Château La Tour du Pin Figeac is a

Bordeaux wine Bordeaux wine (; ) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city, the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the broad estuary called the Gironde; the Gi ...

estate in the

appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the ingredients of a food or beverage originated, most often used for the origin of wine grapes. Restrictions other than geographical boundaries, s ...

Saint-Émilion Saint-Émilion (; Gascon dialect, Gascon: ''Sent Milion'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France. In the heart of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a regio ...

, and is currently owned by the Giraud family.

History

Until 1879, this property was a part of the

Figeac Figeac (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Lot (department), Lot. Figeac is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Figeac is on the via Podiensis ...

estate, acquired to form

Château La Tour Figeac Château La Tour Figeac is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Appellation d'origine contrôlée, appellation Saint-Émilion AOC, Saint-Émilion, ranked ''Grand cru classé'' in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine, and is currently owned by the Ret ...

, which was further sold and divided into two parts, this property and that of Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix). Bought in 1923 by M. G. Bélivier, the Giraud family acquired the property in 1972. The Moueix property of the same name was sold to Château Cheval Blanc in 2006, who renamed it and later absorbed it, so the Giraud property is now the only Château La Tour du Pin Figeac. The estate was rated ''Grand Cru Classé'' in the original

Classification of Saint-Émilion wine In 1955, the Saint-Émilion AOC, wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 covering wines from the Médoc and Graves (wine region), Grave ...

, but lost this status in 2006, only to have the verdict reversed in 2008. Château La Tour du Pin Figeac was excluded from the 2012 classification, and its appeal failed.

Production

The

vineyard A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is kno ...

s extend to . The ''Grand vin'' is typically a blend of 75%

Merlot Merlot ( ) is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of , the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color ...

and 25%

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux (wine), Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire (wine), Loire's C ...

References

External links

La Tour du Pin Figeac official site
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