Château Puy Castéra Explained

Château Puy Castéra is a wine producer located in the commune of Cissac-Médoc in the Bordeaux region of France.

History

The name of the estate comes from two words of old French and Latin: Puy (mound) and Castéra (camp, fortress).[1]

Since 1973, birth of the Estate, Henri Marès and his children have worked with the well-known oenologists Peynaud and Boissenot. In 1978, Château Puy Castéra received the Cru Bourgeois classification.

Production

Appellation: Médoc
Production: 120 000 bottles
Area:
Grape varieties : 57% of Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% of Merlot, 10% of Cabernet Franc, 2% of Malbec, 1% of Petit Verdot

External links

45.2272°N -0.8014°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chateau Puy Castera.. www.puycastera.fr. 2020-03-23. 2020-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323023626/http://www.puycastera.fr/crbst_7.html. dead.