SCA VIGNERONS DE PUISSEGUIN LUSSAC SAINT-EMILION

The vineyards of Puisseguin Lussac Saint-Emilion extend over 1,100 hectares of land with clay and limestone soils. Their wines with their unique characteristics seduce with their gourmet and intense aromas. They are certified Origine France Garantie. Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion has the French label AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) as well as the European label AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée).

History. The history of the Puisseguin vineyard dates back to 56 BC, when the Romans cleared the Cumbis forest to plant the first vines. In the ^5th century, after the fall of the Roman Empire, viticulture owed its survival to Christianity. And it was in the 8th century, with the passage of Emilion, that the village took the name of Saint-Emilion.

The Middle Ages also left deep marks on today's vineyards. Its extreme fragmentation is due to the small size of medieval farms. The Jurade, founded in 1919, is a reminder of the English presence. However, the Age of Enlightenment turned Saint-Emilion upside down. In the 18th century, a generation of owners marked their time by developing new methods for viticulture. They carry out major work and complete the selection of the grape varieties. With this work as close as possible to the terroir, the notion of "cru" for the best wines appears .

In 1884, after the phylloxera (aphid pest) crisis, the winegrowers of Saint-Emilion founded the first wine union in France. Later, in 1948, the winegrowers of Saint-Emilion reconstituted the famous Jurade, which had been dissolved during the French Revolution.

Since 2007, the Saint-Emilion wine union has been associated with the wine unions of Lussac Saint-Emilion and Puisseguin Saint-Emilion, within the Saint-Emilion Wine Council. The 20th century also saw the vineyard listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a cultural landscape.

The products. The vineyards of Saint-Emilion and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Lussac Saint-Emilion and Puisseguin Saint-Emilion include the three main grape varieties of Bordeaux: Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Employment. 38 employees for 65,000 hl vinified per harvest.