Chateau Terrason, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2020
2020 is the maiden vintage of Chateau Terrasson, Gerald and Alix are both decendents of a line of winemakers that were all responsible for the success for the likes of Chateau lafite Rothschild in the 1960s. With Chateau Terrasson, they want to pay an hommage to what Bordeaux was like before technology and critics took over the cellars in the early eighties. With an emphasis on the soil and the grapes. The first vintage is a classical bordeaux that is merlot dominant, bringing juicey fruit forward plums and black currants that are gently turning to dried fruits. Nice savoury notes, alongwith earthy, mossy qualities that would certainly give pleasure to any claret fan.
2020 is the maiden vintage of Chateau Terrasson, Gerald and Alix are both decendents of a line of winemakers that were all responsible for the success for the likes of Chateau lafite Rothschild in the 1960s. With Chateau Terrasson, they want to pay an hommage to what Bordeaux was like before technology and critics took over the cellars in the early eighties. With an emphasis on the soil and the grapes. The first vintage is a classical bordeaux that is merlot dominant, bringing juicey fruit forward plums and black currants that are gently turning to dried fruits. Nice savoury notes, alongwith earthy, mossy qualities that would certainly give pleasure to any claret fan.
2020 is the maiden vintage of Chateau Terrasson, Gerald and Alix are both decendents of a line of winemakers that were all responsible for the success for the likes of Chateau lafite Rothschild in the 1960s. With Chateau Terrasson, they want to pay an hommage to what Bordeaux was like before technology and critics took over the cellars in the early eighties. With an emphasis on the soil and the grapes. The first vintage is a classical bordeaux that is merlot dominant, bringing juicey fruit forward plums and black currants that are gently turning to dried fruits. Nice savoury notes, alongwith earthy, mossy qualities that would certainly give pleasure to any claret fan.
Château Terrasson is located on the clay and limestone plateau between Côtes de Castillon and Puisseguin-St Émilion. Gerald and Alix Standley took over the property in January 2020, having cut their teeth at Le Soula in Roussillon for 10 years (Gerald) and at Château Puy Castera (Alix). Bordeaux was a natural choice for the couple to root their family and vineyard. The 13-hectare vineyard was in a poor state when they took over, but the old vine capital was what attracted them, to make wine in their own way. From the beginning they moved to organic viticulture with applied biodynamics. They uprooted about a third of the vines to make way for a new co-planted white grape vineyard. The varieties currently found on the property consist of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, with one hectare of Semillon that they farm from their neighbour Château Puygueraud.
Grape variety : 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc Vineyard Surface Area: 13ha Total Average age of Vines: 28 years Terroir : Sandy, clay soils Harvest: Manual harvesting from 17th September to 9th October Winemaking : Destemmed maceration for 15 - 20 days, light pumping overs mainly at the beginning of fermentation. Vertical Press Ageing : 1/3 in Wooden Vats, 2/3 in Stainless Steel tanks for 20 months Fining: With egg whites followed by light filtration before bottling Production: 9000 Bottles
