Château Godeau

Situated in the heart of Saint-Emilion's prestigious vineyard slopes and a close neighbourg of such famous estates as La Mondotte and Tertre Roteboeuf, Château Godeau was acquired by the Florisoone family at the end of 2012. Heirs to a long wine-growing tradition and the former co-owners of Château Calon Ségur, Albéric et Agnès Florisoone saw the potential in this lovely 7 hectares wine estate to express all the passion they feel for the land ...

The whole of the Château Godeau wine estate is located on one of the highest slopes of the Saint-Emilion apellation (103m/338ft) in the commune of St Laurent des Combes, where a number of renowed and famous Saint-Emilion grand cru wines are found. Its limestone slopes contain a deep layer of clay whitch enables both optimal drainage and more especially an exceptional regulation of water supply to the vine roots.Our very steep slopes are north/...

The style of the wine of Château Godeau is determined by the careful selection of optimally ripe grapes in each of the estate's plot. When this stage has been successfully completed, the raw material is transformed into liquid form. The bunches are taken to the cellars as quickly and as carefully as possible and undergo a painstaking phase of meticulous inspection during which the grapes are sorted both mechanically and manually. Once sorted, ...