Château de Fontenille

At the head of 56 hectares of vines, including 20 hectares of white and 36 hectares of red, currently undergoing organic conversion, Stéphane Defraine, accompanied by his wife and daughter, considers the Château de Fontenille vineyard to be a jewel: Sémillon, Sauvignon Gris, Petit Verdot, Malbec... With 67 plots covering 63 hectares, spread over five islands, the three of them are not short of choices and enjoy creating multiple scenarios for their wines. They like to combine soils, grape varieties, and vineyard management techniques. Silty gravel, stony gravel, or clayey gravel, they have the typical characteristics of Entre-deux-Mers and gain in power over Cadillac for increasingly delicious and carefully crafted vintages in the Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, Cadillac, and Clairet appellations.