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Château Violette

Name: Château LA VIOLETTE 2025 PRIMEUR
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 277.2 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

Château Coutet, Premier Grand Cru Classé en 1855, est l'un des plus anciens domaines de Barsac, dont l'histoire viticole débute en 1643. Propriété de la famille Baly depuis 1977, le domaine s'étend sur 38,5 hectares d'un terroir argilo-calcaire planté de Sémillon (75%), Sauvignon Blanc (23%) et Muscadelle (2%). Son nom gascon évoque la vivacité tranchante qui caractérise ses vins, réputés pour leur fraîcheur minérale et leur élégance.

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Château LA VIOLETTE 2025 PRIMEUR

Appellation : POMEROL

Millésime : 2025

Color : Red

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€277.20 TTC

POMEROL

James Suckling 93-95

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Pomerol counts among its rarest jewels Château La Violette, a confidential 1.8-hectare estate located at the summit of the plateau, between Trotanoy and Le Pin. Acquired in 2006 by Catherine Péré-Vergé and managed since 2013 by her son Henri Parent, this property produces a pure Merlot Bordeaux of remarkable floral character, vinified entirely in new barrels with extremely limited yields — fewer than 400 cases per year.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Château La Violette dates back to the late 19th century, when the estate was founded by Ulysse Belivier, a cooper by trade who made barrels for other Pomerol properties. For decades, La Violette remained a confidential estate producing ordinary wines, despite being located on exceptional terroir at the heart of the Pomerol plateau. The defining moment came in 2006: Catherine Péré-Vergé, heiress to the Cristallerie d'Arques and already owner of Château Montviel (acquired in 1985) and the prestigious Château Le Gay (acquired in 2002), purchased this 1.8-hectare micro-estate. A woman of character and vision, she immediately undertook a radical transformation of the property with the support of her friend and consulting oenologist Michel Rolland, initiating a replanting programme, removing Cabernet Franc in favour of Merlot alone, and adopting viticultural and winemaking methods of uncompromising rigour. From the 2006 vintage onwards, La Violette established its personality and emerged as one of the finest achievements of the Right Bank. Catherine Péré-Vergé passed away in April 2013, aged 74, leaving a remarkable legacy. Since then, her son Henri Parent has continued his mother's work with the same exacting standards.

Le terroir

The vineyard of Château La Violette extends over 1.8 hectares — of which approximately 1.26 hectares are in production — divided into four parcels located on the heights of the Pomerol plateau, between Trotanoy and Le Pin, one of the appellation's most prestigious sectors. The terroir rests on a complex assemblage of blue clay, limestone, fine gravel and crasse de fer — those iron-rich deposits that give Pomerol wines their depth and ageing capacity. Oenologist Michel Rolland describes this sector as the "holy of holies" of the plateau. The vines, planted exclusively to Merlot, average 40 to 50 years of age, with some exceeding 70 years. Planting density reaches 5,500 vines per hectare for old parcels, and up to 9,900 vines for recent replantings. Vineyard management is exceptionally rigorous: yields deliberately reduced to extreme levels (sometimes 20 hectolitres per hectare in great vintages), meticulous manual work with sorting on the vine, leaf-thinning, harvesting in crates and entirely manual destemming. No winery exists on site: vinifications are carried out at Château Le Gay, the sister property, in an ultramodern cellar inaugurated in 2014 allowing parcel-by-parcel micro-vinifications of absolute precision.

Les vins

Château La Violette produces a single wine, made from 100% Merlot, in an immediately recognisable style that justifies the estate's name: an explosion of floral notes — violet, peony and iris — mingled with intense aromas of black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, truffle, cocoa and liquorice. The vinification, which has made the estate's reputation, is carried out entirely in new barrels — including both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation — with cold pre-fermentation maceration for 12 to 15 days, followed by extended ageing of 16 to 18 months in 100% new oak. This approach, rare in Bordeaux, imparts a velvety, almost creamy texture of remarkable concentration and fullness, whilst preserving vibrant freshness and extraordinary aromatic precision. La Violette's style combines opulence and elegance, hedonistic richness and finesse, in a balance that places it among the greatest Pomerol wines. Annual production, limited to approximately 250 cases (2,000 to 3,000 bottles depending on the vintage), makes it one of the rarest and most sought-after wines of the Right Bank. The 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009 and 2006 vintages have been acclaimed by international critics, regularly scoring over 95 points.

Le vigneron

Henri Parent, son of Catherine Péré-Vergé, has managed Vignobles Péré-Vergé since his mother's death in April 2013. Trained under the guidance of this iconic figure of Pomerol, he grew up in the family vineyards and actively participated, from childhood, in harvests and estate life. Henri Parent continues today the objective set by his mother in 1985 with undiminished determination: "to bring out the best from the vines each year, whatever the weather conditions, because Pomerol is a jewel that obliges us to surpass ourselves". Heading a group of six properties in Pomerol — La Violette, Le Gay, Montviel, Tristan, La Gravière and Moulin La Gravière — as well as vineyards in Argentina (Clos de los Siete), he embodies the continuity of an exacting, uncompromising vision. On the technical side, he relies on a team led by winemaker Marcello Pelleriti and continues to benefit from the counsel of Michel Rolland. La Violette remains the absolute jewel of this portfolio, the wine that best embodies the family's quest for perfection.

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