Wine

Château Gantonnet dates from the 19th century, situated in Sainte Radegonde, a small village with its origins in the Middle Ages. In the Entre-deux-Mers region, 20 km from Saint-Emilion and 60 km from Bordeaux. Close to the Dordogne river, the states of 83 hectares is overlooking the village where it enjoys excellent exposure to the sun. The Richard family acquired the estate in 1962, invested heavily with recently new vatting room offering large capacity, temperature controlled equipment in order to produce aromatic and fruity wines.

The vineyard has existed since the 17th century. The lower part has disappeared in favor of the hamlet that bears his name, the current vineyard remaining on the upper part. Acquired by the Nony family, owner of Ch. Caronne Ste Gemme, in the 1920s, the vineyard became Cru Bourgeois in the first ranking of 1932 and has always maintained its rank in the following reclassifications. Since the 2001 vintage, the current generation, the fourth, has invested in increasing its level, taking into account its typicality.

Château Caronne Ste Gemme is one of the older Bordeaux estates located in Haut-Médoc, whose history can be traced back to the mid 1600s. The estate's name derives from a water source in the commune called "Carona", which originates from the Gallic "little spring", and "Sainte-Gemme", the linguistic evolution of Saint-Jaime.                                                                                                   ...

On the left bank of the Bordeaux wine region, bordered by the Gironde river on one side and the Landes forest on the other, the renowned Médoc is home to many treasures, reflecting the history of the Bordeaux vineyard. To the south is the Haut-Médoc appellation, at the gates of Bordeaux and its historical monuments. Near Saint-Estèphe, in the town of Vertheuil, is where Château Victoria and its two other vineyards, Château Le Bourdieu Vertheuil and Château Picourneau are located. The anecdote of the name can be traced back to two Englishmen.In June 1875, as they strolled through the Médoc,...