Geography
Château Baret is located in the town of Villenave D'Ornon, on the city of Bordeaux door step.
Climate
Being close to the city center of Bordeaux means that the property benefits from early grapes ripening thus limiting the impact of temperamental late weather conditions usually affecting the region.
Terroir
The combination of great gravelly sandy soils and classic gravelly clay soils, characteristic of the left bank of Bordeaux, favours the production of great red wines. The coolest clay-limestone and clay-gravel soils, are reserved for whites. They are less present in the vineyard, which explains the lower proportion of white wine production.
The vineyard
The Château is surrounded by the vineyard which totals 25.80 hectares, out of the 40 hectares of the estate, including:
Red Vineyard :
- Surface: 21,70 hectares.
- Grape varieties: 66% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc.
White Vineyard :
- Size: 4.10 hectares.
- Grape varieties: 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon.
