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Château Caillou

Name: Domaine LE CLOS DU CAILLOU RESERVE 2004
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 108 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in the Sauternes & Barsac appellation, Château Caillou is located on the high plateau of Barsac, where the oldest and most renowned vintages of this appellation can be found. The wines are distinguished by their delicate aromas and reflect a great freshness and minerality. The vineyard covers 18 hectares, including 13 hectares in a single block around the Château, where Semillon is king. The vineyard is managed using sustainable agriculture.

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Domaine LE CLOS DU CAILLOU RESERVE 2004

Appellation : CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE

Millésime : 2004

Color : Red

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Château Caillou is a Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification, located on the high plateau of Barsac in the Bordeaux wine region. A family-owned estate for over a century, it spans 13 hectares in a single block on a clay-limestone terroir strewn with pebbles. Now managed by Sébastien and Jean-Noël Pierre, the estate crafts refined sweet wines, predominantly from Sémillon, which elegantly express the freshness and minerality characteristic of the appellation.

L'histoire du domaine

The modern history of Château Caillou begins in 1909, when Joseph Ballan purchased the estate at auction, drawn particularly by the rare configuration of a 14-hectare vineyard in a single block. Classified as a Deuxième Grand Cru in 1855 — some early sources even suggest an initial Première Cru classification — the estate immediately established itself among the appellation's reference points. His only daughter, Reine Ballan, took over the property with passion and dedication, supported from 1943 by her husband Joseph Bravo, who ensured the estate's continuity until the late 1990s. In 1997, their daughter Marie-José Pierre took charge of the château alongside her husband Michel Pierre, marking the family's third generation. Today, Sébastien and Jean-Noël Pierre, sons of Marie-José and Michel, represent the fourth generation at the helm of this Grand Cru Classé, continuing with rigour and authenticity the family legacy begun over a century ago.

Le terroir

Located on the high plateau of Barsac, just thirty minutes south of Bordeaux, Château Caillou benefits from an exceptional terroir that gave the estate its name. The subsoil consists of a clay-limestone plateau rich in fossilised starfish (astéries), covered with a layer of red clayey sand and strewn on the surface with pebbles and rocky slabs — these "cailloux" (pebbles) that lend the terroir precious freshness by slowing soil warming while retaining moisture. This geological configuration promotes deep vine rooting and offers ideal conditions for the development of Botrytis cinerea, the noble rot essential for crafting great Sauternes. The vineyard spans 18 hectares, including 13 in a single block around the château — a rarity in the appellation. The vines, averaging 50 years of age, are planted to 90% Sémillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Since 2021, the estate has been certified High Environmental Value (HVE) level 3, testament to a reasoned approach that respects natural balances.

Les vins

Château Caillou produces a diverse range that elegantly expresses the full aromatic spectrum of Barsac. The grand vin, Château Caillou Grand Cru Classé, crafted exclusively from Sémillon and aged 18 to 24 months in barrels, elegantly embodies the balance, freshness, finesse and minerality that define great Barsac. In its youth, it unfolds aromas of fresh fruit — lemon, apricot, mango, lychee, mandarin — and white flowers, with vanilla notes seamlessly integrated from oak; with time, candied citrus and spiced notes, notably saffron, emerge. The range also includes Les Tourelles de Caillou, a sweet wine from young vines aged in stainless steel for vibrant freshness with grapefruit notes; Les Érables de Caillou, aged 12 months in barrels with aromas of peach, apricot and vanilla; as well as the exceptional cuvées Prestige and Centenaire, crafted from 100% Sémillon and aged in new oak for remarkable complexity and concentration. The estate also produces Les Bulles de Caillou, a 100% Sémillon crémant, and a dry white Bordeaux blending Sémillon and Sauvignon.

Le vigneron

Sébastien and Jean-Noël Pierre today represent the fourth family generation at the helm of Château Caillou. Sébastien, who manages the estate's operations, embodies the continuity of a passion handed down since Joseph Ballan. Recent sources unanimously attest to his total commitment to running the vineyard and welcoming visitors — numerous testimonials praise his infectious passion and his approach that is both rigorous and warm. Alongside his brother Jean-Noël, he perpetuates the family spirit that has driven this house since 1909, combining ancestral savoir-faire with contemporary standards. Their approach is characterised by meticulous attention at every stage of production — from manual harvesting in multiple passes to extended ageing — and by a firm commitment to showcasing the singularity of the Barsac terroir, that finesse and minerality which distinguish their wines from the more opulent Sauternes.

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