Château du Cèdre "Blandine Le Blanc" 2021 Côtes de Gascogne

APPELLATION  IGP Cotes de Gascogne

SUB-REGION  Cahors 

GRAPE VARIETY  60% Colombard, 40% Ugni Blanc

FARMING  Sustainable - Lutte Raisonnée

SOIL  Limestone, clay and silica-clay

VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE  The vines are planted in Gers and their average age is 30 years.

HARVEST & VINIFICATION  The grapes are macerated on their skins for 24 hours. Then slow pneumatic pressing and cold settling for 48 hours. The wine is aged in tank for three months on fine lees.

ALCOHOL BY VOLUME  11.5

Château du Cèdre is located in Cahors, which is located about an hour and a half east of Bordeaux. Founded in the 1950s by Belgian immigrant Léon Verhaeghe, third- generation Pascal and Jean-Marc now helm the estate.

The family has always sought to elevate the Cahors appellation, emphasizing the importance of handmade, meticulously crafted wines. The estate has carried organic certification since 2012, though it practiced for many years before that.

— winemaker's notes