A LIVING TERROIR
Larrivaux,
between terroir
and rich biodiversity.
Spread across four islands surrounding the estate, the Larrivaux terroir offers a wide variety of soils and microclimates, allowing for a broad range of combinations.
our land
Composed mainly of clay, the soils vary in texture depending on their location, ranging from fine and sandy to gravelly, even dotted with limestone rocks, down to bedrock that outcrops near the vines and shelters old stone quarries that were used to build the wine cellar and house.
A wealth of resources at the service of our wines
Each of our plots, depending on its age, grape variety, rootstock and soil type, brings a varied aromatic palette to our wines, combining power and elegance: characteristics that have made the great wines of the Médoc famous.
Larrivaux,
a refuge for wildlife.
Bats and wild animals thrive here, naturally helping to protect the vines. What a pleasure it is to walk around Larrivaux and hear the birds singing, to feel like you’re alone in the world in the open-air quarries, or to observe, from afar, the colonies of bats that live or come to breed in our underground quarries!
We are fortunate to have nine species of bats listed in Larrivaux. There are around 300 in spring and this can reach 1,000 in summer. They are a great help in controlling certain pests such as Cochylis and Eudemis (small moths, whose caterpillars are pests of the vines).
More than nine species of bats are listed in Larrivaux.
“I like to say that Larrivaux is a refuge for animals. It is common to see a doe, a roe deer, or a hare. We feel so at home here that it would be a shame if the animals did not enjoy this peaceful place.”
Bérangère TESSERON
A living estate
The rows of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for red wine production and Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris for white wine production are rooted between hedges, woods, meadows and fallow land. Each grape variety and each plot of land forms a natural harmony that time respects.
Around the cellars, the house, the old dovecote and the underground quarries, wildlife roams freely: bees, birds, insects and woodland animals contribute to the balance of this inhabited place. Here, the vineyard rubs shoulders with the vegetable garden, the pine forest, the beehives and even a Garden of Eden.
