CHÂTEAU D'ECK

Château d’Eck, built at the end of the 11th century, is located in the commune of Cadaujac.

Château d’Eck is one of the finest examples of medieval architecture in our region. Flanked by four towers and surrounded by a defensive wall several meters high, it features impressive machicolations and arrow slits.

Originally owned by a prominent alderman of Bordeaux, it served as the residence of bishops from the 13th to the 15th century. Jean de Goth stayed there for three years before becoming Pope Clement V.

William IV, King of England, confiscated the estate before his son, Edward I, returned it to the clergy. Initially known as Freytets, then Fruitets, it was finally renamed Eck during the French Revolution.

In 1999, Frédéric Gonet acquired this majestic estate and undertook the restoration of its roofs and historic stonework. The replanting of the vineyard restored the estate’s winemaking vocation, where leisure and fine wine have coexisted for nearly 800 years.

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The Vineyard : 

Château d’Eck benefits from higher rainfall levels compared with its immediate surroundings.

Grapes here generally reach the earliest ripeness in the appellation. The planting density is 10,000 vines per hectare, with 80% Merlot. The wines are aged in oak barrels for 12 months, with one third of the barrels renewed each year.

Fruit and suppleness define the wines of this estate, which have long delighted tables across Aquitaine.