Tour des Termes

Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Tour des Termes owes its name to an ancient tower located on the plot ‘Les Termes’ means ’the end of the land before the sea.

Situated between the ocean and the Gironde, the Tour des Termes vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate rich in biodiversity thanks to the surrounding meadows, forests and crops.

In 2023, Eddie O'Connor and his family bought Tour des Termes from the Anney family. Through this family investment, he indulged his passion for wine alongside the family's core activities in the renewable energy sector.

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Vineyard area

35 Ha

Average age of the vines

35 ans

Terroir / Geology

2/3 Pyrenean gravels and 1/3 clay-limestone

Grape varieties

50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

Vinification

GREEN HARVESTING : After berry setting LEAF THINNING : Leaves are eliminated from the vines to let the sunshine through. SORTING TABLE : after the harvest to eliminate unripe grapes, vegetal matters, insects... VINIFICATION : after de-stemming and crushing the grapes, the juice is transferred into temperature-controlled stainless steel. 20% of the bottle is made in integral vinification with the Oxolyne System. MACERATION : the grape juice macerates with the skin for 15-31 day

Breeding

15 months in oak barrels the ALLIER region, 50% of which are new

Vineyard management

TERRA-VITIS and HVE3

Administrative name

SCEA des Vignobles JEAN ANNEY

Owner

Famille O’Connor

Director

Julien Brustis

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