Château

Château Petit Gravet Aîné

shah-TOH puh-TEE grah-VEH eh-NAY

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A rarity in Saint-Émilion: 2.3 hectares of deep sand below the village, planted almost entirely to Cabernet Franc 70 years old, the share of a family property that went to J.J. Nouvel.

Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Châteaux: See it among the 629

The château

Petit Gravet Aîné lies below the village of Saint-Émilion, on deep sand, and it is almost all Cabernet Franc, a rare thing in an appellation where Merlot holds the majority. The planting goes back to the division into 2 parts of the property of Marie-Louise Nouvel, grandmother of Catherine Papon-Nouvel; this part went to J.J. Nouvel.

The 2.3 hectares in production carry vines 70 years old on average. The grapes are picked by hand, the wine is raised in new barrels only, and there are about 7,000 bottles a year. It is made by Vignobles J.J. Nouvel, whose contact is Catherine Papon-Nouvel, and which also makes Château Gaillard and Clos Saint-Julien, both Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.

At a glance

Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Commune: Saint-Émilion, below the village
Classification: No classification
Operator: S.C.E.A. Vignobles J.J. Nouvel; Catherine Papon-Nouvel
Vineyard: 2.3 hectares in production; vines 70 years old on average
Soil: Deep sand Terroir of Saint-Émilion →
Grapes: Almost entirely Cabernet Franc
Cellar: Picked by hand; new barrels, 100%
Production: About 7,000 bottles a year
The house: Also Château Gaillard and Clos Saint-Julien, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Sources

Institutions: Les Vins de Saint-Émilion, Château Petit Gravet Aîné
Its own publications: Vignobles J.J. Nouvel: Château Petit Gravet Aîné, Château Petit Gravet Aîné, the property, Château Petit Gravet Aîné, the vineyard, Château Petit Gravet Aîné, the wine, contact

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The record

Château Petit Gravet Aîné is in the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation.

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is an appellation, not a rank. A wine may carry it and hold no place at all in the Saint-Émilion classification.

Source: INAO, Saint-Émilion grand cru

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By invitation only.

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