Château de Fayolle

Visit Château de Fayolle benefits from an exceptional terroir that extends over a clay-limestone plateau, sloping gently to the west. It is situated 90 meters above the level of the Dordogne valley, which ensures good air circulation in the vines and good protection against frost and disease. As in most Bergerac appellationthe Château Fayolle traditional Bordeaux grape varieties: Sémillon and Sauvignon for white wines, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for red wines.Since 1997, successive owners of the Château Fayolle have invested heavily in the vineyard and its equipment, particularly in the winery. In the quest for higher-quality wines, the production area was reduced from 17 to 10 hectares, to concentrate efforts on the best terroirs and obtain wines with more concentrated fruit and greater purity. The choice of manual work throughout the year, as close as possible to the vines, was thus imposed: green harvesting and severe pruning to obtain low production per vine and control yields.