to elaborate a classified great growth: château de Myrat
Due to its particular terroir of Barsac, the wines from château de Myrat are very fine, elegant and rich, with pepper and spices aromas and a fresh minerality.
Each vintage has its own characteristics: delicate or extravagant, it will show the specificity of days of picking with a constant priority: to search for delicacy, elegance and balance.
Château de Myrat has been classified under Napoleon III during the classification of Medoc, Sauternes and Barsac wines in 1855. This means that we have one single direction to follow: the way of excellence.
There is no need to be an artist to produce a great wine: its is just rigour, precision and a permanent goal: to act as an artisan, with hand-sewn work, where man is staying humble and subject to nature!
TECHNICAL SHEET
- Appellation : Sauternes – Barsac.
- Area : 22 hectares.
- Soil : limestone bedrock. Natural drainage.
- Grape varieties : 88% Sémillon, 8% Sauvignon, 4% Muscadelle.
- Harvests : by hand, with selective pickings.
- Vinification : gentle pressure. Fermentation in barrels. Each day of harvest is vinified separately.
- Maturing : 22 months in French oak barrels (1/3 renewed each year).
