THE WINE

The Château de Laborde dates back to 1700 and is located in Burgundy, one of the most renowned regions in France for its red wines of the highest quality. Here we are in a relatively young reality; in fact, the current owner Hervé bought this castle with his wife in 1998 and has worked hard to restore it to its former glory and produce noteworthy wines.

The Cuvée K is produced with 100% Chardonnay grapes grown in the vineyards owned by the winery, which are located on Vergy Hill; here, the soil is clayey. The vines are about thirty years old.

THE WINEMAKING

The grapes are manually harvested; only selected grapes go to the cellar for winemaking. After soft pressing, the wine ferments in temperature-controlled oak barrels. 30% of the barrels are new, while the remaining 70% are second and third passage. Even the ageing on the lees takes place in the same oak barrels, and the wine rests for about 12 months. After blending and bottling, the wine rests in the cellar for a few more months before being placed on the market.

THE TASTING

Bright golden yellow. The aroma is pleasantly fresh with fruity notes where plum prevails, leaving room for spicy hints of cinnamon and vanilla to close with sweet hints of marshmallow. Broad and fresh on the palate, this Cuvée K from the Chateau de Laborde winery is very well balanced, with a nice acidity note inviting you to drink and a long and persistent finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS

It goes well with white meats and fish, and shellfish. Try it with smoked cooked ham.

THE WINERY

The history of the Chateau de Laborde winery dates back to 1704; at the time, the castle had almost 4 hectares of vineyards. In 1785 the castle was bought by a former banker named Jean-Joseph de Laborde, who thus became Marquis de Laborde. However, the Marquis was guillotined in 1794, and the castle remained abandoned until 1814… keep reading