3,5
2
6000
hectares
grape varieties
bottles a year
The Story
I've been looking after our small family estate for 20 years in the village of Saint-Caprais de Bordeaux.
Up until 2022, I worked in the traditional way for the appellation, while holding a position as technical manager at a neighboring property.
In 2020, on my way to visit a friend in the heights of St-Émilion, I came across a style of cutting that caught my eye. I asked about it, and it turned out to be “Tertre Roteboeuf”. Curious to know what it was like, I was offered a bottle.
The quality of the ageing, the maturing and the deliciousness of this wine, despite a late vintage, left a lasting impression on me. An obsession was born that day: to take over the family vineyard and produce a top-of-the-range wine.
A wine for ageing, with great finesse, that can be drunk straight from the bottle.
In 2022, I took the plunge. I gave up everything to devote myself entirely to my vineyard. Of my 12 hectares of vines, I will keep only 3 hectares of hillside vineyards
and croups, to ensure that the grapes reach over-ripeness.
From then on, no concessions: quality or nothing.
For my first vintage, “Clos des Gommiers”, I approached Louis Mitjavile for guidance.
I wanted to understand their methods of cultivation, pruning, breeding, oxygen management and so many other things that sometimes contradict the traditional Bordeaux school.
In 2022, I took the plunge. I'll leave everything behind and devote myself entirely to my vineyard.
Of my 12 hectares of vines, I only keep 3 hectares of hillside and croupes, to be sure of reaching over-ripeness. From then on, no concessions: quality or nothing.
For my first vintage, “Clos des Gommiers”, I asked Louis Mitjavile to accompany me. I wanted to understand their methods of cultivation, pruning, breeding, oxygen management and so many other things that sometimes contradict the traditional Bordeaux school.
The story of Clos des Gommiers
