Le Crock

Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

An historic representative of the Saint-Estèphe appellation, Château Le Crock has been owned since 1903 by the Cuvelier Family, who also own Château Léoville Poyferré in Saint Julien.

Our winemaker, Isabelle Davin, brings the same know-how to both properties, making wines with ripe fruit a soft mouthfeel and taming the powerful tannins that Saint-Estèphe is renowned for.

We welcome you on the property, facing the 18th century building, surrounded by 40-year-old vines planted on gravel with a stunning vista on the park.

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Vineyard area

32 Ha

Average age of the vines

45 ans

Terroir / Geology

Garonnaise gravel, sandy-clay subsoil

Grape varieties

56% cabernet sauvignon, 33% merlot, 6% cabernet franc & 5% petit verdot

Vinification

Hand harvesting & partial plot selections. Bioprotection of the harvest with non-saccharomyces yeasts. Alcoholic fermentations with selected yeasts & malolactic fermentations in new barrels.Hand harvesting & partial plot selections. Bioprotection of the harvest with non-saccharomyces yeasts. Alcoholic fermentations with selected yeasts & malolactic fermentations in new barrels

Breeding

14 to 18 months in French oak barrels (30% new, 70% second fill)

Vineyard management

Traditional double Guyot pruning, soil tillage and mating disruption throughout the vineyard.

Administrative name

SC Domaines Cuvelier

Owner

Famille Cuvelier

Director

Sara Lecompte Cuvelier