Château la Gasparde

Located on one of the heights of the Côtes-de-Castillon, on the edge of the D17 departmental road, Château La Gasparde presides over an estate of 18 hectares in a single block. From the château, the exceptional view extends over the hillsides of the Dordogne, where one can see the château of Michel Montaigne.
Its shallow clay-limestone soil, difficult to work because of the many blocks of stone, and its Asteries subsoil, most favourable to the vine, are a typical example of the geological structure favoured by Professor Henri Enjalbert. The similarity of terroir is found at the same altitude in the Grands Crus Classés of Saint-Émilion.
The vineyard, exposed to all the beneficial rays of the southern sun, benefits from natural drainage favourable to the production of high-quality grapes, with the grape varieties split 85% Merlot for roundness and aromas, 12% Cabernet Franc for elegance and finesse and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon for structure. Destemming is 100%. Vinification is carried out with the greatest attention, in a vat room benefiting from the latest refinements of Bordeaux oenology. No fining is carried out.
Jean-Pierre Janoueix chose, for their competence and experience, Jean-Marc Escarpe as vineyard manager and Stéphane Toutoundji as oenologist.
It is said that La Gasparde was the nickname once given to a young and pretty widow, owner of this estate, which Baron Gaspard de T., her neighbour, frequented assiduously all his life. In 1824 La Gasparde then belonged to Dr Paul Fontemoing, and in 1898 to Captain Berry. The Féret of the time lists La Gasparde among the 6 main crus bourgeois of Gardegan.
The wine, seductive and velvety in its youth, has a superb bouquet in which leather and vanilla mingle. Nevertheless, its powerful tannic structure makes it a wine suited to long ageing.
It is appreciated in France by a large clientele of private customers and by top-end restaurants. Beyond our borders, it is sold through exclusive importers.
Visitors can see a magnificent museum recounting the battle of Castillon, which in 1453 ended the Hundred Years’ War and sealed the attachment of Aquitaine to the kingdom of France, and a collection of tools relating to the trades of the vine and wine.