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