The Wines

2019

« The summer vaster than the empire » 
Saint-John PERSE

Harvest
September 19th to October 3rd. 

An unstable spring resulted in small yields, but the glorious summer ensured a harvest of exceptional quality. The wines are concentrated, powerful, long. 

96% Merlot,
4% Cabernet Franc

2018

« Stand out of my sun » 
Diogenes of Sinope to Alexander the Great

Harvest
September 18th to October 4th. 

The wet spring required meticulous vineyard work, for which near-perfect balance was the reward. The summer was glorious: 1136 hours of sunshine, a record of the past 50 years. Excellent vintage. 

98% Merlot,
2% Cabernet Franc

2017

« J’ai hiverné dans mon passé. Revienne le soleil de Pâques »
Guillaume Apollinaire

Harvest
September 15th to 30th. 

The vintage of great terroirs. Spared by the spring frost and the summer’s hydric stress, the wines are vibrant and dense.   

98% Merlot,
2% Cabernet Franc

2016

« Il a cueilli deux feuilles jaunes Gorgées de sève et de soleil » 
Boris Vian

Harvest
October 5th to 11th

Heat and drought required attentive care to produce wines that are rich in fruit and that show great character and ageability. 

92% Merlot,
8% Cabernet Franc

2015

« Viens ! Le soleil te parle en paroles sublimes...» 
Leconte de Lisle

Harvest
September 23rd to 30th

A vintage characterized by heat and sun, the wines produced are exceptional for their fruit, depth, and balance.

88% Merlot,
12% Cabernet Franc

2014

« Ripeness is all» 
Shakespeare, King Lear

Harvest
September 27th to October 8th 

Despite a variable spring, a glorious Indian summer ensured the quality of the vintage. The wines shine with a taut elegance. 

88% Merlot,
12% Cabernet Franc

2013

« But all sorts of things and weather must be taken in together, to make up a year and a sphere » 
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Harvest
October 1st to 3rd

A most capricious vintage that resulted in pleasant wines thanks to tremendous efforts undertaken in the vineyards and in the cellars.

90% Merlot,
10% Cabernet Franc

2012

« Ô saisons, ô châteaux,
Quelle âme est sans défauts ? »
Arthur Rimbaud, 1872

Harvest
October 6th to 11th

A temperate year allowed for even maturity, producing complex and balanced wines.

90% Merlot,
10% Cabernet Franc

2011

« De l’éternel azur la sereine ironie »
Stéphane Mallarmé, 1864

Harvest
September 14th to 24th

With the difficult task of having to follow two of the strongest vintages in the history of Bordeaux, the 2011s are remarkable for their vibrancy.

90% Merlot,
10% Cabernet Franc

2010

Harvest
October 2nd to October 9th

Very different from the preceding year, the wines are extraordinarily complex and deep. How beauteous is nature when it is bountiful!

85% Merlot,
15% Cabernet Franc

2009

« Patience, patience, Patience dans l’azur! 
Chaque atome de silence
Est la chance d’un fruit mûr ! »
Paul Valéry, 1922

Harvest
October 2nd to 6th. 

One of the greatest vintages of the past 60 years. Its power and natural concentration ensure 2009 will be a benchmark for many years to come.

85% Merlot,
15% Cabernet Franc

2008

Harvest
October 13th to 21st

Patience and perseverance were needed, with a wet and late start, an average summer, but a wonderful indian summer that allowed the grapes to attain perfect maturity. 

83% Merlot,
17% Cabernet Franc