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A Family Inheritance
Since 1929, four generations filled with passion and heart have inherited this vineyard in the Bordelais. Their knowledge is built on the cultivation of the vine and they have not ceased to evaluate their skills in their vocation to make wine.
The vintages produced throughout these years write the pages of a family adventure.
An excellent soil
The vineyard, Chateau Rousset Caillau is located in the Entre-Deux-Mers between the rivers Dordogne and Garonne, 50 km from Bordeaux, it is in the Commune of Saint Sulpice de Pommiers.
Its setting, on south facing chalk-clayey slopes exposed to the sun, ensures the production of well ripened grapes which create full-bodied, flavoursome wines.
With an area of 36.50 hectares today, the exploitation, extended over the past 20 years or so, comprises a very compact vineyard.
The vineyard
32 hectares are given over to the production of red wine-that in 80 % of the total area
60 % Merlot
15 % Cabernet Franc
25 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Wines of noble birth result, their character having been developed in the tradition of the Bordelais:
Abundant tannin, dark red royal colour, scent of red fruits, woody tang
The characteristics of the varieties which give red wines:
Merlot: Supple and aromatic
Cabernet Franc: Scent of vanilla
Cabernet Sauvignon: Round, fruity, tannic
The white wines comprise 4.50 hectares of the total area:
40 % Sauvignon, Muscadelle
60 % Semillon
Vinified in oak barrels they attest to the authenticity of their pedigree giving out floral scents and fruity tastes.
The characteristics of the vines which give white wines:
Sauvignon: lively and aromatic
Muscadelle: Fine and subtle
Semillon: Round, rich and supple
Our choices and there significance
Given a unique and historic inheritance, it falls to us to preserve its commercial worth an to practise sound working methods.
Our equipment and our modern oenological approach permits us to develop wines which blend particularity and elegance-often rewarded in national competitions.
We create a true relationship of confidence with our clients through the quality of our wines and the strength of our efforts to build together an enduring partnership.
To support these criteria, defined by positive Quality Standards, we can cite the lineage of our products which are steeped in traditional “know-how”.