Georges Vigouroux

The Vigouroux family jewel since 1983, Château de Mercuès reveals the excellence of its terroir, celebrating each year vintages that are more and more appreciated. Its unusual vineyard (50% plantation of 6666 vines per hectare) provides concentrated wines with great potential for ageing. Famous for their deep black colour and their complex and refined aromas, these wines are of great richness. Mercuès, Mercurii, Mercure... The origin of the place gets its name from the God of Travel. Its origins can be traced back to a fortified Gallo-Roman camp: the Mercury Camp (“Castrum Mercurii”) was so named for being a temple dedicated to the Roman God of Travel. Standing between heaven and earth on a rocky promontory, the Château and its towers with battlements has been dominating the hills of the Lot since the Middle Ages, embracing the whole valley in a dramatic escape. Whoever the owner, the Château has always had preserved its past nobleness. The past that the master, Georges Vigouroux, took care to protect until 2010, and that his son, Bertrand-Gabriel, now combines with comfort and elegance, for the sake of timeless quality and absolute chic. Pairing attention to details, the Vigouroux family changes its guest’s slumber into a dream come true. Malbec is the original grape variety in Cahors, and its marvelous characteristics are used in 70% blends with other varieties in our designation of origin. The vineyards are situated along the Lot River on its meanders and slopes, which serve as a thermal regulator, on pebbly and gravelly soil. Located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, Rainfall and humidity levers are optimal for the quality of the vines. Located on the third terraces of the Lot Valley, on the high 500.000 year old Mindel terrace, the Mercuès vineyard has the distinguishing feature of being composed of Causse limestone scree enriched with ancient alluvial, producing the most famous Cahors, which are rich with great aging potential.

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