Château Suau (Capian)
Château Suau is a French vineyard located south of the village of Capian in the Bordeaux area. It sits at the highest point of the Cadillac AOC, Cadillac-côtes-de-Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux appellation. Château Suau produces organic wines. History According to legends, Château Suau began as a hunting lodge in the 16th century . At the time, it belonged to Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon. It was not until 1637 that it was restored and named in honor of the new owners: the Suau family. The estate was bought in 1687 by a wine merchant named Clement Popp of Bordeaux described as the Lord of Suau. At one point in its history the estate belonged to Franco-Columbus Fenwick, United States, U.S consul in Nantes. In 1857, the domain passed into the hands of Jean Guénant, Receiver general of the island Réunion who, with the help of his son, had to fight the phylloxera epidemic of 1870, introducing the first vine grafts. The estate was sold and resold several tim ...
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Château Suau
Château Suau is a sweet white wine ranked as Second Cru Classé (French, “Second Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Belonging to the Sauternes (wine), Sauternes Appellation d'origine contrôlée, appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves (wine region), Graves, the winery is located in the commune of Commune in France, Barsac. Not to be confused with Château Suau (Capian) located in the commune of Capian. References * Bordeaux wine producers {{winery-stub ...
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