Gagné & Barrat Vineyards
Château Bran de Compostelle & Château Pont Les Moines
Mangaka's
Château Bran de Compostelle
Cuvée Louisa
AOC Bordeaux Supérieur red - 2016
Aged in oak barrels
Organic Agriculture
Name of owner : ERIC BARRAT
Municipality : FRONTENAC
Name of operator : EARL DE LA BRANDE
Manager : ERIC BARRAT
Distributed by : VIGNOBLES GAGNÉ & BARRAT SARL
THE VINEYARD AND ITS TERROIR
Château Bran de Compostelle is located in the town of Frontenac, in the heart of Entre-Deux-Mers, on one of the roads leading to Santiago de Compostela.
Area : 10 HECTARES
Nature of the soil : CLAY-CALCAREOUS
Average age of vines : Bordeaux Supérieur red
comes from the oldest vines (25 YEARS)
Grape varieties : Merlot (70%) – Cabernet-Sauvignon (30%)
WINEMAKING AND AGING
TRADITIONAL WINEMAKING WITH LONG VATTING
AGEING FOR 8 MONTHS IN OAK BARRELS (including 1/3 new barrels)
TASTE CHARACTERS OF THE WINE
GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD FEMINALISE PARIS COMPETITION
GOLD MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE GILBERT ET GAILLARD
SILVER MEDAL IN THE AMPHORE BIO COMPETITION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC WINES COMPETITION
Extract from the 2019 DUSSERT-GERBER WINE GUIDE
"Always at the top of its appellation with this superb Bordeaux Supérieur cuvée Louisa Bio 2016, aged in oak barrels for 12 months, including 1/3 new barrels, traditional vinification with long vatting, with an intense nose where ripe fruits and humus, is a full-bodied wine, with present and tasty tannins, very well aged, combining power and finesse, good for keeping."