Chateau St Sernin

Most of the vines under the “Appellation” in Cahors are planted on three different soil types. The vineyards in Parnac, the picturesque village enclosed by a meander in the river Lot, is no exception.

The soil is part clay, part silica on the first plantations, which are protected to the north by the overhang of the plateau, a 200 meters high cliff created by the river. The second soil type is a mixture of clay deposit and limestone outcrop, with a pebbly subsoil. The third plantations are on scree-covered slopes, made up of both limestone originating from the plateau, and pebbles carried by the river.

Having mostly been replanted from 1965-1975, the vineyard is today at its peak, able to totally express the nuances of taste from each of its soils.