Chateau Clos Floridene

Consisting of 31 hectares located in the calcerous plateau of Pujols sur Ciron, near Barsac in the Graves appellation, this estate has much to commend it. A few disparate plots are also located on pebbly terraces at Illats. Since 1982 Denis and Florence Dubourdieu have overseen the replanting of the vineyard, so as to unlock its great potential. The name itself echos the first names of its founders: Denis and Florence Dubourdieu.

In 1982, at the time of its founding, Clos Floridene was a tiny enclosed parcel planted with 2 hectares of old white vines composed of Semillon and Muscadelle, a wine-grower dwelling, an old cellar and 2 hectares of fallow. The vineyard reached its present size by way of aggressive expansion – its immediate neighbours were snapped up by the enterprising Dubourdieus. The vineyard expanded considerably with the acquisition of Chateau Montalivet, a 13 hectare vineyard. In 2004, Fabrice Dubourdieu supervised the construction of Floridene’s new cellar. This allowed the first red wine to be produced by the estate during the 2005 vintage.

Produced from younger vines, Clos Floridene’s second Label is named Montalivet (after the subsumed estate).