COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2016
GRAPE
Merlot, Cabernet Franc
PRODUCER
SCEA du Château de Lussac
REGION
Bordeaux
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Château de Lussac is a historic estate located in Lussac Saint-Émilion, one of the satellite appellations on Bordeaux's Right Bank. The property features a majestic Renaissance-style limestone castle built in 1876 for Gaston Montouroy. After a fire in 1898, the castle was rebuilt while its original brick-and-stone cellars remained intact. In 2000, Belgian owners Griet Van Malderen-Laviale and Hervé Laviale acquired the estate, modernizing the facilities with a state-of-the-art circular gravity-led vat room designed by architect Philippe Mazières. In 2022, Frédéric Stévenin took over the estate, continuing its legacy of producing high-quality, terroir-driven wines that offer Saint-Émilion Grand Cru-level complexity at an accessible price point.
ALCOHOL
14.0%
AVG. PRICE
€20
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
16-18°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The estate features a unique circular gravity-led vat room designed by renowned architect Philippe Mazières.
Fact 02
A massive fire in 1898 destroyed the original castle, but the historic brick-and-stone cellars survived.
Fact 03
The clay-limestone soils of the Lussac plateau acted as a sponge to perfectly regulate water during the dry 2016 summer.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The viticulture at Château de Lussac is managed sustainably under Agriculture Raisonnée standards across its clay-limestone plateau vineyards. The 2016 vintage benefited from clay soils that regulated water stress during a hot, dry summer. Harvest is conducted using a mix of manual and mechanical sorting. Fermentation takes place in a modern, gravity-fed circular vat room featuring 20 temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged for 12 to 16 months in a carefully managed barrel program: 30% new French oak, 50% second-use and older French oak, and 20% stainless steel vats to preserve the vibrant fruit profile and avoid over-oaking.
