Château Cleyrac Bordeaux Superieur
WHY WE LOVE IT
Varietal Composition: 90% Merlot Noir, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Elaboration: The grapes were grown outside the village of Villegouge, a small French village located south west of France. The soil is clay-limestone. Double Guyot vine training was used and the grapes were harvested mechanically.
Tasting Notes: Bordeaux Superieur is garnet red. It tastes of jammy red fruits, with woody notes. It’s mouth feel is of velvety tannins and has a good length.
PRESS
2018 – 90 Wine Enthusiast
2019 – 90 James Suckling
2020 – 91 James Suckling
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
The Château Cleyrac, is located in southwestern France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, 26 kilometers from Bordeaux. It was built in 1819 by M. Pascaud. The first vines were planted in 1860.
For more than 15 years, the Coudert family has been operating Château Cleyrac. Since then, they accomplished a significant restructuring of the vineyard and a major remodel of the winery. The estate is made up of 12 hectares of vines mainly planted with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
In 2016, Lydia Coudert, a fifth-generation winemaker, became the estate’s first female winemaker and manages the vineyard and all export sales. She has led the effort to make the winery environmentally friendly. The entire vineyard has been certified High Environmental Value Level 3 since 2019.