The Castel
Invitation
to amateurs
Il faut user de ce vin là,
De l’abbaye de Pondaurat,
Comme pèlerins du temps jadis
Qui s’arrêtaient un soir, transis,
S’en repartaient réconfortés,
Et traversaient le « Pont Doré ».
An Antonine history
saint vinage…
to the Château des Antonins
The Château des Antonins owes its name to the monks who occupied this old abbey for five centuries. These Antonins’monks acquired their reputation throughout Europe by treating patients suffering from ergotism (epidemic of infected rye), also called St. Anthony fire or Holy fire.
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The Castel
A vineyard
and men
A vineyard
Situation: The Château des Antonins takes root on the left bank of the Garonne, at the gates of Graves and Sauternes.
Area and terroir: The vineyard covers 31 hectares of red vines (65% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc) on a silico-gravelly slope and 7 hectares of White vines (80% Sauvignon, 20% Semillon) on sandy loam soil.
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Men
In 1985, Geoffroy and Martine de Roquefeuil settled in the family property and revived the wine and hospitality tradition of the Antonins monks. With a soul of a countryman and a winemaker, Geoffroy recreate with passion and ardor,the vineyard and cellars. A passionate, judicious farmer, determined to protect the nature he so loved, he constantly strove to reveal the riches of the terroir through his tasty wines whilst whole heartedly respecting the natural world.
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