Château Georges 7

Grape Variety: Merlot

Soil: Clay on limestone plateau

Age of Vines: 35 years

Harvest: 9th October 2018 by hand. Selective sorting according to grape maturity using both optical machine and manual sorting

Fermentation: In 500 litre French oak barrels and stainless steel thermo-regulated vats

Ageing: Matured in 225 litre French oak barrels for 18 months. 30% new and 70% 1-year old oak barrels

Alcohol Volume: 14.5% abv

Bottled: At the Château 2020

Enjoy:  2020 to 2035

From Sally Evens, Owner:

"I have lived and worked in France for nearly 30 years.  After a career at a global consulting company in Paris then Nice, and with the family having flown the nest, I felt that the time had come to have a new adventure. I started studying WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) wine courses and travelled to Bordeaux to explore the city and its appellations. 

​That is when I discovered Fronsac  - an appellation with a fascinating history and the potential for top quality wine. It's a hidden gem that should not be hidden! It happens to be beautiful to boot. So, 5 years later, I had gained the WSET Diploma, and created a new château in the village of Saillans with a renovated and newly-equipped winery  nestled in a parcel of sustainably-farmed vines. 

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Bringing wine together with my passion for training and communicating, I was accredited as a tutor of the Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux in 2019. The last piece of the puzzle was food and hospitality which stems from growing up in an Inn in the New Forest and running one in the Cotswolds, England.  Sharing food, wine and special moments with good friends has always been important to me so in 2020, I transformed a dilapidated tractor barn into a wine tourism venue to coincide with the bottling of my first vintage and by late 2021, it was recognised with a Best of Wine Tourism Gold Award.

I now share the  wines born of this labour of love -  next-generation AOC Fronsac: Château George 7  and Prince  along with AOC Bordeaux Blanc Château George 7 Blanc while drawing on my journey so far during visits, workshops and speaking engagements. So why not come by to have a chat while having a glass of wine on the terrace or read articles where I have been interviewed. "