backbone. Viticulture Area: 43 hectares Grape varieties: Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 47% / Cabernet Franc 3% Average age of the vineyard: 25 years Planting density: 6,700 shoots per hectare Crop management: Crop thinning, bud and leaf removal Certifications: "Terra Vitis" and "Integrated Agriculture" Harvest/Winemaking Harvest: The grapes are first sorted in the vineyard, then in a second sorting in the cellar Winemaking: 23 temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with maceration (wine) for 3 to 4 weeks Ageing: 12 to 15 months, 60% in new barrels and 40% in vats Coopers: Berthomieu, Cadus, Miquel, Doreau, Baron Bottling in the estate: Fining with egg whites and light filtering Wines D'Agassac is one of the wines of the Haut-Médoc with the best scores and the most awards. In April 2003, it was called "One of the 100 best wines of the World" by the Wine Spectator selection in United States. The winery produces various wines: Château D'Agassac: Grand vin of the vineyard, Cru Bourgeois since 1932. Château Pomiès-Agassac: second wine of the estate. Château Pomiès-Agassac: the other second wine of the property. It is a selection of the finest batches used to produce the Château Pomiès-Agassac "classic" L'Agassant D'Agassac: the second label of Château D'Agassac since 2006 made with 90% Merlot grapes. Précision D'Agassac: a Vintage Cuvée produced only since 2009. Enotourism The estate is open for visiting and wine tasting. Château D'Agassac, a member of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, has won the Best Of Wine Tourism Contest in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012. It is possible to rent the estate for seminar, dinner or wedding. External links Château D'Agassac official site Best Of Wine Tourism official site Great Wine Capitals Global Network official site Bibliography Féret, Guide du Vin depuis 1812, sur la façon d'orthographier les appellations d'origine Léo Drouyn, La Guienne militaire - Histoire et description des villes fortifiées, forteresses et châteaux [...] pendant la domination anglaise, Tome Second - 1865 Jacques Gardelles, Les Châteaux du Moyen-Age dans la France du Sud-Ouest - La Gascogne anglaise de 1216 à 1327, 1972 Henry Ribadieu, Les Châteaux de la Gironde, Deuxième Editions - 1856 Michel Smaniotto, Le Médoc Féodal - Les grandes seigneuries du XIe au XVe siècle, 1988 Agassac Agassac