2024, a white vintage, an oceanic vintage.<\/p>\n
One of the best vintages to come out of the Graves in recent years, with beautifully balanced aromas.<\/p>\n
We had an early budburst followed by a wet winter, the vines had rain until June followed by a sunny summer.<\/p>\n
A vintage marked by fresh fruit aromas and a fine texture representative of our C\u00e9rons terroir.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”https:\/\/www.chateaudecerons.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Technical-Details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2024.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2023″ id=”1769439780144-0″ tab_id=”1769439780144-1″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
2023, the apotheosis of the winegrower’s work!
\nWe have held firm throughout this third year of conversion to organic farming, despite a wet and mild winter and spring, and a fight against mildew in very difficult and rare working conditions.
\nSeptember got off to a flying start, with berry ripening accelerating in the last few days of August and the Sauvignon Blanc harvest starting on August 29.
\nThe white vintage is generous, classic, highly aromatic and fresh.
\nColor, smoothness, creaminess and freshness are the key markers of this vintage.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”https:\/\/www.chateaudecerons.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Technical-Details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2023.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2022″ id=”1769439780170-5″ tab_id=”1769439780171-0″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
Dazzling<\/p>\n
The year 2022 was marked by a mild and dry winter leading to an early budding. The spring is mild and wet with no pest pressure. Flowering took place quickly in very favorable, dry and warm conditions. The harvest prospects are very good on our Graves soils. The vines resisted the heat and drought well and remained green and vigorous until the harvest. Two storms in August allowed the grapes to finish ripening. The first white grape harvest took place on 19 August. The juices were rich, well-balanced and had good acidity, and the volumes were moderate. The first Merlot were harvested at the beginning of September, followed by the Cabernet. The red grapes were harvested serenely as they matured throughout the month. The wines are magnificent, colorful, fruity and concentrated. Color, smoothness, creaminess, and freshness are the key features of this vintage. 2022 is a brilliant vintage with great ageing potential.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Technical-Details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2022.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2020″ id=”1769439780181-10″ tab_id=”1769439780182-6″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
The 2020 vintage is particularly marked by a warm climate. The winter is mild, with little rainfall, accompanied by unusually warm temperatures. The budburst is early. The spring, warm and damp, favors an active growth. By contrast, the summer is dry and very hot, slowing down the maturation of the grapes. Fortunately, we receive a series of small stormy rains from mid-August onwards which boosts the ripening of the grapes.<\/p>\n
At harvest time, the berries are beautiful, very healthy and have a remarkable organoleptic quality.\u00a0The wines are rich, aromatic and precise. The vintage is generous and intense.
\nA tasty and voluptuous wine.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Technical-Details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2020.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2019″ id=”1769439780209-10″ tab_id=”1769439780209-10″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
Unpredictable and unusual weather! An exceptionally short, mild and rainy winter. Despite the early budding of the vines, we avoided the spring frosts of March, April and May.<\/p>\n
The heat settles suddenly at the end of May and brings us into the summer period, which accelerates the development of the vines. Hot and dry summer. Stormy rains at the beginning of August allowed the grapes to ripen in ideal conditions with alternating hot, sunny days and cool nights.<\/p>\n
The wines are ripe, rich and aromatic. They have sap and precision. 2019 is a wine of style and depth, a wine of balance, power and purity.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Technical-Details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2019.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2018″ id=”1769439780234-7″ tab_id=”1769439780235-1″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]The 2018 vintage was a real test of patience.
\nThe first 6 months of the year were dominated by incessant rainfall and mild temperatures. The weather then changed radically on the 15 th of July, marking the start of a hot summer with periods of drought.\u00a0 The harvest period stretched from late August to late October, with the grapes reaching excellent levels of maturity. This exceptionally long and rain-free harvest period allowed us to fine-tune our picking operations. In the cellar the juices proved to be very consistent, with a beautiful colour.
\nThis was an unusual year with extreme conditions, but in the end it turned out to be an excellent vintage.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Technical-details-Chateau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2018-1.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2017″ id=”1769439780257-4″ tab_id=”1769439780258-7″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
2017, a year that blew hot and cold\u2026<\/p>\n
Everything started out well. Bud break was even and took place three weeks earlier than usual \u2013harbinger of a good vintage in Bordeaux.<\/p>\n
However, two nights with frost did damage throughout the region, and our estate was not spared.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the plots located closest to the ch\u00e2teau, and thus not far from the Garonne, were hardly affected.<\/p>\n
The harvest began on the 8th\u00a0of September after a very dry, sunny, and hot month of August.<\/p>\n
This fine weather is reflected in the quality of the wine, as is the expertise of our winemaking team.<\/p>\n
The white wines are delicious, with a great deal of freshness and minerality.<\/p>\n
The reds have a deep colour, lovely aromatics, excellent fruit, and attractive freshness. The wines are smooth, round, and balanced on the palate.<\/p>\n
Due to challenging weather conditions, the 2017 vintage was low in volume. However, the care taken in the vineyard and cellar were rewarded by promising wines.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-White-2017.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2016″ id=”1769439780271-8″ tab_id=”1769439780272-3″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
2016 will long be remembered because of the very unusual weather: heavy rain in winter, drought in summer, and a superb Indian summer. We had never seen such extreme and highly unusual conditions. The harvest was exceptionally long, beginning in early September for the white wines and late October \u2013 and even early November \u2013 for the reds and C\u00e9rons.
\nThe wines are altogether magnificent. The reds are deeply-coloured and full of fruit, the whites are elegant and show great aromatic complexity, and the sweet wines have outstanding floral overtones.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-Blanc-2016.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2015″ id=”1769439780286-1″ tab_id=”1769439780287-2″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
This was a great year reflecting both quality and consistency.
\nThe weather was perfect. It was hot and sunny weather until late July. Cooler temperatures and a few showers in August were conducive to good, even ripening, and the grapes were picked in excellent condition.
\nThe harvest and fermentation took place without a hitch, beginning with Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris, followed by S\u00e9millon, then Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes used to make C\u00e9rons were picked in several passes under ideal conditions.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-Blanc-2015.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2014″ id=”1769439780311-8″ tab_id=”1769439780311-0″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
A wine with a great aromatic purity, lovely and fresh attack with citrus and grapefruit notes, a mid-palate based on white flowers freshness, a wine signed by its Terroir of Graves composed of very dense limestone plates.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-Blanc2014.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2013″ id=”1769439780328-0″ tab_id=”1769439780328-5″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
With the beautiful months of July and August, without excessive drought, 2013 met the perfect conditions for a very good vintage.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-GB-2013.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2012″ id=”1769439780349-0″ tab_id=”1769439780349-2″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
The terroir of the estate and meticulous work in the vineyard allowed the grapes to reach optimum maturity\u00a0 for both the red and white wines in spite of contrasting climatic conditions. It gave aromatic, fresh and silky wines with magnificent ageing potential.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-Blanc-2012.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Vintage 2011″ id=”1769439780366-0″ tab_id=”1769439780367-1″][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n
The 2011 vintage was marked by autumn showers followed by a very dry winter that was also favourable for pruning and other work in the vineyard at that time. Spring was warm and sunny, whereas summer was cool with average rainfall.\u00a0 The quality of the grapes that had not ripened properly by August was saved by summerlike conditions in September which concentrated flavour and aromas.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Extra-Color-1″ icon_family=”fontawesome” text=”Download the datasheet” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Technical-details-Ch%C3%A2teau-Calvimont-Graves-Blanc-2011.pdf” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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