Château

Château Dacher de Delmonte

A Cru Artisan du Médoc of 3 hectares at Listrac-Médoc, on Pyrenean gravel and clay and limestone, picked by hand and sold in bottle to private buyers in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Appellation
Listrac-Médoc
Classifications
Cru Artisan
Cru Artisan

The estate

Dacher de Delmonte is the kind of estate the Crus Artisans exist for: 3 hectares at Listrac-Médoc, owned by Sam Gavan, on Pyrenean gravel, clay and limestone, and sandy clay and limestone. The vines, 35 years old on average, are 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. The grapes are picked by hand and spend 3 weeks on their skins, and the wine ages in French oak barrels. The whole crop comes to about 100 hectoliters a year, sold in bottle to private buyers, at the property and at fairs, and in Switzerland and Belgium. It is a Cru Artisan du Médoc in the classification for the vintages 2022 to 2026.

At a glance

Appellation
Listrac-Médoc
Commune
Listrac-Médoc
Classification
Cru Artisan du Médoc, vintages 2022 to 2026
Owner
Sam Gavan
Vineyard
3 hectares; vines 35 years old on average
Ground
Pyrenean gravel; clay and limestone; sandy clay and limestone
Grapes
Merlot 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%, Petit Verdot 10%
Cellar
Picked by hand; 3 weeks on the skins; French oak barrels
Production
About 100 hectoliters

Sources: Crus Artisans du Médoc, Château Dacher de Delmonte · Qualisud, the Crus Artisans du Médoc classification, 2022 to 2026

The record

Château Dacher de Delmonte is a Cru Artisan, in the Listrac-Médoc appellation.

Cru Classé

By invitation only.

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