Château de Fayolle

The Fayolle Castle benefits from an exceptional terroir that stretches across a clay-limestone plateau, sloping gently westward. It is located 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, we find at the 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 production area was reduced from 17 to 10 hectares to focus efforts on the best terroirs and produce wines with greater fruit concentration and purity. Consequently, the decision to rely on manual labor throughout the year and work as closely as possible with the vines became essential: this includes green harvesting and severe pruning to achieve low production per vine and control yields.