Château de Belloc

Pessac-Léognan

2021

Blend

95% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine designation

Château de Belloc, Red, 2021
Category: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Vin de Graves, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair well with Roast pork tenderloin, roast poultry (guinea fowl, free-range chicken), veal in light sauce, soft cheeses such as Brie.

Château de Belloc

Pessac-Léognan

2021

Tasting notes

Fresh red fruit with notes of blackcurrant and blackberry, slightly spicy (white pepper, cloves). Crisp red fruit and a tannic structure. Subtle hints of minerality and spice.

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: 6 000
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.