Château d'Ardennes, dry white and claret wines from the Graves area, Bordeaux, France.    
 
   
Suzanne et François DUBREY
Château d'Ardennes
33720 Illats
Tel : 05 56 62 53 66
Fax : 05 56 62 43 67
   

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.

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