Wine "Chateau Piron" Rouge, Graves AOC, 2012

Grape varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, from which to create a dry wine "Chateau Piron" Rouge, grown on a single area of 9 hectares. Soils are composed of clay, limestone and gravel. These poor soils are very beneficial for the cultivation of grapes, not in vain in the economy Piron believe that "wealth vineyards - it is poverty of soil." The average age of the vines - 25 years. After traditional fermentation in steel tanks the wine is aged for about a year in oak barrels, of which 50% - new, and 50% - annually. Wine storage capacity of 5-10 years.

History Chateau Piron economy has more than three centuries, starting with 1699. In 1693, according to the old records of the city administration, here come the first members of the family Bouar, settling in a small valley Gât-Mort.
The first award was received for winemaking Gabriel Bouar in 1905 at the competition in Liege. To this day management of the economy is in the hands of the family. In 1840 they owned 10 hectares of vineyards today to Chateau Piron attached 23 ha. They are located in the commune of Saint-Morillon, that sub-Leognan. The soils are clay-limestone-rich gravel.