Château Grand Tuillac
Cuvée Élégance
AOC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
Contact us
+33 (0)5 57 40 60 09
contact@grandbert.com
Château
Grand Tuillac
Cuvée Élégance
AOC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
Contact us
+33 (0)5 57 40 60 09
contact@grandbert.com
The production
Area
9 Ha
(22.5 acres)
Yield
45 Hl/Ha (18.2 Hl/acre)
54 000 bottles
Terroir
Clay-limestone
Wine making process
Double sorting (mechanical and manual) of the grapes, pre-fermentation maceration of 3 days for a better colour extraction. Alcoholic fermentation in thermoregulated tanks of 6 to 10 days followed by a post fermentation maceration under the “marc” (solid remains of the grapes after crushing) of 15 to 25 days.
Aging / wine blending
16 to 17 months of aging followed by an assembly by the family and our oenologist: 40% in new French oak barrels, 50% in French oak barrels of one or two wines and 10% in cement vats. Bottling at the Château.
The château
In the village of Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguilhe, at the “lieu-dit” (individual vineyard below the Grand Cru status) we find the Château Grand Tuillac. Situated on the extension of the clay-limestone soil of Saint-Émilion, on the highest hills of the right bank of the Dordogne river, Château Grand Tuillac spreads its 100 acres of merlot and cabernet franc vines overlooking its “girondine” style house that represents the Château. Elegance and tradition are the expression of this “terroir” with an average annual production of 300,000 bottles.
The production
Area: 9 Ha (22.5 acres)
Yield: 45 Hl/Ha (18.2 Hl/acre), 54 000 bottles
Terroir: clay-limestone
Wine making process
Double sorting (mechanical and manual) of the grapes, pre-fermentation maceration of 3 days for a better colour extraction. Alcoholic fermentation in thermoregulated tanks of 6 to 10 days followed by a post fermentation maceration under the “marc” (solid remains of the grapes after crushing) of 15 to 25 days.
Aging / wine blending
16 to 17 months of aging followed by an assembly by the family and our oenologist: 40% in new French oak barrels, 50% in French oak barrels of one or two wines and 10% in cement tanks. Bottling at the Château.
The château
In the village of Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguilhe, at the “lieu-dit” (individual vineyard below the Grand Cru status) we find the Château Grand Tuillac. Situated on the extension of the clay-limestone soil of Saint-Émilion, on the highest hills of the right bank of the Dordogne river, Château Grand Tuillac spreads its 100 acres of merlot and cabernet franc vines overlooking its “girondine” style house that represents the Château. Elegance and tradition are the expression of this “terroir” with an average annual production of 300,000 bottles.
The wine
Serve between 16°C and 18°C. Open 30mins before serving.
Aging
16 to 17 months
in French Oak barrels.
40% new, 50% 1 and 2 years old barrels, 10% in cement vats
Wine's typicality
Generous, structured, elegant, straight.Ripe red and black fruits.
Variety of the grapes
85% Merlot,
15% Cabernet Franc.
The wine
Serve between 16°C and 18°C. Open 30mins before serving.
Wine's typicality
Generous, structured, elegant, straight.Ripe red and black fruits.
Aging
16 to 17 months in French Oak barrels.40% new, 50% 1 and 2 years old barrels, 10% in cement vats
Variety of the grapes
85% Merlot,
15% Cabernet Franc.
What to eat with?
Beautiful rib steak from the butcher, greedy and tasty, served with its vegetables returned to the plancha.
French burger made with cantal cheese AOP, with its french fries cooked with goose fat.
Tray of ripened cheese.
They liked it on Vivino
Gerard Vernier
Toujours aussi super ! Très très bon RQP, belle finesse avec arômes de fruits mûrs, absolument génial.
Darksnowfreeride Powder
Très bon vin, puissant avec de jolies notes de fruits rouges.
Coralie Beto
Génial !
