Our values

Libournais is the earth of the MERLOT, FRONSAC is one of the designation the most deserving of this generous vine,

the most deserving of this generous vine
Château Renard is widely planted with Merlot: according to years it is 80 in 90 % of the assembly of Château Renard Vintage Mondésir.
The CABERNET FRANC establishes the skeleton, the "vertebral column" of this FRONSAC it is the happy complement to the MERLOT.
Furthermore in 2017, a plot of land was transplanted with CABERNET SAUVIGNON. And this will enter the cuvee blending from the vintage wines 2021/2022.

Environment / Landscapes
Respect for our landscapes
The notion of respect of our landscapes of FRONSAC and our environment is essential at Château Renard. Certified high environmental value (HEV3) since march 2018, we have chosen to convert our propriety to an organic farming in February 2020 (certification in 2023)

Our ethic, this is a concrete action for many years :
■ No application of herbicides since 1998 : it was then the prehistory of mechanical soil tillage… It was difficult but we did it when few winegrowers did not consider it.
■ Applied treatment of wine effluents
■ Phytosanitary products in constant connection with the weather (weather station installed in 2018) and our observation in the vineyard (risk assessment and butterfly counting)
■ Respect of biodiversity. Planting of hedges for the preservation of auxiliary fauna and digging of a pond fed by a source for migrating birds
■ Respect of our landscapes, trees and hillsides

CHASSAGNOUX Père et Fille - Château Renard - La Rivière, 33126 Fronsac - Tél : +33 (6) 22 04 20 65 ou/et +33 (6) 80 70 67 82