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Château Gros Caillou

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

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Services and activities

Wine sales at the property
Mariages et événements
Seminar space
Reception room

Practical information

English, French
Bus access
Group reception
Home People with reduced mobility
Pets allowed
Visitor parking

Château Gros Caillou is a historic domain of the Saint-Émilion appellation created in 1880 a stone's throw from the city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO. The Château Gros Caillou benefits from the specific specifics to the terroir of Saint-Émilion;Composed of a sablo-gravel soil.It is this particular and precious terroir that allows it to produce balanced and elegant wines. In 2017, Jean-François Fonteneau, passionate entrepreneur, launched major renovation works to revive this historic field and cultivate the difference of an atypical and friendly castle at the heart of an exceptional designation ...

The vines of large pebble flourish on an ideal and worldwide terroir at the heart of the Saint-Émilion appellation. Their roots have been immersed there for sometimes more than 40 years to draw the essence of a future balanced and character wine.

Adress

Château Gros Caillou
Château Gros Caillou
33330 SAINT SULPICE DE FALEYRENS
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Phone : 05 57 24 74 91
Fax : 05 57 74 40 98

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Opening times

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday From 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00

Contact at the property

FONTENEAU Jean-François
Château Gros Caillou
33330 SAINT SULPICE DE FALEYRENS
Phone : 05 57 24 74 91

Vineyard

Area

Soil type

Clawing soils
Silicious floors

Grape varieties

Merlot 70 %
Cabernet Franc 25 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 5 %

Average age of the vines

Winemaking

Harvest

Manual

Mechanical

Types of tank

Barrels
Concrete

Ageing

Barrels 1 wine and more 15 %
New barrels 25 %
Tanks 25 %
Other 35 %

Annual average production

40000 bottle
300 hectolitres

Countries where the wine is sold

Germany Belgium China Etats-Unis France Japan Royaume-Uni

Environmental certifications

Agriculture Biologique

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