Chateau De Laville Cadillac Côtes De Bordeaux

The Château de Laville is located on one of the highest points in the municipality of Capian, on a clay-limestone hillside and a clay-gravel plateau. In keen to always control and rationalize their inputs, Vignobles Gonfrier produced this cuvée without adding sulfur (main preservative used). This wine was partially vinified and aged in French barrels. This magnificent terroir, combined with tillage and meticulous vinification, gives birth to this wine with delicate fruit and lovely freshness. This cuvée is a testament to our expertise and our commitment to the consumer. This wine comes from a certified Terra Vitis estate.

A.O.C.: Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux

District: Capian

Vineyard surface area: 18 hectares

Terroir: Clayey-gravelly slopes

Grape varieties:    55% Cabernet Sauvignon et 45% Merlot

Average vine age: 25 years

Viticulture: Traditional Bordeaux-style vine training, with two canes and a flat arch. Controlled grassing-down of the vine rows or mechanical working of the soil, to improve the soils’ vitality and biodiversity. Manual “green harvesting”, for a homogeneous distribution and proper aeration of the grape bunches. Mechanical grape harvesting.

The entire vineyard is managed using sustainable viticulture, certified as HVE3 (High Environmental Value), and we are committed to a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach certified by Ecovadis.

 Vinification: Destemming, crushing and vatting. Fermentation in stainless-steel, temperature-controlled tanks. The terroir’s quality allows for prolonged maceration to extract tannins of wonderful subtlety.

Ageing: 12 months in French oak barrels.

Tasting notes: The wine is dark ruby with garnet highlights. The nose is marked by notes of spices and black fruit, notably blackcurrant, with a beautiful evolutionary note. The palate is well-balanced and long, with a mineral finish that gives this wine its distinctive complexity.