Château Recougne
Château Recougne
AboutChâteau Recougne
Château Recougne has been the Milhade family’s home estate since 1938, with four generations cultivating its vines and making wine there. Marc Milhade manages the vineyards, while his sister Elodie looks after sales.
The roughly hundred-hectare vineyard lies on sandy-clay slopes with iron-rich subsoil, planted mainly with Merlot alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Carmenère. The family has replanted Carmenère, one of Bordeaux’s historic varieties. Its Bordeaux Supérieur red is fermented in concrete and aged in large vessels.
Château Recougne 2021 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Red and black fruit accompany a deep, powerful structure. Silky tannins appear with freshness and light acidity. Merlot accounts for seventy-eight percent of the blend, with twelve percent Cabernet Franc and ten percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate's three properties hold High Environmental Value Level III certification. The wine is red and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.