The vineyard

In the past Lamartine used to be written in two words, La Martine. Indeed the house of the estate was built near a one century year old oak tree. According to the legend it used to be the place where a beautiful girl, called Martine had her Rendez-vous... Apart from some rosé bottles, the production is concentrated on the Cahors range of wines whose cuvée Expression is one of the “Cahors Excellence” charter’s jewel. 

• 32 ha - 200 000 bottles
• 97% Red (Malbec, Merlot, Tannat)
• 3% Rosé

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• 60% clay-limestone
• 20% clay-siliceous
• 20% limestone

The climate

Large influence of the Oceanic weather.

The cellar

A modern, functional and thermo-regulated tool adapted to traditional methods of wine-making: harvest selection, manual punch of the cap. But also maturation air-conditioned wineries where about a hundred French oak barrels are stored to raise the wines among the best of the appellation.

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