Château Grand Corbin Manuel

The château

Corbin is a sector before it is a name on a label. In the northwest of Saint-Émilion, where the appellation runs into Pomerol, 5 estates carry the name, and Grand Corbin Manuel sits at the heart of them, on the blue clay and sand of this side of the appellation. The de Gaye family has owned it since 2005. Yseult de Gaye Nony took it over, trained in enology and makes the wine herself; her husband, Jean-Antoine Nony, runs Château Grand Mayne, held by his family since 1934.

The family has invested steadily. From 2005 it renovated the vineyard and the cellars: a modern vat room of small vats, opened in 2007 so that each plot is fermented on its own, beside a traditional barrel cellar. In 2015 it bought Château Haut Cadet, 500 meters away, and the 2 estates together now cover 26 hectares in production. Grand Corbin Manuel is planted 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and its wine is aged in barrel, 40% of them new. Château La Création, in Pomerol, belongs to the same family.

At a glance

Appellation

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Commune

Saint-Émilion, at the heart of the Corbin sector, toward Pomerol

Classification

No classification

Owners

The de Gaye family, since 2005

Direction

Yseult de Gaye Nony, who also makes the wine

Vineyard

26 hectares in production, together with Château Haut Cadet, bought in 2015

Soil

Blue clay, and sand over clay Terroir of Saint-Émilion →

Grapes

Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%

Cellar

Small vats for plot-by-plot fermentation, since 2007; a traditional barrel cellar; barrels, 40% new