Our Vineyard
The vineyard of Château de Lisennes covers 37 hectares. It is located in Tresses, 12 km east of Bordeaux, in the region of Entre-Deux-Mers, between Dordogne and Garonne rivers
Several grape varieties are planted in the vineyard :
Merlot : a grape variety that ripes well and produces smooth and round wines.
Cabernet Franc : a traditional grape variety from the right bank, known for its very elegant tannins. Its fruity aromas make it perfect for blends.
Cabernet Sauvignon : this late-ripening grape produces very aromatic young wines and has excellent aging potential.
Malbec : this variety is less common but handles heat very well. Malbec brings a spicy character and a deep color to the wine.
Sauvignon : we have replanted Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris. Two highly aromatic grape varieties that are typical of the Entre-Deux-Mers region.
The terroir of the estate is predominantly clay-limestone, with silica silt due to the proximity of the Garonne river. This soil is of two types. Loams, both fine and coarse have a high silica content and the mildly calcium bearing limestone. Both have excellent structure and are very well suited to vine cultivation.
The nature of the soil required the installation of a drainage system. A network of several kilometers of drains (perforated pipes) was buried beneath the vineyard. These pipes collect excess water from the soil during wet periods and channel it to the bottom of the hillside, where it flows into two hillside lakes created in the late 1970s.
The Bordeaux region
The winegrowing area of Bordeaux is divided into three major regions, separated by the rivers Garonne (rising in the Pyrenees) and Dordogne (rising in the Massif central) where they join to form the Gironde estuary. To the West is the Atlantic so vineyards have a maritime environment. Lisennes stands on the right bank of the Garonne on the hills of Entre-deux-Mers. The ‘terroir’ benefits from a mild oceanic climate.
These geographic zones are distinguished by the style of their red wines. While Cabernet Sauvignon is predominant on the Left Bank, the Right Bank has made Merlot its main grape variety. Excellent dry white wines can be found in the Graves appellation on the Left Bank, as well as in the vast Entre-Deux-Mers vineyard. Finally, along the Garonne River, on both sides to the southeast of Bordeaux, sweet wines dominate the landscape. Sauternes, Barsac, and Cérons on the Left Bank face the appellations of Cadillac, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, and Loupiac on the Right Bank.
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