Saint-Émilion, FRANCE (September 12, 2022) – Nicolas Seillan, seventh technology vigneron and winemaker for Château Lassègue, is happy to announce that the historic property has been elevated to Grand Cru Classé standing.
The newest classification was introduced on September 8 by Institut Nationwide des Appellations d’Origine (INAO), the authority answerable for France’s appellation system. The classification, which takes place each ten years, acknowledges the excellence of an property’s terroir, vineyards, wines, repute, and the property’s administration. With the latest announcement, Château Lassègue turns into one in every of 71 Châteaux within the appellation labeled as Grand Cru Classé.
“I’m very honored with the promotion of Lassègue to Grand Cru Classé standing,” commented Nicolas. “It’s with pleasure and deep gratitude that I share this excellent information with each one that has labored with ardour alongside us over time, serving to to convey this esteemed distinction to fruition.”
Collectively owned by the Jackson and Seillan households, the 36-hectare property is positioned on the Côte de Saint-Émilion and is blessed with an ideal south by southwest orientation. Planted to 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the typical age of the vines is between 50 – 60 years previous, with many even older.
The terroir is without doubt one of the most various within the appellation with greater than ten totally different soil varieties recognized from the crest of Saint-Émilion’s well-known limestone plateau made up of calcareous soils with asteria limestone, to the slopes with clay and ranging quantities of limestone, to the underside of the hill which are primarily comprised of silica and gravel.
The terroir-driven Lassègue is the primary wine of the property. It’s highly effective and sophisticated, crafted from opulent and stylish hillside fruit which is grown, harvested, vinified, and aged in accordance with the Seillan household’s distinct micro-cru philosophy. The concord of Merlot and the ample use of Cabernet Franc is complemented by the construction of Cabernet Sauvignon on this emblematic wine of Saint-Émilion.
Barbara Banke, chairman and proprietor of Jackson Household Wines, and co-owner of Château Lassègue stated, “My honest congratulations to everybody on the Lassègue group. This has been a real labor of affection for greater than twenty years amongst our two households.”
“Together with Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke, we have now been united in our imaginative and prescient and confidence over the previous twenty-five years to raise the standard of our wines whereas all the time respecting the soil,” stated Pierre Seillan, co-owner of Château Lassègue and worldwide vigneron who has been crafting wines in Bordeaux, Sonoma, Tuscany and Gascony for over fifty years. “I want to thank my spouse Monique and my two kids, Nicolas and Hélène and their households, for his or her help all through the years and for his or her respective visions which have contributed to enhancing the vineyards, the wines and our communications.”
Earlier this 12 months, Nicolas Seillan was appointed winemaker for the property after working as Basic Supervisor for greater than 15 years. Seillan works alongside his father, the long-lasting Vigneron Pierre Seillan, who has guided Château Lassègue since 2003.
It was additionally introduced that Château Lassègue was granted stage 3 HVE (Excessive Environmental Worth) certification. The accreditation is awarded by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Meals to agricultural properties that promote and assure environmentally pleasant farming practices. Stage 3 is essentially the most stringent tier of the voluntary certification course of. The wines of Château Lassègue will carry the HVE seal on every bottle starting with the 2020 classic.
About Château Lassègue
Nestled on the Côte de Saint-Émilion, Château Lassègue exemplifies exceptional winemaking ardour and an unbridled quest to craft world-class wines. With its placing 18th-century Château, 36 hectares of perennially sundrenched vineyards and various soils, Château Lassègue sits in a singular place of honoring its heritage whereas additionally shifting into a brand new period of winemaking custom.
Guided by seventh-generation Vigneron Nicolas Seillan and his father Pierre, Château Lassègue combines one of the best of Previous World and New World to provide extraordinary wines: Lassègue—the highly effective and stylish flagship wine of Château Lassègue, and Les Cadrans de Lassègue—a refined second label from the property.
Study extra about Château Lassègue by visiting http://www.chateau-lassegue.com.
