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Chateau Durfort-Vivens Margaux Grand Cru Classe 2016

Chateau Durfort-Vivens Margaux Grand Cru Classe 2016

G&C Lurton

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CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS
2016
    CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS 2016
    The blend : 94% Cabernet sauvignon, 6% Merlot
    THE AGEING
    18 months ageing in oak barrels, 60% new oak.
    TASTING COMMENTS
    An intensely fruity nose with notes of mirabelle plum blending harmoniously with touches of cedar. Château Durfort-Vivens 2016 has a powerful and acidic attack. The tannins are elegant. A finish with length and finesse.
    CRITICS REVIEWS
    Wine Enthusiast, 95-97/100 Peter Winding, Vinbladet, 96/100 James Suckling, 95-96/100
    SERVING TIPS
    To be enjoyed from 2025. Peak of the wine in 2039. 1 to 2 hours decanting time. 16 to 18°C serving temperature
    CERTIFICATIONS
    Château Durfort-Vivens
    MARGAUX, REBORN
    Second Classified Growth in 1855, in Margaux

    FROM HUNTING LODGE TO GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
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    From the 14th century, the Durfort de Duras family was one of the major landowners in the Médoc. What was once a hunting lodge on their land in Margaux became, during the 17th century, a winegrowing estate of excellence. In 1758, the Château was given to George Ainslie, wine merchant in Scottish wine, whose last daughter married le Chevalier de Vivens. It’s their son, who added his name to Durfort in 1824. Generally considered a 2nd cru since 1745, the estate was naturally classified so in 1855. Château Durfort-Vivens was acquired by Château Margaux of which Léonce Récapet was then the main shareholder. A few years later, a grandson of Léonce, Lucien Lurton, a great winegrower and defender of the Bordeaux terroir, bought the property back. We were then in 1961.
    FROM FAMILY LEGACY TO AMBITIOUS PROJECT

    In 1992, his son Gonzague, who had always been fascinated by this estate and its immense potential, took the lead of Durfort-Vivens. He had his own ideas: to chart his own path in search of his own vision:

    PURITY, PRECISION, EXPRESSION OF THE MARGALAIS TERROIR.
    TOOLS AT THE SERVICE OF THE SINGULARITY OF THE WINE. AT THE BEGINNING, BIODYNAMICS

    His passion for the style of wine led him to do everything possible to ensure that the singularity of the Durfort-Vivens terroir be highlighted. Biodynamics seemed to him to be the best tool and he started in 2009. In 2016, he obtained Bio and Biodynamic certifications. Château Durfort-Vivens became the first Margaux Grand Cru Classé to be doubly certified. The results have been conclusive: not only have the soils regenerated, but the quality of the wines continues to grow in brilliance and precision. And it’s just a step because nature is complex, and its best expression can’t be reduced to a practice.

    BRINGING DIVERSITY TO LIFE

    These agricultural practices have favoured a development of diversity in the flora and fauna within the vineyard; the agroecology and agroforestry approach has enriched and sustained the revival of living soils. This biological diversity in Château Durfort-Vivens’s vineyard helps to express the diversity in its mosaic of terroirs.

    PRECISION VITICULTURE

    Thanks to a long and meticulous study, the technical team has identified a real diversity of distinct kinds of soil, distributed among the four municipalities in the estate. To better understand this diversity, tools for measuring, using the latest technologies, have been put in place. This precision viticulture allows for appropriate care of each portion of plot.

    An intra-plot treatment which initially benefits the first wine, Château Durfort-Vivens, in which the nuance of each terroir blossoms fully but also allows the composition of a trilogy of single plot wines, “Les Parcelles/” Each of these “Parcelles” wines highlights one of our terroirs specificities and the style of wine resulting from it.

    LET THE SINGULARITY 
    EXPRESS ITSELF

    The unification that biodynamics has brought to the maturity of the grapes (fruits and polyphenols) has opened the door to a new vision of wine ageing, in order to preserve their bright bouquet and tannic smoothness. The control of oxygen and sulphur inputs during ageing is the indispensable key to the preservation of this singularity.

    "Exceptional rebirth of Durfort-Vivens, more than ever a 2nd Grand Cru Classé of Margaux"
    YVES BECK

    "We were in awe of the absolute beauty of the wine's fragrance and texture, which seemed to us to be unrivalled even in Margaux."
    BETTANE ET DESSEAUVE

    "One of the stars of the appellation and, indeed, of the entire Médoc"
    COLIN HAY, THE DRINKS BUSINESS

    "Unforgettable for its delicacy, elegance and personality. There is a severe lack of bits to describe it. This work of art by Gonzague Lurton is an emotion. It is a wine that can leave a lasting mark on the history of Bordeaux wines."
    LOUIS-VICTOR CHARVET, BETTANE ET DESSEAUVE

    "A wine that leaves you speechless, far beyond evaluation"
    ROLF BISCHEL, VINUM
    "LES PARCELLES" OF DURFORT-VIVENS

    FROM AN INTRA-PLOT VITICULTURE, A TRILOGY OF WINES HAS BEEN BORN, “LES PARCELLES” DE DURFORT-VIVENS. THESE "PARCELLES" HIGHLIGHT THE SPECIFICITIES OF OUR TERROIRS AND HENCE EMBODY EACH OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR GRAND VIN.

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