Producer: Château Frédignac

Producteur : Château Frédignac

In the Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux appellation and in the village of Saint-Martin-Lacaussade, Château Frédignac is a century-old winery run using organic farming methods (Nature & Progrès). It produces organic wines and a few natural vintages.

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Coince ta bulle Sparkling rosé 2022
Château Frédignac

Coince ta bulle Sparkling rosé 2022

€13,90

Back to Blaye (cuvée exclusive) Rouge 2023
Château Frédignac

Back to Blaye (cuvée exclusive) Rouge 2023

€13,50

Coince ta bulle 2023 sparkling rosé
Château Frédignac

Coince ta bulle 2023 sparkling rosé

€13,90

Coince ta bulle Blanc 2025
Château Frédignac

Coince ta bulle Blanc 2025

€16,90

Where?

On the right bank of the Gironde, which here simply called "the River", the Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux wine appellation has since 2009 covered the former territory of Premières-Côtes-de-Blaye. This appellation extends over three cantons: that of Blaye, closest to the estuary, characterized by clay-limestone soil; further north, that of Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde, characterized by clay-gravel or clay-sandy ridges; finally, to the south-east of Blayais, the canton of Saint-Savin, a mixture of clay-limestone and clay-gravel hillsides and siliceous-clay plateaus. The village of Saint-Martin-Lacaussade and Château Frédignac are located in the first territory, very close to the town of Blaye. Due to its soil and climate, this area is favorable to red grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Côt (Malbec). Traditionally, like the entire appellation, it produces mainly red wines and some white wines.
Château Frédignac is one of the Bordeaux wine estates managed using organic, biodynamic, and natural farming methods. These examples are still too rare, but their exceptionality should not be exaggerated, a legend maintained by a pernicious Bordeaux bashing, harmful to the region and to natural viticulture in general. Winemaking on the property dates back four generations. In 1919, a Breton sailor, Jean-Marie L’Amouller, settled in the area known as Frédignac, where he purchased farmland for dairy and cereal farming, and, on the hillsides, winemaking. The vines thrive so well on these clay-limestone hills that, over time, Jean-Marie switched from mixed farming to monoculture and devoted himself to the vine. The acquisition of the excellent vines of the former Château Saugeron significantly improved the quality, prompting Jean-Marie's grandson, Michel L'Amouller, to leave the Cars wine cooperative in 1984 to launch the first vintage of Château Frédignac, in the Premières-Côtes-de-Blaye appellation. In 2012, Ludivine and Vincent L'Amouller officially took over the estate. Several years ago, these two environmental science graduates, during the gradual takeover of the estate, undertook its complete conversion to organic farming, effective in 2010. The first 100% certified organic wine appeared in 2014, and the Nature et Progrès certification was obtained in 2019.
This is an opportunity to remind people, contrary to certain preconceived ideas that have a long life. author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvz69zqgz73zub61z88zz85z5z82znz69zhbpz80zz77zz68zz122z86ce6ez81zqe h-lparen">(emanating from both pro and anti-organic viticulture), how organic and natural are the future of Bordeaux, restoring to this vast appellation its deep identity: the essential thing is not speculation and bling-bling. These are exceptional terroirs — located on the famous 45th parallel, the ideal latitude for the world's great wines. author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvz69zqgz73zub61z88zz85z5z82znz69zhbpz80zz77zz68zz122z86ce6ez81zqe h-mdash">—, a unique climate that shapes and encourages their expression, and extraordinary winemaking expertise that dates back to Gallo-Roman antiquity.

Terroir, plot, grape varieties

(1874) : "This very favorable exposure to the cultivation of the vine has earned it to be classified from time immemorial among the first growths of Blayais. » The proximity of the Gironde moderates the climate, hot in summer and mild in winter. The vines are on average thirty-five years old, and the grape varieties correspond to the traditional profile of the right bank of Bordeaux and more particularly of Blaye: in red, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carménère (grape variety historic Bordeaux, which almost disappeared but is making a comeback) and Malbec, locally called Côt. In white, the grape varieties are no less Bordeaux: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon. The still rosé is 100% merlot.

Growing Methods

The Château Frédignac team strives to produce wines that perfectly reflect their terroir and region. Human intervention is kept to a minimum. Nature & Progrès certification requires a heightened commitment: the entire operation must comply with the specifications, not just the wines! This certification guarantees the absence of synthetic chemicals and GMOs, as well as environmental and biodiversity preservation, respect for the soil, and animal welfare. What is done in the vineyard and winery must result in healthy and beneficial products for the consumer. The ecological transformation of the estate continues with the construction of a passive energy winery allowing electricity production from the roof, with 240 m2 of solar panels and Equipped with a rainwater harvesting system, used for washing agricultural equipment, among other things.

Winemaking

The extensive description of winemaking methods and the work in the winery available on the Château Frédignac website demonstrates the importance of this expertise to its owners. The grapes are regularly checked in the vineyard to determine the optimal harvest date: the ripeness of the berries and seeds must be perfect. After a manual harvest for the white wines and a mechanical harvest for the reds, the bunches are destemmed and then delicately crushed before vatting. The reds macerate for two to three weeks, followed by the separation of the free-run juice and the marc. These are pressed to obtain the press wine, which is more concentrated and more tannic, an essential element of the Bordeaux blending method. The blend is followed by malolactic fermentation, then aging for between twelve and eighteen months in concrete vats or in French oak barrels, one-third new, depending on the vintage. The whites are harvested manually due to the fragility of the grapes, but also to facilitate sorting and selection. They are pressed directly, without maceration.

The Wines

"Fine and elegant, rich with beautiful aromas of fruit and spices": this is the apt description of the red wines of Château Frédignac. Already producing organic wines, the estate has branched out into natural wines, vinified without additives, some of which we are pleased to present to you at Culinaries: a natural sparkling Merlot and a beautiful still red Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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