Vignobles Henri Bourlon

COUNTRY: France
REGION: Bordeaux
APPELLATION: AOC Cotes de Castillon

Henri Bourlon had a reputation for being passionate about grape growing and always advocated the importance of protecting the environment. In 1960, he was the joint founder of ‘Connaissance et respect des Vins de France’, the only consumer association which is acknowledged by the European Union. In 1993, he set up a network of weather stations in his vineyards; using a specific software program that can define the precise characteristics of each vine illness as soon as it appears and indicate the critical point when treatment becomes necessary. 

Early treatment can stop the spread of disease. The result is that Henri Bourlon Wine Estates are approved for their exemplary “Rational Vine Growing” techniques. For three generations, Henri Bourlon and his family have had only one motto: "Produce a great wine while respecting the land that our parents have left us and that we must pass on to our children". 

Today his daughter Brigitte and her husband Éric are convinced that the quality of wines from the family vineyards is directly linked to the respect that they transmit to their beloved terroir. The organic-certified vineyards extend over a magnificent site of clay and limestone hills northeast of Saint-Emilion. The greatest care is taken to maintain the vineyards so that they naturally resist parasites through the use of minimal treatment. Through respectful viticulture and winemaking, each vine and each glass of wine preserves the natural riches of the region intact.