2021 Durfort Vivens (BIO ORGANIC) 6 Pack

Gonzague & Claire Lurton Estates, a family history Claire Villars Lurton and Gonzague Lurton both come from great Bordeaux winegrowing families: the Merlaut family and the Lurton family. In the early 90's, at the age of 32 and 26, these two forces of nature proudly took over their family estates: Château Durfort Vivens, 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in Margaux, Château Ferrière, 3rd Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in Margaux, Château Haut-Bages Libéral, 5th Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in Pauillac and Château La Gurgue in Margaux. In the world of Bordeaux Grands Crus Classés, Claire and Gonzague are pioneers in organic farming, biodynamics and now in agroecology and agroforestry. Convinced that the vines can become resilient and autonomous through a meticulous respect for nature and driven by the desire to pass on a healthy vineyard to their children, their vineyards were among the first to be dualy certified in organic and biodynamic farming . They are today the largest biodynamically cultivated area in the region. Claire and Gonzague are among those people who are driven by their passion, faithful to their deepest values. Like true agricultural explorers they are always searching new practices adapted to their lands and allowing them to reveal their terroir and to produce living wines; in the end, to produce Great Wines that matter. Le Château Durfort-Vivens, a pioneer among the 2nd Grands Crus Classés in 1855 Aroused by the challenge and the property’s potential, Gonzague Lurton asked to inherit Château Durfort-Vivens in 1992. He was driven by the ambition of restoring its rank of Second Growth (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé). He sets himself the further challenge of doing things differently from other Bordeaux châteaux in the 1990s, even if it meant going against what the other renowned estates used to do. In 2009, he began the conversion to biodynamic viticulture, also convinced that this approach would allow him to rediscover the potential of the terroir that he had always sought. Over the years, the quality of the wines of Château Durfort-Vivens will continue to gain in brilliance and precision. The 62-hectare vineyard of Durfort-Vivens is located in the Margaux appellation. It was the only Grand Cru classé in 1855 to be both certified organic and biodynamic at the same time. To consolidate the status acquired in 1855, Gonzague and Claire are constantly questioning themselves. This has led to the use of amphorae in the ageing process, so much so that today the Durfort Vivens winery has the largest volume of amphorae in the world. 2021, an archipelago of singularity "2021 will be an archipelago of singularity, each vineyard would have had its own history. At Durfort-Vivens, the result is quite facinating in its balance, how the wine will hold up in the mouth and its aromatic brilliance with notes that remind more the Spring floral hints than the ones in Summer. In reference to my father's vintages, the style of the wine reminds me of the 1986 by its tannic structure and with a fantasy worthy of the 1988. After 30 vintages, I am still moved by the last vintage and excited about the next one. Wine keeps the Passion alive." Gustave Lurton

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