WINE
« Mille ans d’Histoire
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WINE
« Mille ans d’Histoire dans un nectar »
« an exceptional terroir, an ancestral know-how »
As Robert Parker points out in 2005, there has been trace of wine activity in Francs since the eleventh century. « The soils are remarkable, as the bottom of the slopes are made of deep clay, while the hillsides themselves are clay-limestone, with outcrops of marl and chalk …»
« an exceptional terroir, an ancestral know-how »
As Robert Parker points out in 2005, there has been trace of wine activity in Francs since the eleventh century. « The soils are remarkable, as the bottom of the slopes are made of deep clay, while the hillsides themselves are clay-limestone, with outcrops of marl and chalk …»
The chateau Ad Francos wine-making was naturally granted to Michel Rolland, whose family lived in the castle for almost two centuries. His knowledge and his emotional bond to the terroir of his ancestors, allowed him to create a great Bordeaux wine, “sewn-hand”, out of time and fashion, at the height of the history of this extraordinary place.
The chateau Ad Francos wine-making was naturally granted to Michel Rolland, whose family lived in the castle for almost two centuries. His knowledge and his emotional bond to the terroir of his ancestors, allowed him to create a great Bordeaux wine, “sewn-hand”, out of time and fashion, at the height of the history of this extraordinary place.
RED
Area: 6 hectares
Soils: limestone clay
Grapes: 70% Merlot,
20% Cabernet Francs,
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Density: 6000 plants / ha
Yield: 35 hl / ha
Average age of vines: 25 years
Double-sided leafing
Green harvest
Hand harvesting Double sorting
Fermentation:
Stainless steel thermoregulated tanks
Aging: 2 years in
French oak barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
30,000 bottles
The chai of the Château Ad Francos, designed by carpenter and designer Stéphane Lebrun, is nested in the heart of the fortress’s walls. The plot harvest is led by gravity to stainless steel vats, allowing the full expression of the fruit. Once fermented, it continues its gravitational journey – as a trip back in time – towards the aging cellar where a natural spring, at the very origin of the castle centuries ago, provides the perfect aging conditions to the wine.
RED
Area: 6 hectares
Soils: limestone clay
Grapes: 70% Merlot,
20% Cabernet Francs,
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Density: 6000 plants / ha
Yield: 35 hl / ha
Average age of vines: 25 years
Double-sided leafing
Green harvest
Hand harvesting Double sorting
Fermentation:
Stainless steel thermoregulated tanks
Aging: 2 years in
French oak barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
30,000 bottles
The chai of the Château Ad Francos, designed by carpenter and designer Stéphane Lebrun, is nested in the heart of the fortress’s walls. The plot harvest is led by gravity to stainless steel vats, allowing the full expression of the fruit. Once fermented, it continues its gravitational journey – as a trip back in time – towards the aging cellar where a natural spring, at the very origin of the castle centuries ago, provides the perfect aging conditions to the wine.
WHITE
Area: 1 hectare
Soils: limestone clay
Grapes: 50% Sémillon,
50% Sauvignon Blanc
Density: 6000 plants/ha
Yield 35 hl/ha.
Average age of vines: 20 years
One-sided leafing
Green harvest,
manual harvesting double sorting
Fermentation:
ovoid tanks and barrels.
Aging: 6 months in
French oak barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
5000 bottles
Francs has been an all time land for white wine and Ad Francos carries on this tradition with the utmost care. In order to extract a maximum of aromas, a pellicular maceration is followed by pressing. The fermentation takes place in both an ovoid tank and barrels to bring fat, roundness and complexity. Wine stiring are carried out regularly to provide an incomparable body. The Château Ad Francos white wine is part of the elite wines in the world, ranked among the 5% best wines in the world by the oenophile community application Vivino.
WHITE
Area: 1 hectare
Soils: limestone clay
Grapes: 50% Sémillon,
50% Sauvignon Blanc
Density: 6000 plants/ha
Yield 35 hl/ha.
Average age of vines: 20 years
One-sided leafing
Green harvest,
manual harvesting double sorting
Fermentation:
ovoid tanks and barrels.
Aging: 6 months in
French oak barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
5000 bottles
Francs has been an all time land for white wine and Ad Francos carries on this tradition with the utmost care. In order to extract a maximum of aromas, a pellicular maceration is followed by pressing. The fermentation takes place in both an ovoid tank and barrels to bring fat, roundness and complexity. Wine stiring are carried out regularly to provide an incomparable body. The Château Ad Francos white wine is part of the elite wines in the world, ranked among the 5% best wines in the world by the oenophile community application Vivino.
RED
Area: 1.2 hectares
Soils: clay and limestone
Grape: 100% Merlot
Density: 6000 plants / ha
Yield: 35 hl / ha
Average age of vines: 50 years
Double-sided leafing
Green harvest
Hand harvesting Double sorting
Fermentation: in French oak
new barrels
Aging: 2 years in French oak
new barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
5000 numbered bottles
A plot of one hectare only planted with old vines on a very unique terroir and exposure, is the source of the « Ad Aeternam » wine, the exceptional Reserve of Ad Francos. The small volume of grappes harvested by hand allows to carry out fermentation directly in new French oak barrels. This very rare and demanding technique enables to produce more concentrated wine which develops over time an incomparable and subtle woody melt.
RED
Area: 1.2 hectares
Soils: clay and limestone
Grape: 100% Merlot
Density: 6000 plants / ha
Yield: 35 hl / ha
Average age of vines: 50 years
Double-sided leafing
Green harvest
Hand harvesting Double sorting
Fermentation: in French oak
new barrels
Aging: 2 years in French oak
new barrels
Oenologist:
Michel Rolland
Production:
5000 numbered bottles
A plot of one hectare only planted with old vines on a very unique terroir and exposure, is the source of the « Ad Aeternam » wine, the exceptional Reserve of Ad Francos. The small volume of grappes harvested by hand allows to carry out fermentation directly in new French oak barrels. This very rare and demanding technique enables to produce more concentrated wine which develops over time an incomparable and subtle woody melt.
« Mille ans d’Histoire dans un nectar »
« Mille ans d’Histoire
dans un nectar »