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Château Gros Caillou

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
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Services and activities
  • Wine sales at the property
  • Seminar space
  • Reception room
Pratictal informations
  • 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 a UNESCO World Heritage. ​ 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 ...
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A word from the winegrower FONTENEAU Jean-François
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

Open all year, 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
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Bouteille de vin
Vineyard
Area

12

Soil type

Clawing soils
Silicious floors

Grape varieties

Merlot 70 %
Cabernet Franc 25 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 5 %

Average age of the vines

40

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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