Château Guadet

Château Guadet is a winery in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France. It bears its current name from 2005, and previously was known as Château Guadet Saint-Julien from 1844 to 2004. Château Guadet is a Grand cru classé in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine.

History

Small vineyard situated on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion at 50 meters of the north door of the plateau calcaire. The name came from the Lacombe Guadet family who sold the estate in 1877 to Mathieu Garitey, ancestor of Guy-Petrus Lignac, manager of the estate today.^[1] Marguerite-Élie Guadet (20 July 1758 – 17 June 1794 was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period famous layer in Bordeaux and a girondin deputed. He hid himself with other deputed in the underground tunnels which snake beneath Saint Emilion. He was discovered and taken to Bordeaux, where, after his identity had been established, was guillotined. In memory the main street of the village of Saint Emilion where the estate is, carries his name. His image is to be found on the label today, perpetuating his memory.^[1]

Today Guy-Petrus Lignac, great nephew of Marie Louise Loubat who created Château Pétrus is managing the estate. The estate Château Guadet Saint Julien is in the estate since 1844. Modern technology and ancestral knowledge are used in perfect harmony on this small vineyard. The consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt and his team assist Lignac in the work.

Recently the Château changed its name in 2005 to simply Château Guadet, to avoid any confusion with its namesake in the appellation Saint Julien Beychevelle in the Médoc area. In the 2006 review of the classification of Saint-Émilion wine, this estate was amongst those which were initially demoted from Grand cru classé status, but was ultimately reinstated to Grand Cru Classé in 2008.

Vineyards

The vineyard is situated situated 50 meters from the north side door of the village of Saint Emilion, it's composed with 75% of Merlot and 25% of Cabernet Franc. The size of the estate is 5.50 hectares (13.6 acres). The vineyard is planted on low deep soil with a majority of clay and sand on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 439. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.