Château Petit Gravet Aîné

The estate

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

Ground

Deep sand

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