CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE

MARGAUX APPELLATION

2017

THE HISTORY OF THE CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE VINEYARD IS ABOVE ALL A STORY OF INDEPENDENCE. THE PLOTS SURROUNDING IT ARE THOSE OF THE GREATEST CRUS OF THE MARGAUX APPELLATION, INCLUDING CHÂTEAU MARGAUX ITSELF, WHICH LONG COVETED THE VINES OF CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE.

THE CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE VINEYARD HAS BENEFITED FROM THE TECHNICAL FACILITIES AND EXPERTISE OF THE CHÂTEAU FERRIÈRE TEAM, A THIRD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ IN 1855. FOLLOWING FERRIÈRE’S EXAMPLE, THE CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE VINEYARD IS MANAGED ORGANICALLY, BIODYNAMICALLY, AND USING AGROECOLOGY.

THESE CHANGES IN VITICULTURAL AND WINEMAKING PRACTICES HAVE REVEALED THE QUALITY OF THIS CRU AND THE BEAUTY OF ITS PLOTS.

« THIS IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL WINE WITH A CLARITY THAT DELIVERS GORGEOUS DARK FRUIT AND FIRM AND SILKY TANNINS. LONG AND POLISHED. »

James Suckling

92 PTS

« A POWERFUL, PLEASANTLY RUSTIC MARGAUX WITH LOVELY DEPTH AND TEXTURE. »

Vinous

88-92 PTS

THE VINEYARD

10 hectares of deep gravel on limestone marl. In the heart of the Margaux appellation.

VINIFICATION

Parcel-based vinification. Alcoholic fermentation with natural yeasts. Pumping over half a volume per day for gentle extraction. 3 weeks of maceration. Vinification at a temperature below 24 degrees.

BLENDING

46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot.

CULTURAL PRACTICES

In conversion.

AGING

In conversion. 12 months of aging including 20% in new barrels, 40% in one and two-wine barrels, 40% in ovoid vats.

THE TEAM

Owner: Claire Villars-Lurton
Production Director: Gérard Fenouillet
Consulting Oenologist: Éric Boissenot