Chateau Franc Le Maine - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015

Chateau Franc le Maine is a small Chateau owned by the Bardet family. The company is located near the Dordogne river, in the Saint-Emilion appellation. The story of Vignobles Bardet begins right on the banks of the Dordogne River in 1704. Mr. Seigneriau, a river boatman, used to transport barrels of wine to the port. As the river trade flourished, he bought vineyards. In the 1920s, Mr Seigneriau's granddaughter, Mathilde Roy, married Henri-Gabriel Bardet who found the first family vineyard, Château du Val d'Or. In 1962, his son Roger Bardet (father of the current owner, Philippe Bardet), who in 2008 became the owner of Château Franc Le Maine, in turn passed on his passion as an inheritance to two of his sons, Paul-Arthur and Thibault who bought the Château du Paradis in 2013. Vignobles Bardet is certified “Haute Valeur Environnementale” at level 3. This certification considers biodiversity, phytosanitary strategy, water management and fertilization.