The Château de Cérons vineyard spans 30 hectares, with 27 hectares dedicated to vines, planted on a gravel plateau with a marine limestone subsoil, proudly overlooking the village of Cérons.

This exceptional vineyard is characterized by two unique features:

• Marine limestone plates covered with alluvial gravel.
• A microclimate influenced by the Ciron River, which allows for the development of Botrytis Cinerea in the fall.

These unique conditions give Château de Cérons wines their remarkable minerality and aromatic precision, distinguishing them among the great wines of the region.

The vineyard features carefully selected grape varieties to produce high-quality wines:

• For Graves white wines: 50% Sémillon, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, and 10% Sauvignon Gris.
• For Graves red wines: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot.
• For Cérons sweet wines: 95% Sémillon and 5% Muscadelle.

With a planting density of 6,500 vines per hectare, Château de Cérons maintains sustainable viticulture practices and respect for its terroir, ensuring the production of prestigious and authentic wines.

Starting September 2024, the entire vineyard at Château de Cérons will be certified organic. Xavier Perromat, a passionate winemaker, conducts meticulous parcel-based work to reveal the fine qualities of Cérons’ unique terroir.

The estate’s technical teams are dedicated to an agro-environmental approach, known as SME (Environmental Management System). This long-term strategy is carried out daily in collaboration with Julien Belle, consulting oenologist from Cabinet Oenoteam. The estate achieved HVE3 (High Environmental Value) and ISO 14001 certifications in July 2019.

These certifications represent a crucial milestone in our goal to reduce the estate’s environmental impact, including the reduction of vineyard inputs, water consumption, carbon footprint, and energy use.

The vineyard is maintained with strict respect for the natural soil balances. Each year, plant covers such as wheat, barley, flax, phacelia, and clover are selected by parcel. This practice preserves soil microflora and fauna while providing high-quality organic matter essential for the vines.

Human responsibility is at the heart of our approach. The winemaker, as a true guardian of the terroir, commits to every stage of production. It is this passion and dedication that make Cérons wines exceptional, respecting both the land and the environment.

Château de Cérons stands out with one of the earliest gravity-fed cellars in Bordeaux, designed for high-precision winemaking. Extensive restoration work, combining technical expertise with respect for architectural authenticity, has been undertaken to preserve and enhance this winemaking heritage.

Built in 1960, the gravity-fed cellar has been fully restored and equipped with concrete tanks for red wine fermentation and small stainless steel tanks for white wines. The aging cellar has been relocated to the Château’s old barn, integrating tradition with modernity.

Red wines are vinified using bioprotection techniques, which preserve aromatic qualities and the finesse of tannins. White wines are primarily aged in stainless steel tanks to maintain the harmony and balance of the Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sauvignon Gris grape varieties, characteristic of the finest left-bank Bordeaux white wines.

The Cérons sweet wines, the most precious, undergo extended aging. The process begins with the appearance of Botrytis cinerea, followed by successive passes through the vineyards for selecting noble grapes, slow and meticulous night-time pressing, and aging in the grand cellar, unchanged for 300 years.

This masterful craftsmanship, combining passion and patience, results in exceptional wines that are the signature of Château de Cérons. These wines reflect the essence of the terroir and the ancestral know-how of French winemakers, offering an unforgettable oenological experience for aficionados of grand cru wines and wine tourism.