Interesting Facts
Chateau Yon-Figeac - deep, generous, rich wine that will complement your meal with dignity and become an integral part thereof. Grape varieties Merlot and Cabernet Franc, which are used for the production of this wine are grown on one of the largest vineyards Moh Saint-Emilion on the Right Bank. The average age of the vines is 35 years. Crop harvested by hand, the berries are double sorting. Predfermentatsionnaya maceration lasts for 2-3, maceration under strictly controlled temperature lasts 22-30 days. Wine is aged 12-14 months in French oak barrels, of which about 40% - new, others - one- and two-year. Wine Chateau Yon-Figeac is made in the amount of 7,500 bottles.
Producer's description
After creating an industrial group specializing in printing, packaging Office and business leader Alain Chateau decided to start a new chapter in the company, aimed at the production of wine. During 2004, the company was bought three areas in Anjou total area of 38 hectares, including Chateau Bellerive, Chateau de la Guimoniure and Chateau de Varennes. In 2005, Vignobles Alain Chateau acquires the prestigious Castle Chateau Yon-Figeac total area of 24 hectares, located on the right bank of the Dordogne. Intervention oenologist, known winemaker and professor at the University of Bordeaux, Denis Dubourdieu, and the establishment of a competent team led to numerous changes in winemaking. The skillful combination of modern technology, respect for the environment and the use of traditional methods of wine - it was the main purpose of a team of professionals Vignobles Alain Chateau.
Efforts were not in vain and today Vignobles Alain Chateau wines are a success and popularity in many countries around the world.