Château L'EscarderiePétillant de l'Escarderie (Pet Nat) Vin de France effervescent
Terroir:
Clay-limestone and sandy-loamy soil on hillsides overlooking the Dordogne river, southern exposure.
Grapes: 90% Malbec, 10% Merlot
Culture :
Organic Agriculture.
Harvesting, winter work and many green works carried out by hand.
Production: 1200 bottles
Vinification and ageing:
Sorting and total destemming. Semi-buried cellar in gravity. Fermentation on native yeasts, it is obtained by an end of fermentation in the bottle, without addition of sulfur and unfiltered
Tasting: A naturally sparkling rosé wine, simple and original, for lovers of wines without artifice. It will taste perfectly as an aperitif.
Château L'Escarderie
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière (Saint-Émilion)
Since May 2015, the Schmid-Haguenin family has been working to revive Château L’Escarderie.
Engaged in Organic Agriculture for certification in 2018, the owners make it a point of honor to make a true wine, as natural as possible.
The harvest and many works are done manually. Animal traction with horses is practiced to avoid soil compaction and allow very precise work under the cavaillon.
The cellar of the XIXth century, of very clever semi-buried design, allows a natural regulation of the temperature and a contribution of the grape harvest. It is only the yeasts naturally present on the berries that will trigger fermentation.
During the whole vinification and maturation process, a professional oenologist follows up. Impeccable control of the sanitary state makes it possible to considerably reduce the amount of sulfur necessary for good aging.
