Red
2025

Graves
CRU CLASSÉ DE GRAVES
SAS VIGNOBLES LEVEQUE

Varietal blend
52% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot

Alcohol by volume
14°

Quantity produced
200 000

Size of the vineyard
 43 ha

Average age of vines
NC

58% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot

Soil type
Gravel, rounded gravel and sand with a clay-limestone subsoil.

Vineyard skills
HVE4

Yields in hls/ha (Grand Vin)
35 hl/ha

Vinification
Cold pre-fermentation maceration, alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, post-fermentation maceration
Maturing/ageing : 12 months

Owner's words
Thanks to good groundwater reserves, and the implementation of adapted cultivation techniques, the vine has shown resilience despite the summer heat. The smaller size of the berries gave juices with a beautiful natural concentration carried by fine tannins and notes of ripe black fruits. Following the malolactic fermentations, we were already obtaining very frank, clean, and fruity wines, with low pH values, a guarantee of longevity. The wines have again gained in sweetness, aromatic volume. The current breeding will allow to patinate the whole to result in a very gourmet vintage. At this stage, it is already obvious that this vintage will be remembered!