Château Soussans
Margaux AOC – Bordeaux – France
This is Château Deyrem Valentin’s second wine. The origins of this beautiful property, nestled amid Margaux’s Grands Crus Classés, date back to 1730.
The estate is located in the commune of Soussans, one of the AOC’s five Villages. Jean Sorge, who owns the estate together with his daughters Sylvie and Christelle, brings particular care to the vineyard, following the tenet that great wine can only come from excellent grapes.
Terroir
Gravel on deep sand
Surface
2 hectares
| Grape varieties |
| 50 % Merlot |
| 50 % Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Servicing |
| Serving temperature : 17 / 18 °C |
| Decant 1 to 2 hours before serving |
| The wine is not treated, deposit is natural |
| Pairing |
| Meats : meat in sauce, sweetbreads with morel mushrooms |
| Cheeses : Such as Comté, ewe's milk and old Gouda. |
| Technical |
| Yields : 10 000 vine-plant/ha |
| Hand-picking - Grapes are sorted twice: in the vineyard and in the cellar |
| Cold pre-fermentation maceration followed by traditional vinification in thermo-regulated vats. |
| Vatting period of 4 weeks |
| Matured for 12 to 15 months in French oak barrels |
| Bottling under vacuum at the property |
| Information document | Chateau-Soussans-GB-1.pdf (1158 downloads ) |