Château Gombaude-Guillot: Vineyards
The estate has a prime location, being a mere stone’s through from the Église Saint-Jean on the Pomerol plateau, which means it counts Château L’Église-Clinet, Château Clinet and Château Trotanoy among its very nearest neighbours. The little château – which sits on the roadside within sight of the church – was originally a café which would fill up with thirsty worshippers after mass, but it was acquired by the Bélivier family in 1922 and subsequently converted for the purpose of winemaking.
There are 7 hectares planted to vines, divided into two significant plots. The first, approximately 4 hectares, is located immediately adjacent to the château, on the land just across the road, the vines running right up to the aforementioned church. The soils here are the typical Pomerol clay with gravel, although as illustrated below this is not as obvious to the eye as it is with some vineyards, the soils covered in a lush carpet of green. The second plot lies a short distance to the west, on the far side of Château Trotanoy; here there are vines planted on more sandy soils, where the slope of the plateau begins to fall away.
