Bordeaux
Despite its time in barrel, the oak remains subtle in this Bordeaux red, with notes of mixed spices, blackberry jam, vanilla, and toasted bread. The palate is velvety and polished, smooth and round, leading to a warm, gently vanilla-tinged finish.
70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, mostly from old vines — some over 70 years old — planted on clay-limestone soils in Ruch. The estate is not certified organic but works just like it. South-facing plots, some right in front of the house, the farthest only 600 meters away. Manual harvest, full destemming, and separate vinification and aging for each grape variety: one week of maceration, 16 months of aging in second- and third-fill barrels. Blended before bottling, unfined and unfiltered, only 30 mg/liter of total SO2.
Myriam and Cyril Chancelier run Château Côtes de Cassagne in Ruch, Gironde. She’s from the Drôme, he’s from the Mayenne, and their story began back in school — in Libourne La Montagne, where Cyril studied viticulture and oenology while Myriam focused on business. They’ve been a team ever since! After Cyril’s military service, the couple returned to the Bordeaux region in 1995, determined to...
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