château guerry - Bernard Magrez

CHÂTEAU GUERRY
CÔTES DE BOURG
WINE ESTATE OWNER
The oldest estate in the Côtes de Bourg region, going back some three centuries.
Château Guerry is located in a region full of history and archaeological remains
where winegrowing dates from the Roman conquest, circa 50 B.C. Some of the
first Vitis Biturica vines, the ancestor of the present-day Cabernet Sauvignon,
were planted here. Today’s Château is a lovely country house built in 1790.
Location: Tauriac.
Area under vine: 22 hectares in one block.
Wine grape variety: 50% Merlot, 20% Malbec, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon,
15% Cabernet Franc.
Age of vines: 40 years.
Vine density: 5,400 vines per hectare.
Terroir: Clay-limestone soil on slopes with good sun exposure providing optimum conditions for slow, complete ripening.
Viticulture: Traditional Bordeaux pruning method with two canes. Leaf
Thinning, sustained farming, lightening if necessary, complete green cover
between the vine rows
Winemaking: The grapes are hand-picked and sorted on a vibrating table
after destemming. Pre-fermentation maceration. The wine is left on the skins
for a long time. 50% of the wine is run off into fine-grained French oak
barrels, and the rest into vats.
Yield: 40 to 45 hectolitres per hectare, on average.
Vintage 2003
Vintage 2004
Vintage 2005
Detail of tasting notes and medals in the back
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com
CHÂTEAU GUERRY
CÔTES DE BOURG
WINE ESTATE OWNER
Tasting Notes
&
Awards
Vintage 2003 :
Silver Medal at the Concours de Bordeaux 2006
Bronze Medal at the concours Decanter - octobre 2006
Bronze Medal at the Japan Wine Challenge 2008
Gran Menzion au Concours de Vérone 2006 (Italie)
Award de Bronze by Decanter 2006
Cité Guide hachette du vin 2007
Vintage 2004 :
Silver Medal at the Concours de Bordeaux 2007
Bronze Medal at the Concours Challenge International du Vin 2007
Rated 15.5/20 by Bettane & Desseauve Grand Guide des Vins de France 2008
Cité dans le Guide Hachette des Vins 2007
Vintage 2005 :
Gold Medal at the Vinalies de Paris 2008
Rated 15,5/20 Bettane & Desseauve Grand Guide des Vins de France 2008
Rated 16,6/20 by le Grand Jury Européen
Rated 80,37/100 au Concours Mondial De Vins De Bruxelles 2008
Commended by Decanter World Wine Awaerd 2008
* Guide Hachette des Vins 2008
Vintage 2006 :
Rated 16/20 by René Gabriel en mai 2007
Vintage 2008 (Primeurs) :
Rated 80-82/100 by Robert Parker - 2009
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com