Château Chavrignac, Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux, France 2020

60% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon (percentages vary depending on the vintage). Certified organic and biodynamic.

The bouquet is frank and pure with notes of ripe blueberries, grilled peppers, and black pepper. On the palate, firm tannins with notes of wild mushrooms, leather, and mocha.

The grapes are harvested using both traditional and mechanical methods, with the greatest respect for the maximum maturity of each grape variety. The vinification is characterized by no inputs other than sulfur dioxide and pea proteins for pre-bottling stabilization.

The winemakers’ method of fertilization is based on compost, either of vegetable or animal origin. Natural grass cover guarantees the multiplication of predatory species of vine parasites. Copper-based treatments (Bordeaux mixture) are used, and sulfur treatment is reduced to a minimum. 

Château Chavrignac's 32-hectare vineyard was founded by the Bouron family in 1964. Situated 60 km from Bordeaux in the Entre-Deux-Mers region between the Garonne and the Dordogne, Chavrignac produces Bordeaux that is well-balanced and fruit-forward. Apart from grapes, they also grow grains and raise animals – all cultivated in an organic and life-affirming spirit. Respect for nature and its rhythms is essential to them. The winery has employed organic methods of viticulture and vinification since 1964, and all the wines of Chateau Chavrignac bear the Ecocert certified organic stamp as well as the Demeter certified biodynamic stamp.