2019 Papin

After fifteen years in banking IT, Xavier Landeau decided in 1995 to change direction to take over the family estate, the legacy of four generations of winegrowers.
On the land of the Ambès peninsula, Bordeaux's wine granary since the 17th century, he cultivates twenty hectares of vines, planted with classic Bordeaux grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
In 1998, he replanted Petit Verdot, an ancestral grape variety, emblem and memory of the great renown of our terroir.
Since 2003, the Courrèges vineyard, in the commune of Yvrac, has been added to the estate. Characterized by limestone soil, it is planted with Merlot, Malbec and Semillon.

Dark, sappy, rich in tannins, flavors of black fruits

Petit Verdot, an ancestral grape variety, particularly appreciated on our Ambès peninsula, has made the great reputation of Bordeaux wines since the 17th century. We reintroduced it to the estate in 1998.
Accompanied by all our care during the season, the grapes are harvested manually at the end of October.

The vinification is gentle and short, the maceration period does not exceed ten days, for a dark, sappy wine, rich in tannins, with flavors of fruits and wild flowers.

The wine is poured into new barrels, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation, which it will not leave for 18 to 24 months. The wine is bottled and then stored in ideal temperature conditions (between 15 and 17°C).