A jewel of identity

Julien claims a resolutely Burgundian approach. Château Sainte-Marie comprises a number of distinct plots, forming a beautiful landscape unit of 3.70 hectares that can be seen in a single glance.

It gives the winegrower the opportunity to be responsive and to pamper a pure gem situated exactly between the old river port of Libourne and the verdant countryside of nearby Pomerol.

The wines of Pomerol owe their complexity and depth to the clay soils, sometimes marked by iron dross which give the Merlot a distinctive class that is remarkable at Château Sainte Marie.

“I arrived in this appellation with the wide eyes of a child. Today, I clearly want to stamp my rural identity on Pomerol and, I hope, make it truly unique.”

Here, trees and hedges provide the essential backdrop for beautiful, vigorous vines. As Julien knows, it all starts in the vineyard! This setting, this place on a human scale, allows us to feel the pulse of a living nature. Julien feeds off this and, as an attentive interpreter of his ecosystem, proposes to encourage deep rooting in gravelly-clay soils, grass cover and plant cover conducive to soil life.

Julien strives to manage his vines with a sensitivity to plants and growing materials – drawn from his experience as a winegrower-craftsman and from his family legacy.

While he doesn’t dislike technology, he wants to see a return to common-sense farming precepts and the preservation of an age-old and varied winegrowing landscape.