Château Labrousse, bought by Sabrina and Jacques Chardat in 1991, is a property located in St-Martin-Lacaussade, close to Blaye, in the North of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in front of the Médoc’s Grands Crus Classés. At the beginning, it was a 15 ha vineyard but year after year, thank to the purchases of neighbouring parcels, Château Labrousse is today a 90 ha wonderful property with the best plots of the Blaye area.

Château Labrousse is a property which has existed for 2 centuries. In the early 19th century, the wine was listed as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel by Editions Féret, a reference by this time. Sabrina and Jacques Chardat have chosen this property because it’s the perfect representation of the Bordeaux excellence.

TERROIR

Château Labrousse has beautiful clay-limestone plots, rich of urchin fossils, on wonderful hillsides overlooking the Gironde estuary, the bigest in Europe. It offers at the vines a unrivaled brightness and the mildness of the oceanic climate.

Varietals

80% Merlot

20% Cabernet Sauvignon

WINEMAKING & VINIFICATION

The property is certified ISO 14001 and HEV 3rd level (High Environmental Value, the highest level of French environmental certification for farms). The vineyard is planted with a density of 5000 vines/ha. No herbicide, no synthetic fertilizer, no pesticide and all soil labours are made with mechanical tools.

The harvest is picked thank to a machine with latest technologies, to bring in the vat house only intact berries, perfectly ripe. The wine-grapes ferment in thermoregulated stainless tanks and then the ageing is made in cement vats and oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES

It’s a wine for ageing, rich and powerful with a complex bouquet melting fruity and woody – the best to be shared with family or friends for the special occasions.