The vineyard of Château du Cros grows on the slopes of the right bank of the Garonne River,
40 km South of Bordeaux on argilo-calcareous soil. (Limestone subsoil, chalky clay topsoil)
Size of the vineyard : 7 ha
planting density : 5500 vines/hectare
Average age of the vines : 35 years
Production:
Average yield : 59hl / ha
Volume : 35 000 bottles
Vinification and maceration :
– Mechanical harvest
– Pre-fermentation maceration
– Juices ferment in stainless steel tanks.
– Barrel ageing in French oak : 12 months.
0% new oak.
In Loupiac, it is the nature of the soils of the Château du Cros that gives these liqueur wines finesse and liveliness.
The first 50 centimeters are clay-limestone then the roots penetrate the friable limestone providing a regular water supply.
Bordeaux blanc
Cadillac Côtes-de-Bordeaux
Cadillac Côtes-de-Bordeaux
Loupiac
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