Château du Plantier - Entre-Deux-Mers

The Lavergne family has been active in the Bordeaux vineyard for several generations. Today they have 84 hectares in the villages of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, Saint Sulpice, Saint Léger and Saint Martin du Puy. Bernard Lavergne and his son Fabien have brought an image of quality, conviviality and dynamism to Château du Plantier.

The Entre-Deux-Mers appellation covers 1500 ha between the Dordogne and Garonne rivers and produces around 88 000 hl per year of dry white wine. Over the years, these two rivers have left layers of sand, gravel and clay, which criss-cross with older limestone rocks. The vineyard is planted on high ground, where the numerous streams have carved out the slopes. Made mostly from Sauvignon and Sémillon (sometimes with the addition of Muscadelle) the white wines of the Entre-Deux-Mers are fruity and acidic, giving a pleasant sense of freshness.

Mechanical harvesting. Rapid destemming and crushing of the grapes. Skin contact for part of the crop followed by pressing. Cold settling of the must. Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature until the sugar is used up, to provide a dry wine, in the presence of yeasts selected according to the required profile. Ageing on fine lees.