Château Gilette

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Château Gilette is a wine estate in Bordeaux. A 4.5-hectare property located in the heart of the village of Preignac. Château Gilette is a small but legendary Sauternes growth known for its old vintages. In the Sauternes appellation, it exclusively produces sweet white wines described as being the most fruity in the Sauternes region. The grape varieties grown there are Sémillon (90%), Sauvignon blanc (8%) and Muscadelle (2%). The harvest is done manually and the vines are approximately 40 years old.

The best vintages of Château Gilette are 1929, the 1949 vintage, Château Gilette 1950, Gilette 1959 and the 1987 vintage. Finally, the Château Gilette 1989 is particularly excellent.

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The old vintages of Château Gilette benefit from a certain rarity. Indeed, Julie Gonet-Medeville only markets her wines after twenty years of ageing. The yields of Château Gilette are extremely low, between 5 and 10 hl per hectare, and this nectar must be exceptional to deserve the appellation "crême de tête" and spend more than fifteen years in concrete vats before being bottled and sold a few years later.

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