Château Guadet

On leaving the town, on the right of the road leading to Montagne, most of the old vineyards of the Guadet family have belonged since 1844 to the Garitey-Lignac heirs under the name “Guadet Saint-Julien”, an estate so close to the Porte Bourgeoise that M. Guy-Pétrus Lignac carries his harvest to the vat room and cellars located behind the house, 4 rue Guadet. Marguerite-Élie Guadet was a Girondin deputy; beheaded in 1794, he had found refuge during the Terror in the many cellars hollowed out of the rock.
The Guadet-Saint-Julien vineyard, planted with fine grape varieties: 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, is the object of continual attention. It has a clay-limestone soil, extending over the very rock that carries the town, and produces a generous wine with a rich bouquet, typical of Saint-Émilion. Ageing takes place in very old and beautiful cellars hollowed out of the rock beneath the cellars and the vat room.
The wine of Guadet-Saint-Julien is highly esteemed and has won several gold medals at various exhibitions, including the cup at the Mondial du Vin in 1988 in Brussels for the 82, 83, 85 vintages, a bronze medal for the 1994 and a silver medal for the 1996.
Since the 2005 vintage, this estate has been called Château Guadet.