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Château VERDIGNAN

Haut-Médoc

Château VERDIGNAN

The Château Verdignan vineyards stretch over 60 hectares in Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, a town neighbouring Saint-Estèphe in the Pauillac area. We have 40 hectares of lovely gravel-clay soils surrounding the château.

Our village of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, in the Haut-Médoc appellation, benefits greatly from the influence of the Gironde Estuary.

The terroir at Verdignan is composed of the three grape varieties common to the appellation: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc.
The average age of the vines in the gravel soils is around 45 years.

Our vintages

TASTING NOTES AFTER BOTTLING

 

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Château Verdignan 1997

Sous le signe de l’élégance et de l’équilibre. Agréable fraîcheur aromatique.

Tanins goûteux. Un classique de l’appellation.

Château Verdignan 1998

A distinctly traditional Médoc style wine.

Excellent flavour and concentration.

Long on the palate.

 

Great cellaring potential.

Château Verdignan 1999

Dark garnet red colour. A spicy nose of blackberry and plum. Round and rich on the palate.

A modern wine with the emphasis more on the body than on finesse.

A new quality trend marked by an elegant woodiness of French oak.

The first vintage to have benefited from a large part of the improvements scheduled for the new
style of this wine.

Château Verdignan 2000

Without doubt the best vintage ever produced in this wine.

A particularly powerful wine made for cellaring.

Well-balanced with tannins as mellow as they are firm.

Château Verdignan 2001

A nose of spicy fruit. The woodiness is just enough to be noticed.

Complex and long on the palate, promising a development full of welcome surprises given the shift to a new style.

Château Verdignan 2002

A deep, intense, ruby-red colour.

The nose with its delicate woodiness is fruity and very expressive. The soft, mellow tannins of remarkable quality underpin the long-lasting aromas on the palate. The lovely long finish enhances the balance based on complexity and elegance.

A really good bottle, well worth keeping.

Château Verdignan 2003

A deep, dark colour. The nose is already rich in intense, lively aromas of black fruit.

The initial supple and elegant taste blossoms into a full-bodied texture revealing the emphasis on
blending all the pleasures of the aromas with the intrinsic charm.

The delicate and complex balance is ideally backed by tannins of outstanding quality.

A fine, remarkably long finish.

Château Verdignan 2004

A deep, elegant, and delightfully complex nose.

 

The delicate woodiness blends superbly with a pleasing tannic texture. Medium to full-bodied with a good length.

Château Verdignan 2005

Distinguished and powerful on the palate with a firm texture. A long, complex bouquet.

With ageing, the pleasing woodiness should mellow and meld with the current hint of firmness to give this wine a lovely long, finish.

Eric Boissenot has left his distinctive touch on the qualitative development of the latest vintages of this wine crafted from a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

Château Verdignan 2006

Purple red. A dense wine with an excellent concentration of fruit.

Typically “Stéphanois”, prominent Cabernet Sauvignon with a light hint of acidity in the finish which reveals a good potential for ageing.

Château Verdignan 2007

Intense, vibrant colour. The nose is discreet, but delicate and clear.

Velvety attack and a supple, rounded structure, with tannins which are firm but not overly dry.

An excellent length of flavour on the palate.

Château Verdignan 2008

Deep colour. Expansive nose with blackcurrant and plum aromas.

On the palate, power and density frame an ensemble which is rich and well-rounded, with plenty of volume and body. Finishes with remarkably long, savoury tannins.

Château Verdignan 2009

This intensely crimson-coloured wine boasts a refined bouquet characterised by plum and
cherry scents, along with some discreet burnt hints.

Balance on the palate is remarkable with a nice full attack leading into plenty of volume and velvety-smooth body.

The tannins are mellow, very supple and give the wine good length and great ageing potential.

Château Verdignan 2010

This wine draped in its garnet-red robe rolls out intense scents of black fruit blending perfectly with hints of oak, forming a bouquet of great complexity.

The impression on the palate is dense and powerful, characterised by a firm structure endowing the wine with great length.

The highly elegant, long-lasting tannic structure takes us through to a lingering finish with woody flavours.

This is a wine of exceptional substance that is certain to age for many a long year thanks to its fresh edge.

Château Verdignan 2011

This intensely crimson-coloured wine boasts a refined bouquet characterised by plum and cherry scents, along with some discreet burnt hints.

Balance on the palate is remarkable with a nice full attack leading into plenty of volume and velvety-smooth body.

The tannins are mellow, very supple and give the wine good length and great ageing potential.

Château Verdignan 2012

This deep ruby-red wine boasts an expressive bouquet combining fruity scents, such as blueberry and blackberry, with spicy hints.

It is rich and harmonious on the palate with a rounded attack and very powerful structure.

Its tannic structure of rare finesse endows the wine with density and a lovely lingering finish.

Verdignan 2012 embodies all the features of the vintage: volume, suppleness and refinement.

Château Verdignan 2013

This wine boasts a pretty colour and a complex bouquet of black fruit and mellow toasted notes.

After a nice full attack, it reveals fresh, straightforward structure on the palate.

The finish is long and shows off its high-quality tannins. This is a well-balanced wine with good ageing potential.

Château Verdignan 2014

This 2014 is a very deep garnet colour and offers up an open bouquet of ripe fruit with toasted aromas.

On the palate it is full with plenty of body, remarkably taut and well-balanced. The powerful and
flavoursome tannins give the wine length and punch.

This is a fine wine for laying down which will mature slowly thanks to its tannic structure and strong character.

Château Verdignan 2015

This intensely coloured wine with hints of crimson will appeal to lovers of Haut Médoc Cabernet
Sauvignon.

The bouquet offers up chocolate, spice and berry notes while the palate features nicely
structured but perfectly integrated tannins, giving this wine great potential for ageing, while it could also be enjoyed immediately.

Château Verdignan 2016

This wine has a deep, intense ruby appearance and a very complex bouquet.

The perfect blend of spices, berries and toasty aromas provides a generous, powerful effect.

The palate mirrors the characteristics offered in the bouquet. The attack is full-bodied and rich, continuing into a fleshy, dense palate.

This wine is remarkably concentrated but remains elegant, with a long, sapid finish.

It is without a doubt one of the best vintages of Verdignan.