Château MARTET - Family Reserve - White 2021
Château Martet is located in the commune of Eynesse, in the Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, 25km from Saint-Emilion in the Bordeaux wine region. It belongs to the de Coninck family . In 1993, Patrick de Coninck, a wine merchant in Brussels, began a major restructuring program for the vineyard, which was completed in 2006: uprooting of grape varieties poorly suited to the soil, uprooting of large vines with too low a planting density, completely redone the vat room, enlarged the barrel cellars, etc. From 1998, he trusted Louis Mitjavile (Château Tertre Roteboeuf, Roc de Cambes) to advise him on both viticulture and oenology. The 33-hectare vineyard is located on the hillsides overlooking the Dordogne and is managed according to the principles of sustainable agriculture , with HVE 3 (High Environmental Value) certification since the 2020 vintage. The flagship grape variety is Merlot since it represents 20 hectares of the area planted with vines. In 2016, Patrick de Coninck passed away and his family decided to pay tribute to him by creating the cuvée "La Fierté de mon Père". Since 2021, Nina Mitjavile has been the Consulting Winegrower for the property.
The Réserve de Famille Blanc is a blend of Sauvignon Gris (33%), Sauvignon Blanc (33%) and Sémillon (33%) . The grapes come from 3 hectares of clay-limestone soil. The wine is aged for 8 months in barrels on fine lees .
Grape varieties: 33% Sauvignon Gris, 33% Sauvignon Blanc, 33% Sémillon
