Château Le Joncieux

At the end of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Bordeaux and its surrounds were devastated almost beyond repair. The King of France, Charles VII, ordered that a piece of land should be given to each of the farmers in the area, to do with as they wished - many decided to plant vines and so the plots of land became vineyards.In the late 1600s this act conferred upon the Jullion family a plot of land close to the city of Berson, making Franck Jullion the first owner of what was to become Château Le Joncieux - the name coming from an adaptation of their surname throughout the years. Today the vineyard is still owned by the same family, having being passed down through each subsequent generation and now belongs to Earl Jullion. The Château has more than 35 hectares of vines located on the highest point of Blaye, and grows the traditional Bordeaux varieties of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The vines have an average age of 25 years grown on clay-limestone slopes, facing to the South. All the wines are fermented in stainless steel vats and part aged in new oak barrels.