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Bergerac, France

Chateau Laulerie

Southwest France

Bergerac Subregions Chateau Laulerie in the heart of Montravel

On the banks of the Dordogne River

The Vignobles Dubard estate began in 1977 with Château Laulerie, founded by two brothers and their sister. Today, the company comprises several family-owned wineries located in the South West of France, on the right bank of the river Dordogne: Bergerac area • Château Laulerie-- AOC Bergerac & Montravel

Bordeaux area • Chateau La Croix Romane-- AOC Lalande de

Pomerol

• Château Bel-Air-- AOC Puisseguin St Emilion

• Château Nardou -- AOC Francs-Côtes-de-

Bordeaux

• Crémant de Bordeaux Dubard

Chateau Laulerie Vineyards Summer

Chateau Laulerie Vineyards Autumn

Chateau Laulerie Vineyards Merlot Vines

Chateau Laulerie Vineyards The Cellar

Village of Bergerac

Varieties 80% Sauvignon - 20% Sémillon

The 83-ha vineyard of Vignobles Dubard is located on sunny hills that overlook the right banc of the river Dordogne. 37 ha of this vineyard are dedicated to white varieties, whose average age is 25 years old. These vines are closely planted on calcerous-clayed soils with grass between rows. A thorough control of the sanitary state of grapes and the application of the integrated farming principles lead to the optimization of maturity and a quality of harvest. Varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, rich in varietal aromas, are truly made in the vineyard. Fruit is harvested at night so optimum aromatics and acidity are maintained. Clean and ripe fruit always produce great Sauvignon Blanc here.

Vineyard

At their arrival in the cellar, the grapes are de-stemmed and introduced to stainless tanks, to undergo a 12-hour cold maceration for skin contact. Varietal aromas are mostly extracted at this stage. The grapes are then gently pressed, and the juice settles for two days before being racked. The juice is cooly and slowly fermented for about 3 weeks, using yeasts which complement and enhance the fruit characters. After maturation, the wine was lightly fined and several tanks were blended. The white Château Laulerie 2010 was bottle d young to retain the fresh vibrant flavours.

Vinification And Aging

AOC Bergerac Sec

The Dubard family settled down as winemakers in the Bergerac region, in the late 70’s. A situation of these vines on calcareous-clayish hillsides exposed to sunlight (South South-West), and a trellising thoroughly adapted to the spacing between rows maximize maturation. Integrated farming leads to the protection of environment and of the “terroir” personality. It also guarantees an excellent sanitary state of the crop, and thus its final quality.

Vineyard

After de-stemming and crushing, the grapes are directly transferred to stainless tanks at their arrival in the cellar. The temperature is first maintained rather low (15°C) f or a few days, to maximize flavour extraction. The juice then undergoes a short (2 weeks) and rather cool (26°C) fermentation, during which daily pumping-over are realized. Such a short maceration run with quite low temperatures preserve the fruity aromas, and the supple tannins. As soon as the fermentation is finished, the wine is drained to stainless tanks, where the malolactic fermentation and the ageing are carried out, prior to the components being racked out and blended.

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Vinification And Aging

AOC Bergerac Rouge Merlot

Varieties 100% Merlot

The 83-ha vineyard of Vignobles Dubard is located on sunny hills that overlook the right banc of the river Dordogne. The Dubard family settled as winemakers in the Bergerac region in the late 70’s. The vineyard is located on calcareous- clay hillsides ideally exposed to sunlight (South South-West). Integrated farming leads to the protection of environment and the expression of “terroir” personality. It also guarantees an excellent sanitary state of the crop, and thus its final quality. Fruit is harvested at night so optimum aromatics and acidity are maintained.

Vineyard

After de-stemming and crushing, the grapes are directly transferred to stainless tanks on their arrival in the cellar. The temperature is at first maintained rather low (15°C) for a few days, to maximize flavour extraction. The juice then undergoes a short (2 weeks) and rather cool (26°C) fermentation. Such a short maceration run with quite low temperatures preserves the typical aromas of the variety. As soon as the fermentation is finished, the wine is drained to stainless tanks, where the malolactic fermentation and the ageing are carried out. This Malbec sees no oak. We have composed this Malbec cuvée in order to pa y tribute to a variety often used in blends in the South West of France but seldom put forward. We like to show the unforgettable personality of Malbec on our soils.

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Vinification And Aging

MALBEC AOC Bergerac rouge

Amongst our 46-ha vineyard of red grapes, old vines were selected because of their low yield (55 hL/ha), to make Château Laulerie. These vines, closely planted (5,000 per ha) using qualitative rootstocks adapted to the calcareous-clayish soil (3309, 101-14, 41B, RGM) are trellised in a Guyot system. Leaf plucking on the shaded side of the vines (East or North) favours excellent sanitary state and phenolic maturity of skins.

Vineyard

After de-stemming and crushing, the grapes were loaded to tanks to undergo a 4-week maceration. During fermentation were realized daily pumping-over, and also a “délestage” (rack-and-return) at the early stages of fermentation. The aim of these operations was to gradually and softly extract the grapes phenolic potential. This primary fermentation was followed by malolactic fermentation in tanks. The wine was then racked to new French oak barrels to be matured for 6 months, after what it was transferred to 50 hl oak tanks where it was aged for another 6 months. A natural refining with egg white was carried out after those 12-months. Maturation gave Château Laulerie time to open up, a nd to find its harmony with spicy aromas and tannins communicated by oak.

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Vinification And Aging

AOC Bergerac Rouge Aged in Oak

Varieties 70% Merlot - 15% Cabernet franc - 15% Malbec