Château de Fontenille

At the head of 56 ha of vines, including 20 white and 36 red, currently undergoing organic conversion, Stéphane Defraine, accompanied by his wife and their daughter, considers the Château de Fontenille vineyard to be a jewel: semillon, sauvignon gris, petit verdot, malbec... With 67 parcels covering 63 ha, spread over 5 islets, the three of them have no shortage of choices and like to construct multiple scenarios for their wines. They like to combine soils, grape varieties and vineyard management. Silty gravel, stony gravel or clayey gravel, they have the typicality of Entre-deux-Mers and are gaining in power in Cadillac for ever more gourmand and attentive cuvées in the Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, Cadllac, Clairet appellations...