Château Cailleteau Bergeron
Château Cailleteau Bergeron Prestige
2020
- HVe3
- Vegan
$20.50
About this winery
Château Cailleteau Bergeron is a family vineyard since 1933, located in the appellation area of Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux. For nearly 100 years, generation after generation, the Dartier family has been producing wines of quality and pleasure. The estate is in the town of Mazion, in the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation area, 40 kilometers north of Bordeaux. The area has more than 5,000 feet, on gentle slopes, facing south-southwest. Covering an area of 50 hectares, production is divided into...
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Production notes
Picking was carried out during the coolest part of the day. Grapes were quickly crushed and placed in stainless-steel vats, then fermented for 8 days with manual pigeage (punching down the cap) and pumping over. The wines were aged in stainless steel and concrete vats, and then put in barrels for 13 months.
Tasting notes
Wine shows an exceptional color, density and beautiful bouquet. As the tannins had ripened very well on the vines, the long maceration time of 30 days produced a superb, balanced extraction of skin elements.
Press reviews
Coup de coeur
Claude Lalonde, (Vintage 2020)En bouche quel amalgame équilibré de flaveurs telles les prunes, fruits rouges et noirs qui entrent en harmonie avec cette fraîcheur que lui procure ces flaveurs mentholées. Conjuguées à une légère torréfaction et supportées par des tannins presque charpentés ce vin m’enchante.
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