
Château d'Ardennes produces both dry white and claret wines. The dry white
wines represent nearly 50 acres of the estate (19,5 ha), essentially deep
gravely soils. It is mainly made with 70 % semillon grapes - the traditional
Bordeaux white varietal that you can find on both sides of the river Ciron - 25
% sauvignon and 5 % muscadelle. As for the red, it is produced over 110 acres
(44ha) of gravel, chalk and clay sediments. The traditional Bordeaux varietals
are used for this claret : 45 % merlot, 42 % cabernet sauvignon, 10 % cabernet
franc and 3 % petit verdot.