Château de Fayolle

The Fayolle Castle benefits from an exceptional terroir that stretches across a clay-limestone plateau, sloping gently westward. It is situated 90 meters above the Dordogne Valley, which ensures good air circulation in the vineyards and effective protection against frost and disease. As in most vineyards in the Bergerac appellation, there is Fayolle Castle the traditional grape varieties of the Bordeaux region: Sémillon and Sauvignon for white wines, and Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc for red wines.Since 1997, the successive owners of the Fayolle Castle have invested heavily in the vineyard and its facilities, particularly in the winery. In an effort to produce higher-quality wines, the vineyard area was reduced from 17 to 10 hectares, in order to focus efforts on the best terroirs and produce wines with more concentrated fruit and greater purity. Consequently, the decision to work manually throughout the year and as closely as possible to the vines became essential: green harvesting and severe pruning are practiced to achieve low production per vine and control yields.