Château Gaudin

The château

Château Gaudin began in 1901 as a vineyard of 4 hectares, left by the Sieur Gaudin to the Bibian family, from whom it came to the Capdevielles who own it today, through a grandmother born Bibian. Over 5 generations it has grown to 10 hectares, and a grandmother and her grandchildren now share the running of it. The vines lie on the gravel rises of the village of Saint-Lambert, which drain well and give back the heat of the sun.

The oldest plot was planted in 1864, and the vines average 45 years: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 5% Carmenère, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The grapes are picked and sorted by hand and made in the traditional way. La Réserve ages 15 months in French oak, 50% new. The Cuvée Collection, first made in 2000, once came from its own plots; today it is set apart by its aging and the care given to it. It stays 21 to 30 days in vat, ages 24 months in new French oak, and is bottled, corked, capsuled and labeled by hand: one or 2 barrels a vintage, 300 to 600 bottles.

At a glance

Appellation

Pauillac

Commune

Pauillac

Classification

No classification

Owners

The Capdevielle family, of the Bibian line, since 1901

Vineyard

10 hectares; vines 45 years old on average, the oldest plot from 1864

Soil

Gravel rises of Saint-Lambert Terroir of Pauillac →

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Merlot 10%, Carmenère, Malbec and Petit Verdot 5%

Cellar

Picked and sorted by hand; La Réserve 15 months, 50% new; Cuvée Collection 24 months, all new, bottled and labeled by hand

Wines

Château Gaudin La Réserve; Cuvée Collection