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The Clos d'Yvigne vineyard is situated at Gageac et Rouillac on the beautiful ridge of hills that run along the left side of the Dordogne between Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and Bergerac. In recent years the Bordeaux satellite appellations in this region, in particular Bergerac, have gained widespread recognition as the homes of excellent wine making.

The terroir of Clos d'Yvigne is an excellent mix of gravel and clay on a limestone base. The grapes are the traditional varieties of the South West of France: merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc for the red and rosé wines and sauvignon, semillon and muscadelle for the dry and sweet white wines.

 

"So good it could be a classed growth Bordeaux."

The judgement of Tim Akins, MW, Chairman of the Circle of Wine Writer’s and the wine correspondent for The Observer and Harper’s. He is referring to Clos d’Yvigne’s Petit Prince in a blind tasting which included first growth Bordeaux and top-of-the-range New World wines.

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