Chateau Le Barry

Embracing environmentally friendly viticulture based on organic farming principles, the Bordeaux-based Chateau Le Barry is a small but authentic interpreter of its terroir. The winery's history began in the first half of the 20th century near the village of Saint-Genès-de-Fronsac, on the right bank of Bordeaux, where the "cooler" nature of the soils favours the cultivation of Merlot, the main variety of the area. Today, the estate is part of the Vignerons Indépendants movement, an association founded in 1978 with the aim of promoting the work of small independent winegrowers, a category to which Chateau Le Barry belongs.

The varietal platform of the Chateau Le Barry estate, spread over just 4 hectares of plots, is dedicated to the three main Bordeaux grape varieties, namely Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Malbec, another traditional Bordeaux variety, albeit much less widespread than the three already mentioned. These vines are grown under a certified organic system along the right bank of the Dordogne river, where the soil is rich in clay and limestone and the climate is strongly influenced by the cold currents from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Some of the vineyard plantings date back to the 1960s and after the harvest, the grapes undergo careful manual selection. This is followed by mashing in stainless steel tanks, containers in which alcoholic fermentation takes place in contact with the skins at a controlled temperature. For the subsequent maturation phase, steel tanks or new, multi-stage French oak barrels are always used, always seeking the perfect association between the aromas of the grapes and those of the wood.

Chateau Le Barry's Saint-Émilion, one of the winery's top labels, is a complete and balanced Bordeaux blend, characterised by intense aromas of small berries and various spices, combined with fresh balsamic puffs.