THE TERROIR<\/span><\/h1>\nch\u00e2teau tronquoy-lalande<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>One of the oldest
\nSaint-Est\u00e8phe wines<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.tronquoy-lalande.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vendanges-Montrose160.jpg\")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ch\u00e2teau Tronquoy-Lalande\u2019s terroir, generally known as one of the finest, stretches seamlessly over 30 hectares (74 acres) of historic outcrops in the heart of the famous Saint-Est\u00e8phe appellation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271029%27%20height%3D%27684%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201029%20684%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271029%27%20height%3D%27684%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/div><\/div><\/div>King Merlot<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Merlot grape flourishes on the soil of the Tronquoy-Lalande terroir. 52% of the vineyard is planted with Merlot, a feature which distinguishes Tronquoy-Lalande from its neighbours, where Cabernet Sauvignon predominates.<\/p>\n
Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 39%, followed by Petit Verdot (6%) and Cabernet Franc (3%). The planting density is 9000 vines per hectare.\u00a0The vineyard benefits from an ideal exposure, perfectly adapted to an optimum grape maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The soil<\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The soil comprises an 8-metre-deep layer of gravel and clay. The gravel ensures good drainage, while the clay retains water at depth which the vines can tap into as necessary.<\/p>\n
The vineyard is situated 23 metres above sea-level. The outcrops that have formed naturally over the centuries encourage rainwater to run off.
\nThe nearby Gironde estuary also acts as a temperature regulator.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%271333%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202000%201333%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%271333%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ancestral know-how<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The vineyard is farmed meticulously in the traditional way. It is ploughed using the \u201cfour ways\u201d method, which involves repeated earthing-up and earthing-down.<\/span><\/p>\nPloughing loosens and aerates the soil, making it easier for rainwater to penetrate.\u00a0It is also a natural way of eliminating weeds and increasing microbial life in the soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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One of the oldest
\nSaint-Est\u00e8phe wines<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ch\u00e2teau Tronquoy-Lalande\u2019s terroir, generally known as one of the finest, stretches seamlessly over 30 hectares (74 acres) of historic outcrops in the heart of the famous Saint-Est\u00e8phe appellation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>King Merlot<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Merlot grape flourishes on the soil of the Tronquoy-Lalande terroir. 52% of the vineyard is planted with Merlot, a feature which distinguishes Tronquoy-Lalande from its neighbours, where Cabernet Sauvignon predominates.<\/p>\n
Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 39%, followed by Petit Verdot (6%) and Cabernet Franc (3%). The planting density is 9000 vines per hectare.\u00a0The vineyard benefits from an ideal exposure, perfectly adapted to an optimum grape maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The soil<\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The soil comprises an 8-metre-deep layer of gravel and clay. The gravel ensures good drainage, while the clay retains water at depth which the vines can tap into as necessary.<\/p>\n
The vineyard is situated 23 metres above sea-level. The outcrops that have formed naturally over the centuries encourage rainwater to run off.
\nThe nearby Gironde estuary also acts as a temperature regulator.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ancestral know-how<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The vineyard is farmed meticulously in the traditional way. It is ploughed using the \u201cfour ways\u201d method, which involves repeated earthing-up and earthing-down.<\/span><\/p>\nPloughing loosens and aerates the soil, making it easier for rainwater to penetrate.\u00a0It is also a natural way of eliminating weeds and increasing microbial life in the soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Ch\u00e2teau Tronquoy-Lalande\u2019s terroir, generally known as one of the finest, stretches seamlessly over 30 hectares (74 acres) of historic outcrops in the heart of the famous Saint-Est\u00e8phe appellation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> The Merlot grape flourishes on the soil of the Tronquoy-Lalande terroir. 52% of the vineyard is planted with Merlot, a feature which distinguishes Tronquoy-Lalande from its neighbours, where Cabernet Sauvignon predominates.<\/p>\n Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 39%, followed by Petit Verdot (6%) and Cabernet Franc (3%). The planting density is 9000 vines per hectare.\u00a0The vineyard benefits from an ideal exposure, perfectly adapted to an optimum grape maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div> The soil comprises an 8-metre-deep layer of gravel and clay. The gravel ensures good drainage, while the clay retains water at depth which the vines can tap into as necessary.<\/p>\n The vineyard is situated 23 metres above sea-level. The outcrops that have formed naturally over the centuries encourage rainwater to run off. The vineyard is farmed meticulously in the traditional way. It is ploughed using the \u201cfour ways\u201d method, which involves repeated earthing-up and earthing-down.<\/span><\/p>\n Ploughing loosens and aerates the soil, making it easier for rainwater to penetrate.\u00a0It is also a natural way of eliminating weeds and increasing microbial life in the soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>King Merlot<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>
The soil<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>
\nThe nearby Gironde estuary also acts as a temperature regulator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Ancestral know-how<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>