winery

Château Saint-André Corbin

Bordeaux, France

Philosophy

Traditional cement-vat fermentation with extended maceration. Unfiltered, unfined expression. Twelve months in French oak from five coopers, one-third renewed annually. The house preserves old Bordeaux clones of Cabernet Franc—seventy vintages on the vine—which anchor the wine's mineral precision and age-worthiness.

Reputation

Built atop a Gallo-Roman estate once belonging to the fourth-century poet and Roman consul Ausonius, Château Saint-André Corbin claims lineage to antiquity. The Saby family acquired the property in 2003, bringing nine generations of Right Bank winemaking expertise to restore and elevate this satellite appellation jewel.

AllocationNo dedicated producer website found despite multiple searches. Farming practice listed as conventional—no evidence of organic, biodynamic, or HVE certification in sources. Saby family acquisition confirmed at 2003 (stated in Burlington Wine Shop, Monsieur Touton, and Wine Month Club sources). Hectare holdings calculated from sources: 47 acres = ~19 hectares (mtouton and Wine Month Club). Production volume data not available from sources. Aquitaine Wine Company confirmed as US importer via Aquitaine Wine website product listing and multiple retail mentions. Wine consistently described with two signature appellations noted: the main release and vintage-specific selections. Archaeological claims (Venus, Diana, Ausonius connection) repeated across multiple sources but sourcing to original discovery documentation would require further verification. Gold Medal award at Paris Concours Général Agricole for 2012 vintage confirmed in Burlington Wine Shop source. Predecessor importer noted as Jean-Pierre Moueix (pre-2003, per Monsieur Touton). Winemakers identified as Jean-Philippe and Jean-Christophe Saby, brothers, both oenologists and agricultural engineers.

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