Discover the bold and complex flavours of Château La Tuilerie du Puy Cuvée d'Exception Carménère. With a deep colour that borders on black, its nose is filled with rich dark and red fruits, pepper, and subtle herbaceous notes. The palate is fleshy and silky, with a generous and persistent aroma. Indulge in this exquisite wine with herbed roasted lamb.

About the Producer

Château la Tuilerie du Puy, family property since 1616, overlooks the Dropt valley, in the heart of Entre-Deux-Mers. For three generations, they have been harvesting, making and bottling the delicious wines that make this estate famous.

In 1979, Jean-Pierre Regaud continued his father’s work after spending a few years overseas. He took over the vineyard and immediately began an ambitious project: equipping the Château with a modern winery, fully equipped with stainless steel vats and the latest innovations, including temperature control. From this winery will emerge fine and powerful wines; wines of great aging potential which, as the vintages and the medals accrue, will help to build the reputation enjoyed today by the Château la Tuilerie du Puy.

The next generation followed in 1996 with Michaël Regaud.

Vineyard and Winery

The Carménère grapes for this wine are grown on clay and limestone on rocky subsoil. The vineyard planting density is 48 Hl/Ha Vines with the average vine age coming in around 12 years old. They are pruned and trained on Double Guyot. 

Plot by plot, each clone is harvested separately. The grapes are put into steel tanks for four to six weeks, allowing a slow and gentle extraction, proof of a perfect expression of the soil. The terroir of each plot is identifiable by characteristics once it has become wine due to the fruit preserving stainless steel vats in which fermentation takes place.

Aged 12 months on lees, and cellared for 18 months before release.