Château Montviel

Château Montviel is a vineyard in the Bordeaux region that is currently owned by Catherine Péré-Vergé. Based in Pomerol since 1985, Catherine Péré-Vergé has demonstrated her energy and dedication by undertaking an extensive investment program for her Château Montviel estate . The estate is located in the northwest of the appellation, just outside Libourne on the road to Périgueux.
 
The Château Montviel vineyard spans 5 hectares of vines with an average age of 30 years. They are planted on a terroir comprising a mosaic of plots consisting of fine, sandy gravel in the Grand Moulinet area and more clay-rich gravel toward Clinet, with subsoils of iron-rich clay. The grape varieties used to produce Château Montviel are 80% Merlot, which brings roundness, suppleness, and fruit, and 20% Cabernet Franc, which adds finesse, body, and fruit to the blend. Catherine Péré-Vergé has always relied on her friend Michel Rolland for the winemaking of her wines. For this oenologist, crafting a great wine means treating it with the utmost care and highlighting the qualities of the grapes—and thus the expression of the terroir.