Our estate, which extends over 130 hectares of woods and forests, is located on the banks of the Garonne, where we cultivate a 28-hectare vineyard. Château Sainte Barbe's clay soils produce wines from the Bordeaux and Bordeaux AOCs.
Anecdotes about the domain
As our ultimate goal is to produce quality Bordeaux wines, we continue our efforts by managing our vineyard with sustainable agriculture. During the 2000s, our family acquired several estates and allowed us to be more rigorous in the work in the vineyard and in the cellars.
The domain's short story
The Château Saint Barbe, with its breathtaking view of the Garonne, is built above the cellars. At that time, the stored barrels were transported by rolling them onto boats that waited on the Garonne River to take them to England or Northern Europe. In the middle of the 20th century, about 20,000 vines were missing. All were replaced. In the years following this episode of great rehabilitation, it is almost half of the vineyard that was replanted.In 2013 the Château knows a new development with its repurchase by the de Gaye family which continues the efforts of the previous winegrowers and invests more and more in the research of wines of a beautiful quality.
The winemaker's pride
Our estate is located on the banks of the Garonne River where we operate a 33 hectare vineyard. On clay soils, Château Sainte Barbe produces its wines on AOC Bordeaux and AOC Bordeaux Supérieur. The vineyard is composed of old vines and 20 000 new vines. The majority of the vines are Merlot, the rest is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. We offer Bordeaux wine lovers two red wines aged on wood from different vintages from 2006 to 2015. Controlled yields and controlled maturation make our wines fruity, round with nice tannins and aromas of red and black fruits with a touch of spice.
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