About this producer:

Although man cultivates vines in all four corners of the globe, there is a unique phenomenon in the world that he cannot domesticate: the development of the fungus Botrytis Cinerea responsible for Noble Rot in sweet Sauternes wines.

For this capricious fungus to develop harmoniously on ripe grapes, it needs an alternation of damp autumn mornings and sunny afternoons. In Sauternes, the conditions for the development of Botrytis Cinerea are ensured by the Ciron, a nonchalant tributary of the Garonne which, as the harvest approaches, envelops the vineyard in morning mists.

As a result, Château Grillon is ideally located on the limestone plateau of Barsac at its northern end: this elevation and the texture of the soil ensure ideal natural drainage for the ripening of the grapes.

Furthermore, it is to the north of the plateau that the Ciron flows, less than 200 meters from the first plots of the castle. In Grillon, Noble Rot has found its promised land!