Château la Voûte

A young and promising Saint-Emilion Grand Cru wine

The Château la Voûte is a family owned Saint-Emilion property of 2.27 hectares. It is located on a clay and limestone plateau, surrounded by illustrious chateaux such as the Château de Pressac (Grand Cru de Classé Saint-Emilion) or Château Valandraud (1er Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Emilion). The property was founded in 1994 by the Moreau family already owns the Château la Voûte in Montagne Saint-Emilion. Currently the Château la Voûte is managed by Gaetan Moreau. Focus on Gaetan Moreau, owner of Château la Voûte

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“My family and I are from Nantes, Loire Atlantique where my father and my grandfather had a construction company. In 1992 we arrived in the region because we had just bought a 4-hectare property in Montagne Saint-Emilion, Château d’Arvouet. My parents have restored and has been operated for ten years. Our first vintage was the 1995. In 1993 we said that we had to have the Saint-Emilion, because that would be worth more to us. We therefore sought to purchase some land at a good and reasonable price and found this parcel of 1.40 hectares on the plateau. In 1994 we started to make Saint-Emilion Grand Cru with a derogation that allowed us to vinify this parcel of Saint-Emilion in our buildings Montagne. We regularly passed by a closed house near our plot and in 2004 it was for sale. Knowing that the derogation would soon no longer be possible we contacted the owners of the house and the next day we bought the house with a small piece of land. This house has been closed for 10 years was really in bad shape. The same year we had the opportunity to acquire an additional 85 acres adjacent to our vineyard. In 2013 we sold the property/vineyards of Montagne in order to invest and focus on our property in Saint-Emilion. With the result of the sale we started the restoration of the house and the creation of a winery equipped with conical tanks. When we acquired the property we were helped, and taught by our neighbor who was Mr. Franck Despagne Château Vieux Bonneau (Montagne Saint-Emilion). Currently we are advised by the team of Michel Rolland. “(Gaetan Moreau) How did you arrive to make wine? “It happened by chance. This is due to the sale of the company which included the building of the company and our house that we had to move. Making boxes for the move I discovered and was intrigued by bottles found in the cellar. So I bought books on wine to understand, learn and answer my questions. We can therefore say that I am a self-taught wine. During Vinexpo Bordeaux 1991 I met people from the world of wine that we (my family and I) have our help in learning about the world of wine. A few years after we have invested in the region, due in part to its climate, buying Château d’Arvouet (Montagne Saint-Emilion). Before buying the property we already drank wine, we bought mainly from Bordeaux but we never had family in the world of wine, you like it, that’s all. That’s the story, that’s why I say that it happened by chance. “(Gaetan Moreau) What do you look for each year when creating your wine? “The wines often have a nice minerality when you taste them. I think it comes from the local limestone. I do not want a wine “to stave tea” (too woody) but one where one can find enough material in the wine, where there could be a good balance between tannins grapes and wood tannins. I want to make wines that can be drunk but can be kept too. “(Gaetan Moreau) Do you have any plans for the Château la Voûte? “I would love to go upmarket in a regular way and able to live my activity as a winemaker. I also planned to review the packaging of my wine. Ideally, there is another thing, I would like to have the Cabernet Franc for a bit more in my silky wine. For my first goal to go upmarket I am helped by the Château Franc d’Espagne and by Michel Rolland consulting firm. “(Gaetan Moreau) Where does the name of Château la Voûte comes from? The name of the property was found by the former owner of the house. The story goes that it is given this name because he wanted to make a cellar door and winery of the same arch shape.   Thanks to Gaetan Moreau for his warm welcome.   Choukroun Chicheportiche Jonathan Château La Voûte Website