{"id":533,"date":"2013-09-19T15:27:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2021-03-26T09:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:43:52","slug":"chateau-le-chemin-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/en\/chateau-le-chemin-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau Le Chemin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"slider\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Le Chemin REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.2.23 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_28_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_28_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-120\" 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\/lechemin01.jpg\" title=\"lechemin01\" 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-121\" 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\/lechemin02.jpg\" title=\"lechemin02\" 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_28_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\trevapi28,\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttpj;\n\t\t\t\t\tfunction revinit_revslider281() {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttpj = jQuery;\n\t\t\t\t\t\trevapi28 = tpj(\"#rev_slider_28_1\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(revapi28==undefined || revapi28.revolution == undefined){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trevslider_showDoubleJqueryError(\"rev_slider_28_1\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}else{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trevapi28.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_revslider281 = false;\n\t\t\t\tif (document.readyState === \"loading\") {document.addEventListener('readystatechange',function() { if((document.readyState === \"interactive\" || document.readyState === \"complete\") && !once_revslider281 ) { once_revslider281 = true; 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In 1996, Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, a member of the family\u2019s seventh generation of winemakers, took over the torch at Grand Corbin-Despagne.<br \/>\nThree years earlier, in 1993, his parents, the Despagne-Rapins, had acquired Le Chemin, in Pomerol. They passed it down to their son, Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, in 2008.<br \/>\n\u201cI have a special place in my heart for Pomerol,\u201d says Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, \u201cand Le Chemin gave me the chance to fulfil a dream. I\u2019ve set out to make a delicate, fine and elegant wine that can be appreciated both by enthusiasts and novices.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe wine\u2019s name has a special significance for me. It evokes my own path and my quest to make the best possible wines in each of the terroirs with which I have been entrusted. The name also refers of course to the spiritual quest of the pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pomerol \u2013a wine with special soul<\/strong><br \/>\nCaptivated by the special soul found in Pomerol wines, Fran\u00e7ois Despagne happily responded to the challenge of a new path and a new growth. After Grand Corbin-Despagne (a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Class\u00e9), Reine Blanche (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru), and Amp\u00e9lia (Castillon-C\u00f4tes de Bordeaux), the next challenge was Ch\u00e2teau Le Chemin, a wine in which he has successfully brought out its silky Pomerol texture and elegance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The terroir spirit <\/strong><br \/>\nThe \u201cGraves de Pomerol\u201d (a part of Pomerol with high gravel content in the soils) gives wines that are silky, creamy and with elegant tannins. On the palate, they are longer rather than broad.<\/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<em>\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<\/em><br \/>\nConstantly attached to his land, he even chose to begin converting his vineyard in 1996 to certified organic status -a choice that reinforced his commitment to quality and high standards of vine growing.<br \/>\nRespect for the vineyard\u2019s terroir and loyalty to its original identity are therefore the cornerstones of the Chemin wine-growing philosophy.<br \/>\nThe road that Le Chemin has taken will no doubt lead it to a bright future.<\/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 two plots making up the vineyard are transferred to temperature-controlled vats. These are vinified according to their potential and monitored by close observation, analyses and tastings.<\/p>\n<p>After maceration and running off, the wines are run directly into barrels for their malo-lactic fermentation. The wine ages in barrel for 12 to 15 months depending on the vintage and with a blend of different barrels (origin, char and cooper). 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 \/>\nThis vineyard is situated on the \u201cChemin\u201d or \u201cThe Way\u201d -the pilgrims\u2019 route to Santiago de Compostela. It had belonged to the Despagne-Rapin family for around 20 years, before being passed down in 2008 to Fran\u00e7ois Despagne, who is the owner today.<br \/>\nThis new growth offers a new challenge for him after Ch\u00e2teau Grand Corbin-Despagne \u2013 a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Class\u00e9 \u2013, Ch\u00e2teau Reine Blanche \u2013 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru -, and Ch\u00e2teau Amp\u00e9lia \u2013 Castillon-C\u00f4tes de Bordeaux -.\n<\/p>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Geographical location<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAt the foot of the Pomerol plateau slope,  close to Ch\u00e2teau Rouget and Clos l\u2019Eglise<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Appellation<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPomerol<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Surface area<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t92 ares and 98 centiares (2.3 acres)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Terroir<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tGravel and sandy-clay<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Average age of the vineyard<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t20 years<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Rootstocks<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t101-14<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Density of plantation<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t5,500 vines per hectare<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Vine-growing methods<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t4 ploughings without any use of weedkillers.<br \/>\nThe vineyard has been organically-grown since 2008 and is officially certified as producing \u201cOrganic Wine\u201d by Qualisud.\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Yield<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t40 to 45 hl\/ha<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Harvesting<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBy hand in small crates with successive sortings<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Vinification<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tDifferent operations that can vary according to plot batches and vintage\u00a0: numerous short pump-overs, rack and return (d\u00e9lestage) and punching down of the cap (pigeage)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Bottling<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t21 months after the harvest<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Annual production<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t3,500 bottles depending on the vintage<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Canopy management work<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tDe-budding, removal of double shoots, de-leafing, crop thinning, removal of lateral shoots\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"dl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grand-corbin-despagne.com\/download\/fiche_technique_lechemin_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the technical data sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll to continue Located along the pilgrims\u2019 route to Santiago de Compostela, this vineyard is well worth the stop-off for its own particular reasons. 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