Chateau Le Rey “Argileuses” (750ml)

• Wine Type

  Red Wine

• Size

  750ml

• Vintage

  2016

• Country

  France

• Region

  Bordeaux

• Sub-Region

  Cotes de Castillon

• Grape

  Cabernet FrancMerlot

• Farming Method

  ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More

• ABV

  14%

• Food Pairing

  Aged CheeseLambRed Meat

The continuous property of 12 hectares is situated on a clay-limestone terroir on the right bank of the Dordogne river in Bordeaux.  It occupies a privileged position on the plateau of Sainte-Colombe, a little town east of Saint-Émilion, full of history with the remains of a Roman villa and its mosaics, as well as a historical Romanesque church from the 12th century.

This very ancient estate was originally owned by the Roque family since the Louis XIII period. The estate was then passed down through many generations within the Roque family that had a long ancestry of wine makers and coopers.  The Roque family’s ownership came to an end when the last descendant, Philippe le Roy, sold off the estate to a trio of friends in 2016 : Peter Kwok (Hong Kong), Philippe Lambrecht (owner of the great Belgian wine import company, Wijnhandel de Brabandere, and owner of Bodega Mas Alta in Priorat) and Jean-Christophe Meyrou (Bordeaux, General Manager of Vignobles K).

Today two cuvées are produced at Château Le Rey, Les Argileuses and Les Rocheuses.  These two wines do not represent as usual in Bordeaux first and second label, but are made like in Burgundy with a terroir philosophy. Les Argileuses are produced from a green and blue clay terroir and Les Rocheuses from 100% limestone terroir.

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