This feudal castle of the XVth century has always been surrounded by vines.
Demolished during the Revolution and then rebuilt on the cellars of the
former castle in the XVIIIth century, the estate was bought by Michel
Pelissié, who has been working on reconstructing it since 97. After a busy
career, much of which was spent in the Public Works sector, he is today the
head of the Jean-Nouvel Architecture group. This great wine-lover and
epicurian from the Périgord region was looking for a nice property to buy
for his future retirement. He likes horses, "old stones", nature and good
wine and when he came to visit the estate, he noticed the excellent terroir
above all. This hilltop standing above a silico-calcaire plateau and planted
with vines that have been well looked after, is part of an estate of thirty
hectares in all with a beautiful charterhouse and outbuildings which enjoy a
view fdown into a green valley with grazing for horses and a river in the
distance. The principles of reasonable agriculture are applied here - no
chemical herbicides or fertilizers. The wine-making process is traditional
and the wine is aged in barrels in a nice little cellar in cut stone. The
Bordeaux Supérieur Red has a lovely deep, dark red colour and is very tasty
with the Merlot grapes giving red fruit aromas. Half the harvest was put in
barrels rfor 7 to 8 months and the wine is tannic and promising. Try the
Bordeaux White with its very brilliant, yellow colour. Maceration on the
skins has produced a rounded, fleshy wine with lots of aromas of flowers
(jasmine). Very good in the mouth, as is the Rosé, a wine of great aromatic
quality.
COORDONNEES