Chateau Poitevin 2016

Description

Chateau Poitevin was founded in the 1950s by Rene Poitevin as a small family owned property of two hectares in the Medoc. He and his son after him would grow their vines and sell the resulting harvest to the local cooperatives. Guillaume represents the third generation of viticulture for the Poitevin family; changes began with him. After practical and theoretical training in Bordeaux, he changes the ways of the estate by the vinification of his own wines instead of selling. With a clear perspective of tradition and modernity, Guillaume makes several cuvees, Chateau Poitevin included. He is helped by his wife, Natacha, and a small dedicated team of winegrowers. In 2012, Chateau Poitevin won the Coupe des Crus Bourgeois; a reward awarded for twenty years of work. The wine is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Verdot from gravel-dominated soils laced with sand and clay. The wine is then aged in oak for 14 months, 30% of which is new. This is a vin de garde, meant to cellar for another 10 to 15 years.