Vignobles gonfrier

  • Château de Cursol

Château de Cursol

Bordeaux Supérieur rouge

Château de Cursol is located in Loupes, on a magnificent clayey-gravelly plateau typical of the Entre-Deux-Mers. The historic vineyard was taken over by the Gonfrier family in 2015, which began an important work of restructuring the vineyard, notably bu increasing the planting density to 5000 vines per hectare.

 

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A.O.C.: Bordeaux Supérieur


District: Loupes


Vineyard surface area: 15 hectares


Terroir: Clayey-gravelly plateau


Grape varieties: 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc


Average vine age: 20 years


Viticulture: Traditional Bordeaux-style vine training, with two canes and a flat arch. Controlled grassing down of the vine rows or mechanical working of the soil, to improve the soils’ vitality and biodiversity. Manual “green harvesting”, for a homogeneous distribution and proper aeration of the grape bunches.

Sustainable farming methods are applied to the entire vineyard, which
enjoys HVE3 (“High Environmental Value”) certifications.


Vinification: Destemming, crushing and vatting. Cold pre-fermentation maceration to delicately extract colour and fruitiness. Fermentation in stainless-steel, temperature-controlled tanks. The maceration is extended to obtain a powerful dense wine.


Ageing: 12 months in french oak barrels.


Tasting notes:
Ruby red in colour, Château de Cursol is round and suave in the mouth, with soften tannins.
A charming wine to enjoy with roasts and poultry.


Medals & Awards:

2020 vintage 

  • Wine Enthusiast : 89 PTS
  • James Suckling : 88 PTS