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
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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