 A warm and friendly person, Louis Filippi has been running Château
Boutillon, a vineyard of 16 hectares, since 1965. When you fly over the
heights of Mesterrieux (Louis Filippi is also the Chairman of the flying
club), near La Réole in the south of the Gironde, you cannot miss the
elegant building. This former journalist for the newspaper "Ouest France"
and ex-headmaster of the Sainte-Marie school in Langon, fell in love with
vine-growing in the same way as he has with everything he has undertaken.
The red has fine, distinguished red-fruit aromas and is a dense wine
combining structure and suppleness and with well-balanced tannins. It is
full bodied, very aromatic and excellent for laying down. The rosé is very
pleasant and well-balanced. It has subtle, delicate aromas.
 COORDONNEES
Owner's name : SCEA Filippi-Gillet - Louis Filippi
Who's in charge : SCEA Filippi-Gillet - Louis Filippi
Adress : 33540 Mesterrieux
Phone : 05 56 71 41 47
Fax : 05 56 71 32 21
E-Mail : chateauboutillon@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/chateauboutillon
Personal website :
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THE MOST IMPORTANT
Vintages in sale |
1998, 2002 and, 2003Prestige, Rosé 2003 and 2004 |
Established |
1964, but its origins go back to 1722 |
Average annual |
40 to 60 000 bottles, possibility 120 000 |
Surface |
16 ha |
Vine Age |
14 years |
Soil and exposure |
Argilo-limestone, Southern slopes |
Vine stocks |
Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc |
Technique |
Picking off 100%, maceration long, prolonged one month after fermentation. Maturing, out of tanks stainless, 2 years before setting in bottles |
Characteristics |
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Served with |
Red meats, game |
Prices |
3,50 € (for the rosés 2003 et 2004) à 6,00 €, Ithiers 2003 4,00 € |
REFERENCES
References in France |
L'Olivier du Clavel, 44 rue Ch. Domerq 33000 Bordeaux, from Francis Garcia |
Others references |
Silver medal Bordeaux rouge supérieur, in Bordeaux in 95, silver medal in Bruxelle in 96, gold medal Bordeaux rosé in Bordeaux 1996. Millésimes, Guide Dussert-Gerber des Vins de France |
National and export sales (%) |
France : 70 - Export : 30 |
Main trading partners |
Belgium, Switzerland |
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