{"id":530,"date":"2013-09-19T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2021-03-26T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:43:48","slug":"chateau-ampelia-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/en\/chateau-ampelia-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau Amp\u00e9lia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"slider\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Ampelia REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.2.23 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_27_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_27_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.2.23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-119\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ei:d;eo:d;s:1000;r:0;t:fade;sl:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ampelia01.jpg\" title=\"ampelia01\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1000\" class=\"rev-slidebg\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-117\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ei:d;eo:d;s:1000;r:0;t:fade;sl:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ampelia02.jpg\" title=\"ampelia02\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1000\" class=\"rev-slidebg\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-118\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ei:d;eo:d;s:1000;r:0;t:fade;sl:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ampelia03.jpg\" title=\"ampelia03\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1000\" class=\"rev-slidebg\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-123\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ei:d;eo:d;s:1000;r:0;t:fade;sl:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ampelia04.jpg\" title=\"ampelia04\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1000\" class=\"rev-slidebg\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_27_1',rl:[1240,1024,778,480],el:[1000],gw:[2560],gh:[1000],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});\n\t\t\t\t\tvar\trevapi27,\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttpj;\n\t\t\t\t\tfunction revinit_revslider271() {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttpj = jQuery;\n\t\t\t\t\t\trevapi27 = tpj(\"#rev_slider_27_1\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(revapi27==undefined || revapi27.revolution == undefined){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trevslider_showDoubleJqueryError(\"rev_slider_27_1\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}else{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trevapi27.revolution({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsliderLayout:\"fullwidth\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tduration:\"2500ms\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvisibilityLevels:\"1240,1024,778,480\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgridwidth:2560,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgridheight:1000,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tautoHeight:true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tspinner:\"spinner2\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tperspective:600,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tperspectiveType:\"global\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teditorheight:\"1000,768,960,720\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tresponsiveLevels:\"1240,1024,778,480\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprogressBar:{disableProgressBar:true},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnavigation: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonHoverStop:false\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfallbacks: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tallowHTML5AutoPlayOnAndroid:true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t} \/\/ End of RevInitScript\n\t\t\t\tvar once_revslider271 = false;\n\t\t\t\tif (document.readyState === \"loading\") {document.addEventListener('readystatechange',function() { if((document.readyState === \"interactive\" || document.readyState === \"complete\") && !once_revslider271 ) { once_revslider271 = true; 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Quickly convinced of the potential of this terroir and the possibility of making great wines in the Castillon-C\u00f4tes de Bordeaux appellation, his mind was made up.<br \/>\nIn 1999, Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, alongside his wife Murielle, acquired around 5 hectares of vines there and from them they created their vineyard. <br \/>\nThey named it Amp\u00e9lia, from the Greek Ampelos (the vine), a nod to their passion \u2013ampelology, and a fine tribute, since the result was a Grand Vin made from a blend of plots of old vines. \u201cIt\u2019s not a cuvee\u201d, insists Fran\u00e7ois, \u201cit\u2019s simply the optimal quality we can get from this terroir\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A personal challenge<\/strong><br \/>\nFor Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, Ch\u00e2teau Amp\u00e9lia was a real personal challenge.<br \/>\nHe comes from a long line of Saint-Emilion wine growers going back to the 17th century (and perhaps even earlier, since the Despagne family presence in the area can be traced back to the 15th century). The family has owned Ch\u00e2teau Grand Corbin-Despagne since 1812, and so Fran\u00e7ois Despagne was able to draw on his experience there to apply the same high standards of vine-growing to the terroir of Amp\u00e9lia and develop a top quality growth in the area of Castillon.<br \/>\nHowever, while Grand Corbin-Despagne was an established family growth that had benefited from a savoir-faire passed down from generation to generation, Ch\u00e2teau Amp\u00e9lia on the other hand needed to start from scratch. Nothing existed at the property apart from the vines.  Everything else had to be created. Cellars needed building, a farm had to be set up, and a wine had to be perfected, in order to create a new story \u2013the story of Amp\u00e9lia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The spirit of the terroir<\/strong><br \/>\nThe wines of Ch\u00e2teau Amp\u00e9lia offer the freshness and mineral character that come from the limestone soils of Castillon in the C\u00f4tes de Bordeaux, where these wines thrive. They are even pleasant to drink young and can be very attractive for consumers who don\u2019t like to wait for their bottles to age.<\/p>\n<p>From the pruning to the harvesting, each necessary vineyard task (de-suckering, de-budding, removal of double shoots, de-leafing, crop thinning and shoot thinning) is performed in such a way that the highest quality grapes can be produced each year.<br \/>\n\u201cThe common thread that runs through my work as a wine grower is anticipation, respect and stability, in order to make the best wine possible in each vintage,\u201d says Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, who applies the same golden rules in each of his vineyards. \u201cThrough careful observation and decision-making throughout the whole of the growing season, I aim to produce a precise, well-defined wine that respects its terroir and its identity.\u201d<br \/>\nThroughout every stage of the growing season, Fran\u00e7ois Despagne demonstrates a deep respect for the terroir and its identity. Constantly attached to his land, he even chose to begin converting his vineyard in 2010 to certified organic status -a choice that reinforced his commitment to quality and high standards of vine growing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality and uncompromising standards: from the harvesting to the bottling<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore the harvest, the berries are sampled on the vine, firstly by tasting and then by laboratory analysis. This enables us to determine when they will be perfectly ripe and ready to pick. While being manually harvested, the bunches are sorted in the vineyard. They are then sorted again at the cellars before being de-stemmed. The berries of the batches brought in from the vineyard\u2019s different plots are transferred to the cellars into 6 temperature-controlled vats.  Each lot is vinified according to its potential and monitored by close observation, analyses and tastings.<\/p>\n<p>After maceration and running off, the lots are pre-blended and kept in the ageing cellar, which contains 60 barrels, a third of which are new. The wine ages in barrel for around 12 months depending on the lots and the vintage. The final blending is then carried out. The bottling is done 21 months after the harvest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"show\">\n<h3>General technical data<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hide\">\n<ul class=\"presse\">\n<p><strong>A brief history<\/strong><br \/>\nFran\u00e7ois Despagne comes from a Saint-Emilion family going back to at least the beginning of the 17th century. He is the owner of Ch\u00e2teau Grand Corbin-Despagne and alongside his wife Murielle invested in the C\u00f4tes de Castillon appellation in 1999, convinced of its terroir\u2019s great quality potential.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Name of the owners<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMurielle and Fran\u00e7ois Despagne<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Name of the winemaker<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tFran\u00e7ois Despagne<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Surface area of the vineyard<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t4,75 hectares<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Soil type<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tClay-limestone over limestone rock<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Grape composition<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Average age of the vines<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t26 years<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Vine-growing methods<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPloughing or a grass cover crop without any use of weedkillers.<br \/>The vineyard is organically-grown and supervised as such by Qualisud. \u201cOrganic Wine\u201d status was officially granted in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Vinification<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tOnce harvested, the grapes are sorted, first in the vineyard and then at the cellars. They are then transferred to small fermentation vats in which each lot is vinified according to its potential (age, terroir and grape variety). The maceration lasts 4 weeks on average.<br \/>\nThe lots are next run off into barrels for the malo-lactic fermentation. The skins are pressed in a vertical hydraulic press.\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ageing<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMostly in barrel, in equal proportions of new, second-fill and third-fill barrels. The barrel ageing process lasts 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Average production<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t30,000 bottles<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Ageing potential in bottle<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThis wine can be enjoyed young after decanting. 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