Château de Lussac was founded in 1876 and has been the property of Mme G Laviale-Van Malderen and her husband Hervé since the 2000 vintage.
The vineyard, like the winemaking equipment has been refurbished. And today Chateau de Lussac produces some of the best wines in the Saint Emilion region, on a terrain of clay and loam. The 3 colours live side by side: a rosé, Cabernet Franc and Merlot; a great wine with 80 % Merlot and 20 % Cabernet Franc; a second wind with a Merlot base, Le Libertin de Lussac and a white wine, a blend of Sauvignons, white and grey and Sémillion.
Double sorting: mechanical, depending on the degree of maturity (Tribaie) and manual
Pre-fermentation maceration on a third of the batches at 12 °C for 5 days
Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats
Post-fermentation maceration at 28 °C for 10 days
Malolactic fermentation on a third in new barrels and the rest in vats
In French oak for 12 to 14 months
50% new barrels, 30% barrels used once and 20% twice used barrels