TCHIN! We toast with a third of “Bordeaux Wines”? 🙂
Then it will be a good glass of Château TRAPAUD (Saint Emilion Grand Cru)!
The Castle is a family property Trapaud about 15ha in the family Larribière, for 4 generations.
The origin of this vineyard goes back to the 16th century, having the TRAPAUDS as the founding family, and giving its name to the locality.
Since 1997 it is Beatrice who is in charge of the vineyard.
Young and dynamic vineyard is on these vintages, in perpetual search of fruit, finesse on the palate, the wine’s elegance and is the least marked by the tannin appearance like the Saint-Emilion usually are. (I could not wait to taste this nectar!).
For culture of the vine? The vineyard is currently “conversion (=turning) Bio”. That is to say that the vines are not treated with chemicals but with manure nettle house, Bordeaux mixture …. Etc.
Side projects? Make white wine. But also developing wine tourism in order to discover his passion, his vineyard and show their wine to the neophytes.
Each Castle has its story 😉 : In the 16th century, Guyenne, especially in the village inhabited by Trapaud, the Protestant Reformation was on. Soon the whole family became protestant and was then forced into exile, particularly in England. Thus we find a few generations later a descendant: Trapaud Cyrus, who was the savior of the King of England at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.
Well that’s not all! Let’s go for for the tasting 😉
The 2009 vintage has a nice fruity nose, this wine is full, with great pleasure in the mouth, a long mouth, a beautiful bouquet of red fruit, blackberry …. A perfectly ripe fruit. I was pleasantly surprised by the tannins (Beatrice’s will is respected).
Great for example with Bolognese or calf !
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Jonathan
Remerciement à Larribière pour son accueil
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