One of the most exciting wines made in Pomerol today, Chateau La Violette continues to attract cult status among collectors. This 1.8 hectare property was bought out by Vignobles Péré-Vergé in 2006, already owners of the prestigious Château Le Gay and Château Montviel in the same appellation.
On the heights of the famous Pomerol plateau, referred to as ‘The Saint of Saints’ by world renowned oenologist, Michel Rolland. Château La Violette t...
Vineyard management here is meticulous, three days a week are spent manicuring each individual bunch to allow perfect ripening. Harvest’s are conducted in several pickings, the fruit is de-stemmed by hand and yields are kept as low as 18 hectoliters per hectare.
As a result production is only 400 cases a year compared to 700 at neighbouring estate Le Pin, making La Violette one of the hardest and more expensive Pomerol wines to find.
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In the vineyard consisting of 4 plots situated at the top of the plateau, the work is very meticulous with de-budding, green harvesting and leaf thinning depending on the age of the vines and of each individual plot. Since 2006, 2 to 3 pickings are undertaken on the same plot to harvest the grapes. The harvest is all hand-picked in small cartons to keep the grape bunches in impeccable condition before the manual de-stemming that is done by a t...
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