HISTORY

In the heart of the COTES DE BOURG region, BRULESECAILLE (a name of gascon origin) is an old vineyard of 26 hectares.

In 1924, The RECAPET family bought Château BRULESECAILLE. In 1974, the estate was handed down from M. Pierre RECAPET to his daughter and son in law, Martine and Jacques RODET . It is now included in a structure named G.F.A. RODET RECAPET.

Château BRULESECAILLE was classified as a « cru bourgeois » wine in the book « BORDEAUX ET SES VINS » by Cocks and Feret in 1868.

THE ESTATE

Its privileged position on a clay limestone outcrop which overlooks the Dordogne valley, provides excellent drainage and very good exposure to the sun.
This situation enabled the vines to survive the hard winters of 1945, 1956 and 1991 which explains the presence of such old vines (75 years old in places).

The dominant red grape variety is Merlot (59%) associated with Cabernet Sauvignon (28 %), Cabernet Franc (11%) and Malbec (2%). The blend of the smooth Merlot , the finesse and robustness of the Cabernets, is accentuated by the quality of the local soil.