Château Labégorce-Zédé: Vineyards
Today this estate has been reabsorbed into Château Labégorce, nevertheless I present some detail on vineyards and some historical information on the approach taken in the cellars here.
The vineyards accounted for 27 hectares of the Margaux appellation, with a typically deep, coarse, gravelly terroir. Up until the point at which the estate was wound up the vines were 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Of these, one third were of a good age, having been planted during the 1950s, one third were planted under the direction of Jean Battesti between 1965 and 1973, and the remaining third were relatively young vines, having been established during the tenure of Luc Thienpont.
