990 and lies between Chateau Petrus and Cheval Blanc. Previously it had been in the hands of the Ducasse for more than country. A full renovation was completed in 2004. In both vineyard an cellar an even strieter selection guarantees an ever increasing quality. Drinking Age 6-30 years after harvest Second Wine Blason de L´Evangile -
Chateau Le Gay
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Name Chateau Le Gay Owner Catherine Pere Verge Area under vine 8 ha Grape varieties 50% Merlot, 50% cabernet Franc Description Catherine Pere Verge purchased the Chateau in 2002 and remodelled it completely in the following years. Its neighbours are Chateau Petrus and Vieux Chateau Certan. The vines are to the north of the small commune of Pignon where clay and gravel are predominant. Drinking Age 10-25 years after harvest Second Wine none -
Chateau Gazin
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Name Chateau Gazin Owner de Bailliencourt dit Courcol Family Area under vine 64,2 ha Grape varieties 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon,
3% Cabernet FrancDescription Cateau Gazin lies in the confines of a former 18th century village, occopying the place where the former hospital used to be. The estate´s second wine. L´Hospital de Gazin, was added in 1986. The vines are planted on gravelly sand soil Drinking Age 5-20 years after harvest Second Wine L´Hospital de Gazin -
Chateau Montviel
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Name Chateau Montviel Owner Catherine Pere Verge Area under vine 7,8 ha Grape varieties 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc Description In 1985 Mrs Pere Verge acquired also this Chateau in the vicinity of Chateau Clinet. As in her other Chateaux, oenologist Michel Rolland is enlisted as a winemaking consultant. Drinking Age 5-12 years after harvest Second Wine Chateau La Rose Montviel
