Château d'Haurets 2012

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

This beautiful 380-hectare estate is one of the largest in the Bordeaux appellation. It includes Château Larroque, located south of Langon on a beautiful clay-gravel terroir, with a classic blend of grape varieties (45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 25% Cabernet Franc), Château de Beauregard-Ducourt, located south of Targon, with a balanced blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Château La Rose du Pin and Château d'Haurets. The wines are of consistent quality and great classicism. Powerful reds, very aromatic, lively, and refreshing whites, and delicious rosés. A truly beautiful range full of character.

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About the wine:

In 1858, the Ducourt family settled at Château des Combes in Ladaux, a small village southeast of Bordeaux. It was under the leadership of Henri Ducourt, who took over in 1951 and was later succeeded by his children and grandchildren, that the family vineyard flourished, growing to its current size of 440 hectares spread across thirteen châteaux in the Entre-deux-Mers and Saint-Émilion regions.
We are here at Henri Ducourt’s residence, 13 hectares presided over by an 18th-century Carthusian monastery surrounded by a large rose garden featuring over two thousand varieties. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon have given rise to this wine, which opens with red fruit notes nuanced by oak, supple with good body on the palate.

About the estate:

In 1858, the Ducourt family settled at Château des Combes in Ladaux, a small village southeast of Bordeaux. It was under the leadership of Henri Ducourt, who took over in 1951 and was later succeeded by his children and grandchildren, that the family vineyard began to flourish, growing to its current size of 450 hectares spread across thirteen châteaux in the Entre-deux-Mers and Saint-Émilion regions. The estate has been managed by Philippe Ducourt since 1980.

Concours Général Agricole de Paris