Vignoble Tinon bottles Château Grand Peyrot, a 95% Sémillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
The producer
The Bridet family acquired Château La Grave and its 12 hectares in 1929, shortly before the stock market crash. Château Grand Peyrot is composed of 95% Sémillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc. The 2017 has a floral bouquet with mineral hints, followed by a balanced palate, a broad, fresh attack and a long, pleasantly fruity finish.
Known for
Sémillon-led Château Grand Peyrot
Notable facts
The Bridet family acquired Château La Grave and its 12 hectares in 1929.
Château Grand Peyrot is composed of 95% Sémillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc.
Château Grand Peyrot 2017 has floral and mineral notes, a fresh attack and a long fruity finish.
From the atlas
Vignoble Tinon
A Sainte-Croix-du-Mont property comprising Château La Grave and Château Grand Peyrot.
At A Glance
Location
Hillsides above the right bank of the Garonne, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Current vineyard
25 hectares, all within the commune
Estates
Château La Grave and Château Grand Peyrot
Sweet-wine harvest
Successive manual passes as botrytis develops
Red grapes
Farmed to organic standards since 2012
The Producer
Vignoble Tinon has produced wine since the 18th century. The Bridet family acquired Château La Grave and its 12 hectares in 1929, shortly before the stock market crash. Five hectares of Château Grand Peyrot joined the property in 1977.
Virginie Tinon has developed the vineyard's professional and human partnerships around technical and ecological change. Three permanent employees work alongside several seasonal workers, with an emphasis on manual vineyard work. Harvest runs for five to seven weeks because botrytis develops progressively. Virginie Tinon coordinates the staggered picking with Loïc Cazenabe, the production assistant responsible for vinification.
Place
The vineyards occupy hillsides overlooking the Garonne. Morning fogs generated by the river's proximity allow noble rot to establish on the grapes in successive waves.
Château La Grave has slightly ochre-colored clay, small rounded and worn pebbles, and iron-rich alios blocks at depth. Its sweet wines are fruity and tonic. Château Grand Peyrot lies along Sainte-Croix-du-Mont's fossil oyster bed, on clay-limestone ground formed 20 million years ago and containing numerous fossils. The site produces concentrated wines with an unctuous texture and a fresh finish.
Wines
Château Grand Peyrot is composed of 95% Sémillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc, with average annual production of approximately 8,000 bottles. The 2017 has a floral bouquet with mineral hints. Its balanced palate begins with a broad, fresh attack and closes with a long, pleasantly fruity finish. Suggested pairings include foie gras and cheeses such as Roquefort.