Clos du Jaugueyron Haut-Medoc 2020

46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot from gravelly terroirs in Macau. 100% destemmed, fermented in concrete vessels of various sizes, then aged in a combination of 400L and 12hl neutral oak.

Michel Theron wasn't supposed to be making Haut-Medoc. Originally from the Languedoc Roussillon, when he went to Bordeaux to study winemaking in 1988, the plan he had in mind was to go back to the family estate and take over. It never happened. Instead, he fell in love with a Bordelasetteise, and in 1994, the couple produced their first wine from a small parcel in Cantenac they bought in 1993. Today the estate has developed to a little over 7 hectares in Arsac, Cantenac, and Margaux. Classic Medoc soil with a lot of small gravels and sand, Michel is a firm believer in organic/biodynamic viticulture, converting officially with the 2008 vintage. The vineyards are plowed, the ecosystem is taken care of, and Michel has never used synthetic products in the vineyards.