Château La Garenne is an organic winery in the Sauternes AOC on the left bank of the Bordeaux region. It was converted to organics under the ownership of Nicole and Christian Ferbos. After the latter’s death in 2013 Nicole sold the estate to Jean-Paul Fourcaud. An everyday style of Sauternes.

Owner: Jean-Paul Fourcaud.

Vineyards, Terroir: There are 6ha (15 acres) of land in Preignac of which 5.63ha are vineyards in the Sauternes AOC: 80% Sémillon, 15% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Muscadelle. 

Certification: 1998 Full organic certification from the 1998 vintage. | 2017 Still certified organic.

Château La Garenne, Sauternes AOC: 1996 Vegan suitable. | 2000 Combined sulphur (Millésime Bio 2004). | 2001 Showed a bit of combined sulphur, but did have an unmistakable noble rot character; just lacks the necessary purity, the extra selection to make it sing (Millesime Bio 2006). | 2007 Around 166hl was produced.

Contact

Château La Garenne

7 La Garenne

F-33210 Preignac (Gironde), France

Tel+33 (0)5.56.63.27.22