Château Tayet Prestige
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur

Located in Macau at the gateway to the Médoc, Château Tayet overlooks the Gironde Estuary and benefits from good sun exposure conducive to perfect grape ripening.

The estate is located on the banks of the Gironde, close to Macau harbour, where water from the Estuary constantly moves back and forth with the tides. The estate's vineyards have benefited from this environment for several centuries and produce wonderfully characterful wines. Indeed, when all the Bordeaux vineyards were nearly wiped out by the phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century, only the vines closest to the river survived, producing the majority of Bordeaux wines at the time. Several generations of winegrowers have continued to improve the quality of wines grown on this alluvial plain.

Formerly known as Château Les Charmilles, the De Schepper family renamed the estate Château Tayet when they purchased it in 1994.

A Bordeaux Supérieur with a strong personality

The vineyard is situated on limestone slopes facing Saint-Emilion and Castillon-la-Bataille on the Rigt Bank.

The vineyard

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Jean-Michel Garcion

SURFACE 30ha

SOILS

Clay-limestone soil 

GRAPE VARIETIES
55% Merlot
35% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Petit Verdot

AGE OF THE VINES 20 years on average

DENSITE 5.500 vines/ha

RENDEMENT 50hl/ha en moyenne

VITICULTURE

Traditional, sustainable winegrowing methods are used, including bud thinning, suckering, green harvesting and leaf thinning, ensuring the greatest respect for the soil, vines, and beneficial fauna (the vineyard is certified ISOO 14001 and HEV: high environmental value).

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Château Tayet Cuvée Prestige

Bordeaux Supérieur

What the Médoc has to offer today

Since 1994, Jean-Michel Garcion has produced a Cuvée Prestige at Château Tayet which ranks above average for a Bordeaux Supérieur, both in terms of its aromatic complexity and full body, expressing the finest aspects of the Médoc terroir. By using new barrels for ageing and increasing the percentage of Petit Verdot year on year, the wine has gained complexity and personality, while offering unbeatable value for money.

Following cold pre-fermentation maceration, the wine is kept on the skins for 15 to 30 days in concrete and stainless-steel vats of varying sizes for fine-tuned plot-by-plot fermentation. Each operation is carried out according to the vintage and grapes, and all vats are analysed independently.  The methods applied are determined by tasting the grapes and assessing the condition of the vineyards, then tasting the juice.

The wines are aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, including 50 to 100% new barrels.

The wine is deep red with an attractive, delicate nose featuring vanilla and spice aromas. Full-bodied on the palate with ripe tannin, it has a long aftertaste with delicate oaky aromas.

AWARDS AND MEDALS

2016

SONNTAGZEITUNG (Suisse)

Dans les 50 meilleurs Bordeaux 2016 sous les 50 Franc Suisse

Schwarzbeerig, Leder, dezent wurzig, etwas rustikal, stieliges Tannin, saftige Säure, rundes Tannin, mittlere Länge. Ein frischer, unkomplizierter, zupackender Wein. 
(Myrtilles, cuir, un épicé discret, un peu rustique, des tannins polis, une douce fraîcheur, tannins ronds, longueur moyenne. Un vin frais, facile à boire, surprenant.)

2015

 Concours des Vignerons Indépendants 2017

Médaille d’argent

 

The winery THE WINEMAKER SPEAKS
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Château Tayet

Bordeaux Supérieur

Maintaining traditions

A small section of the vineyard is devoted to the production of Château Tayet Tradition, sold on specific markets. This wine represents a more traditional Bordeaux Supérieur, best enjoyed young, highlighting the fruitiness of the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

Following cold pre-fermentation maceration, the wine is kept on the skins for 15 to 30 days in concrete and stainless-steel vats of varying sizes for fine-tuned plot-by-plot fermentation. Each operation is carried out according to the vintage and grapes, and all vats are analysed independently.  The methods applied are determined by tasting the grapes and assessing the condition of the vineyards, then tasting the juice.

The wines are aged for 18 in stainless steel vats. 

Château Tayet is a deep ruby-red with a straightforward, attractive red fruit nose, going on to reveal a beautiful concentration on the palate and long aftertaste.

AWARDS AND MEDALS

2018

james suckling

Aromas of ripe cherries, red berries, tomato leaf and walnuts. It's medium-bodied with fine tannins and a juicy finish. A little weedy at the end. Drink now.

 

2016

      Concours International de Lyon 2017

Médaille d’or

2015

     Concours International de Lyon 2017

Médaille d’or

Challenge International du Vin 2017

Médaille d’Or

The winery THE WINEMAKER SPEAKS
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