Château Haut Lignières was established in 1994 when Mrs. Elke Kreutzfeldt fell in love with the terroir of Faugères. The vines are located on the steep and broken schist slopes of the village of Cabrerolles and the winery located in an ancient windmill. These folks are part of a 7 member group who adhere to strict viticultural practices with restricted use of pesticides, no herbicides, and are therefore entitled to use the “3 Tower” logo imprinted on their bottles.
Their 37 acre southern facing vineyard allows excellent grape maturation, and the low yields of the 30 year old vines (32 hl/ha) allows for good concentration. The grape must is cold soaked before fermentation and rémontage twice daily ensures excellent flavor and color extraction.
Le 1er is the workhorse red of the property and is made from Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache. Fermented and vinified in stainless steel vats, the fruit is fresh and clean.
The color is bright with a deep ruby hue. The bouquet is concentrated with aromas of blackcurrant, cherry and liquorish with a note of pepper. Fruit is clean, open and straightforward and youthful. This is a good mouthful of wine to accompany meats and poultry, or vegetarian fare.
Château Haut Lignières was established in 1994 when Mrs. Elke Kreutzfeldt fell in love with the terroir of Faugères. The vines are located on the steep and broken schist slopes of the village of Cabrerolles and the winery located in an ancient windmill. These folks are part of a 7 member group who adhere to strict viticultural practices with restricted use of pesticides, no herbicides, and are therefore entitled to use the “3 Tower” logo imprinted on their bottles.
