Organic

Family estate with seven hectares in the process of converting to organic farming. Production of red and dry white Graves. Manual, traditional techniques employed in order obtain authentic wines expressing the terroir. Low yields. Very moderate use of new barrels for maturing of the reds.

Located twenty kilometres from Bordeaux, in the Graves appellation in La Brède (childhood home of the philosopher Montesquieu), the vineyard is adjacent to the appellation of Pessac-Léognan. Cultivated using minimum pesticide and Terra Vitis techniques, the vineyard is currently in conversion to organic farming.

A family property since 1868 (five generations of women have followed one another). Up to the Revolution, the property was owned by the Counts of Dudon, counsellors in Bordeaux's parliament. Elegant eighteenth century charterhouse surrounded by a large park. Grands vins de Bordeaux. Traditional organic farming.

An 1855 Sauternes Premier Grand Cru Classé, Château Guiraud is well-known for its organic treatment of noble rot, its environmental approach and the finesse of its sweet wines. Access to the vineyard, visit to the cellars, explanation of the wine making process and tasting.

Wine producing château. Access to the vineyard. Visit to the vat room and maturing cellars. Commentary on the soil, grapes varieties, growing techniques. Explanation of the wine making process. Organic farming.

Vineyard located in a clearing with an agroforestry project under construction since 2019. The organic farming allowed also to develop a beekeeping activity since spring 2021 and honey available during summer 2022. The name Sauvage comes from the family Charlet de Sauvage, from the owner's mother, Vincent Dubourg. Sauvage comes from the latin word salvatica, meaning forest, which give a double meaning because the vines are precisely surrounded by acacia, chesnut, oak and pine trees.