Château Guadet
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Château Guadet is a winery
in Saint-Émilion
, Bordeaux
, France
. It bears its current name from 2005, and previously was known as Château Guadet Saint-Julien from 1844 to 2004. Château Guadet is a Grand cru classé in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine
.
(20 July 1758 – 17 June 1794 was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period famous layer in Bordeaux and a girondin deputed. He hid himself with other deputed in the underground tunnels which snake beneath Saint Emilion. He was discovered and taken to Bordeaux, where, after his identity had been established, was guillotined. In memory the main street of the village of Saint Emilion where the estate is, carries his name. His image is to be found on the label today, perpetuating his memory.
Today Guy-Petrus Lignac, great nephew of Marie Louise Loubat who created Château Pétrus
is managing the estate. The estate Château Guadet Saint Julien is in the estate since 1844. Modern technology and ancestral knowledge are used in perfect harmony on this small vineyard. The consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt
and his team assist Lignac in the work.
Recently the Château changed its name in 2005 to simply Château Guadet, to avoid any confusion with its namesake in the appellation Saint Julien Beychevelle in the Médoc
area. In the 2006 review of the classification of Saint-Émilion wine, this estate was amongst those which were initially demoted from Grand cru classé status, but was ultimately reinstated to Grand Cru Classé in 2008.
and 25% of Cabernet Franc
. The size of the estate is 5.5 hectares (13.6 acre). The vineyard is planted on low deep soil with a majority of clay and sand on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion.
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
in Saint-Émilion
Saint-Émilion AOC
Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne...
, Bordeaux
Bordeaux wine
A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It bears its current name from 2005, and previously was known as Château Guadet Saint-Julien from 1844 to 2004. Château Guadet is a Grand cru classé in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine
Classification of Saint-Émilion wine
In 1955 the wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 covering wines from the Medoc and Graves regions, the Saint-Émilion list is updated every 10 years or so. Following the initial classification, the...
.
History
Small vineyard situated on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion at 50 meters of the north door of the plateau calcaire. The name came from the Lacombe Guadet family who sold the estate in 1877 to Mathieu Garitey, ancestor of Guy-Petrus Lignac, manager of the estate today. Marguerite-Élie GuadetMarguerite-Élie Guadet
Marguerite-Élie Guadet was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period.-Rise to prominence:Born in Saint-Émilion, Gironde, Aquitaine, he had already gained a reputation as a lawyer in Bordeaux by the time of the Revolution...
(20 July 1758 – 17 June 1794 was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period famous layer in Bordeaux and a girondin deputed. He hid himself with other deputed in the underground tunnels which snake beneath Saint Emilion. He was discovered and taken to Bordeaux, where, after his identity had been established, was guillotined. In memory the main street of the village of Saint Emilion where the estate is, carries his name. His image is to be found on the label today, perpetuating his memory.
Today Guy-Petrus Lignac, great nephew of Marie Louise Loubat who created Château Pétrus
Château Pétrus
Pétrus is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Pomerol appellation near its eastern border to Saint-Émilion. An estate of limited size, it produces a limited production red wine almost entirely from Merlot grapes, on occasion with small amounts of Cabernet Franc, and produces no second wine...
is managing the estate. The estate Château Guadet Saint Julien is in the estate since 1844. Modern technology and ancestral knowledge are used in perfect harmony on this small vineyard. The consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt
Stéphane Derenoncourt
Stéphane Derenoncourt is a French vigneron working as a consultant for numerous estates in Bordeaux and other wine producers world wide, with his wife Christine Derenoncourt runs Vignerons Consultants and owns Domaine de l'A in the Côtes de Castillon and Derenoncourt California in Napa Valley...
and his team assist Lignac in the work.
Recently the Château changed its name in 2005 to simply Château Guadet, to avoid any confusion with its namesake in the appellation Saint Julien Beychevelle in the Médoc
Médoc
The Médoc is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe...
area. In the 2006 review of the classification of Saint-Émilion wine, this estate was amongst those which were initially demoted from Grand cru classé status, but was ultimately reinstated to Grand Cru Classé in 2008.
Vineyards
The vineyard is situated situated 50 meters from the north side door of the village of Saint Emilion, it's composed with 75% of MerlotMerlot
Merlot is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young blackbird, merlot, a diminutive of merle, the blackbird , probably from the color of the grape. Merlot-based wines...
and 25% of Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone - as in the Loire's Chinon...
. The size of the estate is 5.5 hectares (13.6 acre). The vineyard is planted on low deep soil with a majority of clay and sand on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion.