Château de Belloc

Pessac-Léognan

2020

Blend

100% Merlot

Wine designation

Château de Belloc, Red, 2020
Category: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Vin de Graves, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with Venison fillet, pressed cheeses (Comté, Gruyère) or blue-veined cheeses (Bleud’Auvergne, Roquefort).

Data sheet

Château de Belloc

Pessac-Léognan

2020

Tasting notes

Intense black fruits and jammy red berries, with notes of vanilla, toast and cocoa, accompanied by hints of sweet spices (cinnamon, licorice). Dense and generous, with a fine concentration of black fruit, spicy notes and a mineral touch typical of the appellation.

Vineyard

Soil composition: Miocene clay-limestone hilltops with light gravelly soil.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: 30-day temperature-controlled stainless steel vats.

Aging: Merrain oak barrels 12 months – 25% new wood

Bottles produced: 10 000

Consulting œnologist: Christophe Olliver

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Château de Belloc is a wine of Château Ferran. Château Ferran has been planted with vines since Montesquieu owned it in the 18th century. In the late 90s, Philippe and Ghislaine Lacoste took over the running of the vineyard, supporting the investments needed to revive this sleeping beauty. Since early 2018, Thibault Lacoste, 5th generation of the family, has taken over the management of Château Ferran, meaning there has been no change of ownership since 1880.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

The estate’s 70 ha are divided equally between vines, ancient forests and meadows for Limousin cows; They use manure for the vines when necessary and have lent part of the forest to a beekeeper for 20 years, as part of their contribution to biodiversity. They have held the HVE level 3 label since 2018 and reached level 4 in 2023.