• Pessac-Léognan.
 
            • 12500 cases.
 
            • 46 ha (red and white).
            • 60% Cabernet Sauvignon.
            • 35% Merlot.
            • 5% Petit-Verdot.
            • Malbec.
            • Average age : 35 ans.
            • Pruning : Guyot double.
            • Root stock : 3309.

The tower, beautifully gracing the main courtyard, gave its name to the estate; it is the only trace left of a small fortified castle built in the 12th century by Montesquieu’s forefathers.
Edouard Kressmann showed some interest for this growth as early as 1871, when he settled in Bordeaux as a wine merchant.
The oldest part of the vineyard, grafted in 1884, still displays the whole range of the white grape varieties that Edouard loved.

Alfred, Edouard’s eldest son, bought the estate in 1929.
The present label, designed by Alfred’s son, Jean, with gold
and black wide oblique stripes, was adopted in 1934; it was inaugurated on a 1934 bottle served in 1936 for His Majesty George VI’s coronation at Buckingham Palace.

In 1955 Jean inherits the estate which he had managed since 1940 for his father. Tristan and Loïc, two of his sons, have now taken over.

With the advice of some of the best consultants in Bordeaux, they set their hearts on carrying on improving the quality of those great wines, classified in red as well as in white.

 
            • Vatting time : 3 à 4 weeks.
            • Fermentation temperature : 28°C - 32°C.
            • Ageing in barrels : 18 months (30 à 50% new).
            • Fining : Eggwhite.
 
            • Pyrenean gravel on terraces.
 
            • Owner : S.C.E.A Vignobles Jean Kressmann
            • General management : Tristan KRESSMANN.
            • Technical management / Cellar master : Loïc                 KRESSMANN.
            • Œnologist : Valérie VIALARD.
            • Vineyard supervisor : Denis WENDLING.
 
            • C.V.B.G-KRESSMANN :
                    contact@cvbg.com
            • MILLESIMA :
                    millesima@millesima.com
             • NATH JOHNSTON ET FILS:
                    johnston.fr
            • BARRIERE (A.R.B.F.) :
                    vins-fins.com
            • ANTHONY BARTON :
                    chateau@leoville-barton.com
            • CAVONLINE :
                    cavonline.fr
            • SALIN :
                    salin@salin.fr
            • SOBOVI :
                    sobovi@sobovi.com
            • LD VINS SA :
                    sales@ldvins.com
            • MAISON HEBRARD :
                    hebrard.com
            • VIALARD SA :
                    vialard.com
            • RYST DUPEYRON:
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